Public Deliberation in the Digital Age : Platforms, Participation, and Legitimacy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paulis, Emilien.

Series:

Routledge Studies in Democratic Innovations Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2025.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive examination of how digital platforms shape deliberative processes and democratic engagement, combining theoretical insights with empirical evidence.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: Digital Platforms as a New Frontier for Deliberative Democracy

Section I: Understanding the Platformization of Politics and (Deliberative) Democracy

2 Building a Typology of Digital Platforms' Political Functions

3 An Emerging Conceptual Model Comparing the Deliberative Nature of Online Deliberation Platforms

Section II: Enhancing Deliberative Processes Through Digital Platforms

4 Harnessing Digital Tools for Democratic Deliberation: Comparative Insights from 11 European Climate Assemblies

5 Combining Online and Offline Participatory Processes for Local Policymaking: An Analysis of Three Cases in the Netherlands

6 At the Crossroads of Multilingual and Digital Deliberative Democracy: Perceived Effectiveness of Multilingual DMPs Across In-Person and Online Settings

7 Public Support for Online Citizens' Assemblies: A Tale of the Digital Divide

Section III: Leveraging Deliberative Processes Through Artificial Intelligence

8 Making Online Participation More Intelligent: Considerations on how Artificial Intelligence can Support Public Online Participatory Processes

9 Artificial Intelligence in Deliberative Democracy: Empirical Insights on the Legitimacy of AI-Supported Deliberation Platforms

Section IV: Expanding Horizons

10 The Deliberative Potential of Online Petition Systems: A Cross-Country Overview

11 Audience Councils (ACs) and their Role in Public Service Media (PSM): Insights from Austria, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom

12 Children's Rights and Potential in Online Deliberation

13 Party Elites and Digital Participation in Hungary: Forced to Ride the Wave.

14 Conclusion: How Digital Democratic Reforms Can Forestall Deliberative Democracy's Decline and Fuel its Renewal

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-04-070586-3

1-003-43520-3

1-04-050112-5

9781003435204

OCLC:

1549523448