The Oregon Citizens' Initiative Review (CIR) distinguishes itself by linking a small
deliberative body to the larger electoral process. Since 2010, CIR citizen panels have been …

Recently, mandatory vote-by-mail has received a great deal of attention as a means of
administering elections in the United States. However, policy-makers disagree on the merits …

Public deliberation has risen to the forefront of governance as a technique for increasing
participation in policy making. Scholars and practitioners have also noted the potential for …

Public referenda on Olympic bids have drawn considerable interest in the recent past, also
because–with few exceptions–the voters decided against the Olympic ambitions of the local …

This study examined the influence of exposure to blog comments on opinion-challenging
news use. Based on studies in selective exposure and deliberative democracy, a 2× 2 mixed …

Executive summary Context. Participation in elections in Europe has decreased, on
average, in the past 25 years. While this is the case for national elections on average across …

In deliberative-democratic theory, some authors have referred to a type of information—
which is especially relevant to the interests, values, and personal characteristics of citizens …

The present interpretive case study examined how an interorganizational partnership
facilitating five large-scale public dialogues on childhood obesity, held throughout the …

This chapter discusses ways in which groups shape our democratic society. First, this
chapter discusses the formation of social movements, more specifically, it discusses how …

An overlooked context for citizen deliberation occurs when voters discuss their ballots with
others while completing them at home. Voting by mail (or “absentee voting”) creates an …