Experimenting with a democratic ideal: Deliberative polling and public opinion
JS Fishkin, RC Luskin - Acta politica, 2005 - Springer
Acta politica, 2005•Springer
The values of deliberation and political equality have proven hard to achieve
simultaneously. Deliberative Polling, which embodies both, provides a useful window on
deliberative democracy. The results, responding to 'defeatist,''extenuationist,'and
'alarmist'critiques, show that ordinary people can deliberate, that they benefit from doing so,
and that the process neither biases nor polarizes their opinions.
simultaneously. Deliberative Polling, which embodies both, provides a useful window on
deliberative democracy. The results, responding to 'defeatist,''extenuationist,'and
'alarmist'critiques, show that ordinary people can deliberate, that they benefit from doing so,
and that the process neither biases nor polarizes their opinions.
Abstract
The values of deliberation and political equality have proven hard to achieve simultaneously. Deliberative Polling, which embodies both, provides a useful window on deliberative democracy. The results, responding to ‘defeatist,’ ‘extenuationist,’ and ‘alarmist’ critiques, show that ordinary people can deliberate, that they benefit from doing so, and that the process neither biases nor polarizes their opinions.
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