Deliberative inclusive approaches, such as citizen juries, have been used to engage citizens
on a range of issues in health care and public health. Researchers engaging with the public …

Changing relations between science and democracy–and controversies over issues such as
climate change, energy transitions, genetically modified organisms and smart technologies …

'Deliberative democracy'is often dismissed as a set of small-scale, academic experiments.
This volume seeks to demonstrate how the deliberative ideal can work as a theory of …

Despite some prominent critics, deliberative democrats tend to be optimistic about the
potential of deliberative mini‐publics. However, the problem with current practices is that …

In the course of the past century, public relations has become a normal part of the
promotional environment that surrounds us on a day-to-day basis. It has been integrated into …

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 …

Civic engagement and collaborative public management are concepts that are defined
broadly, making theoretical explication challenging and practical application of empirical …

Climate communication approaches expend significant resources promoting attitudinal
change, but research suggests that encouraging attitudinal change alone is unlikely to be …

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 …

Several studies have investigated the impact of mini-publics on public policy. These works
do not however integrate the fact that decision-makers have preferences before a …