This paper reviews the various connections that can exist between the design of
participatory processes and the different kind of results that they can entail. It details how …

Can we design institutions that increase and deepen citizen participation in the political
decision making process? At a time when there is growing disillusionment with the …

This article seeks to put the “public” back in public values research by theorizing about the
potential of direct citizen participation to assist with identifying and understanding public …

The gamble has been to decision research what the fruit fly has been to biology–a vehicle
for examining fundamental processes with presumably important implications outside the …

In recent years democratic theory has taken a deliberative turn. Instead of merely casting the
occasional ballot, deliberative democrats want citizens to reason together. They …

" Professor Gastil has been a leading voice in the deliberative democracy movement for the
last 15 years, and with this book he has created a wonderful resource that adeptly captures …

Among the growing literature on deliberative democracy there are two diverging streams of
thought, each implying a different role for civil society. Micro deliberative theorists, with their …

Scholars have often claimed that democracies, whatever their virtues, are functionally short-
sighted. The evidence is clear: we have been unable to manage many long-term issues …

Virtual teams and other online groups can find it challenging to establish norms that allow
them to effectively balance task and relational aspects of their discussions. Yet, in our …

This chapter describes some of the most commonly used time series techniques in political
communication research. The chapter considers the strengths and limitations of time series …