by Fionna Saintraint | Jan 28, 2026 | Reflections
Read in French Gatekeepers or Guardians? How Governance Upholds Deliberative Integrity in Mini-Publics The proliferation of deliberative mini-publics has produced an increasing variety in their design and performance, enhancing cooptation concerns. Focusing on Irish...
by Lakshmi Venugopal and Shrishtee Bajpai | Nov 28, 2025 | Reflections
Our democratic nature? Reflections on more-than-human agency and connection. In the field of democratic innovation, we are witnessing increasing interest in the theory and practice of including more-than-humans in deliberative and participatory processes. The question...
by Katy Rubin and Stuart Dunne | Dec 16, 2024 | Reflections
Building meaningful collaborations with young people in participatory democracy There are increasing efforts to involve young people in participatory research and governance, but meaningful, impactful collaboration is often constrained by institutional and structural...
by Sarah Castell and Stephen Elstub | Nov 11, 2024 | Reflections
Mini-publics and the public: challenges and opportunities The broader public being aware of and engaged with the work of deliberative mini-publics is central to their democratic value. Yet, how to generate this engagement in practice remains relatively underexplored....
by Rosa Zubizarreta and Oliver Escobar | Jul 1, 2024 | Reflections
Read in Spanish Opening the black box: facilitation in a changing world Facilitation is central to many forms of deliberation, but has received surprisingly little attention in the study of deliberative democracy. Rosa Zubizarreta and Oliver Escobar came together to...
by Rosa Zubizarreta and Oliver Escobar | Jul 1, 2024 | Reflections
Leer en inglés Abriendo la caja negra: la facilitación en un mundo cambiante La facilitación es fundamental en muchas formas de deliberación, pero ha recibido sorprendentemente poca atención en el estudio de la democracia deliberativa. Rosa Zubizarreta y Óliver...
