Deliberative mini-publics have often been considered to be a potential way to promote future-
oriented thinking. Still, thinking about the future can be hard as it can evoke negative …

Experts hold a prominent position in guiding and sha** policy-making; however, the
nature of expert input to decision-making is a topic of public debate. A key aspect of …

This article summarises the main achievements of interpretive approaches to policy analysis
and signposts ways to develop them to strengthen inclusivity and diversity. By visualising …

The growing complexity of collective problems and social needs, aligned with pressures for
cheaper and better public services, have induced efforts at policy reform in many developed …

Online political talk is often deemed toxic to democracy due to the pervasiveness of incivility.
This study challenges this perspective by examining the discursive and contextual …

In ordinary language, people often treat emotion as the opposite of reason. Deliberative
democrats, however, typically use “reason” in a rather different way. They regard arbitrary …

Psychological phenomena have long been a focus of research on democratic deliberation,
particularly concerning policy knowledge and attitudes and other issues addressed in …

This study investigates the role of emotions in the context of a controversial debate
surrounding criminal legislation in Brazil. While several thinkers have criticized deliberation …

Objective Emotions in deliberative democratic practices have been of interest to researchers
and practitioners of democracy for years. Yet, scholars have not fully analyzed emotions in …

Real-world political discussions usually mix reason-giving and storytelling in complex ways,
but the interplay between these practices remains essentially unexamined. This article …