The vast and wonderful knowledge of this universe is locked in the bosoms of its individual
souls. To tap this mighty reservoir of experience, knowledge, beauty, love, and deed we …

What is the state of deliberative democracy in the age of serial crisis? This survey article
provides a descriptive and reflective assessment of recent developments in the field in the …

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 …

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 …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 While Ireland was once perceived as being characterised by
conservatism, Catholicism and cultural isolation, by the first decades of the twenty-first century …

In recent times we have seen a spate of climate assemblies across Europe as the climate
emergency gains increasing prominence in the political agenda and as the citizens' …

ABSTRACT COVID-19 outbreaks forced governments into epic policy choices conciliating
democratic legitimacy and science-based policies. We examine how pervasive crises like …

At the level of sociological practice a three-sided debate occurs in American sociology
between the rationalist tradition, in which the goal is the better understanding of society; the …

This special issue uses Cristina Lafont's latest book Democracy without Shortcuts to
stimulate a focused debate about the role of minipublics in democratic systems and the …

Scholars and practitioners discuss how to increase the policy impact of climate assemblies
(CAs) noting that their proposals tend to be more ambitious than government policy. CAs …