Innovative forms of deliberative democracy are gaining traction in governing responses to
climate change in Europe and beyond. Proponents of deliberative democracy have drawn …

The EU has recently organised a series of 'citizen-centred'processes that may be indicative
of a new pattern in terms of democracy and participation. The article begins with this …

Although deliberative reforms have been proposed to strengthen democracy, little is known
about their impact on politics, public policies, and society. This article develops a framework …

The search for a better practice instrument of civic engagement has led to participatory
budgeting and deliberative polling in recent years. Participatory budgeting stresses …

Since less well educated citizens are underrepresented in many forms of citizen
participation, deliberative 'mini-publics' have been introduced as a democratic innovation to …

This article examines representation in the context of minipublics (ie, deliberative citizen
practices). Their organisation affects their deliberative and democratic qualities one of which …

Deliberative democracy–whereby people debate competing ideas before agreeing upon
political action–must surely rest on its capacity to include all points of view. But how does …

The chapter analyses the evolution of the EU in terms of democracy and participation that
leads up to the Conference on the Future of Europe, conceived as the 'citizen turn'. This turn …

Representative polls have been advocated as neutral, scientifically legitimised instruments
to translate citizens' concerns, needs and wishes into public priorities and political options; …

This chapter analyses how Spanish parliamentary actors contributed to and engaged with
the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), the extent to which politicisation and party …