Bringing together ten leading researchers in the field of deliberative democracy, this
important book examines the features of a Deliberative Mini-Public (DMP) and considers …

Bureaucratic discretion continues to be one of a public administrator's primary powers while
at the same time being one of their most controversial. Used in a positive way, bureaucratic …

Crowdsourcing platforms such as MTurk and Prolific have emerged as data sources for
researchers in the social sciences. This article delves into the past, present, and future use …

This study explores the perceived legitimacy of collaborative governance from a citizens'
perspective. We use a preregistered online survey experiment to test the effect of three …

Abstract New Public Governance theory increases citizen participation and expands
bureaucrats' roles in the work of government. Citizen participation creates new mechanisms …

Academics and practitioners are increasingly interested in deliberative minipublics and
whether these can address widespread dissatisfaction with contemporary politics. While …

The literature on deliberative mini-publics (DMPs) establishes a link between political
dissatisfaction and support for DMPs. However, little is known about the sources of political …

The integration of deliberative democracy within larger schemes of policy-making of
collaborative governance is a key challenge. Such integration potentially means changes in …

In recent years, public service delivery models have changed to include non-state actors
and cross-sector collaboration as service providers. Using a survey experiment, we …

Deliberative theorists argue that democracies face an increasing legitimacy crisis for lack of
effective representation and robust decision-making processes. To address this problem …