For more than 30 years, Stanford political scientist James Fishkin has been exploring and demonstrating the capacity of small, representative "mini-publics" to make thoughtful meaningful political ...

The argument scholars Thomas Hollihan and Kevin Baaske explain in “Arguments and Arguing” that to engage in deliberative democracy, citizens must display the willingness, knowledge, civility, and ...

Deliberative democracy is now officially entangled in state bureaucracy. And that’s good news. Last year, all 247,000 of California’s state government workers gained access to a new digital democracy ...

The argument scholars Thomas Hollihan and Kevin Baaske explain in “Arguments and Arguing” that to engage in deliberative democracy, citizens must display the willingness, knowledge, civility, and ...

Two weeks ago, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with Fox News anchor Bret Baier for a conversation. This “conversation” entailed a series of heated questions and provocative moves by Baier, ...

The first of its kind research questioned MPs as well as Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd, and the Northern ...

Ari explores forms of deliberative democracy around the world that empower citizens. Ari explores the power of deliberative democracy, where citizens are actively involved in decision-making processes ...

In September 2019, 523 Americans traveled to Dallas, Texas, for an experiment called “America in One Room.” The gathering was designed to test a theory: Could representative citizens deliberate ...

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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Civic Action Project will host the region's first Civic Action Summit from April 7 to April 9, 2026, at Central Oregon Community College campuses in Redmond and ...

Groundbreaking research by Carnegie UK, supported by Savanta polling, found that more than a third of Westminster MPs would refuse to participate in deliberative democratic processes such as citizens' ...

The outcome has triggered deeper reflection on India's constitutional design of representation, especially the balance ...