Connecting deliberation and voting in democratic innovations : variations and perspectives on hybrid designs / edited by Charlotte C.L. Wagenaar, Take Sipma and Frank Hendriks (Department of Public Law and Governance, Tilburg University, the Netherlands).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wagenaar, Charlotte C. L., editor.

Hendriks, Frank, editor.

Sipma, Take, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deliberative democracy.

Political participation.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This discerning book examines the promise and practice of hybrid democratic innovations that combine voting and deliberation within a single participatory design, while remaining anchored in representative democracy. While traditional scholarship has predominantly focused on either vote-centric or talk-centric forms of participation, this book shifts attention to hybrid models that harness the complementary strengths of both. Drawing on diverse empirical examples from global democratic contexts, leading experts investigate how hybrid arrangements are designed, implemented, perceived and embedded in political systems. They adopt a rich multi-method approach to explore variations in design as well as critical evaluations and expectations. Chapters map prototypes, assess real-world experiences and analyse actors' perspectives to synthesise opportunities and challenges for hybrid processes, providing a foundational framework for future research. Connecting Deliberation and Voting in Democratic Innovations is a key resource for scholars and students of politics and public policy, public administration and management, and regulation and governance. Policymakers and politicians in the field will also benefit from its insights into the potential of hybrid designs and practical lessons"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Introduction To Hybrids Of Voting And Deliberation

1. Introduction: combining voting and deliberation in democratic innovations / Take Sipma, Charlotte Wagenaar and Frank Hendriks

2. Hybrid combinations of deliberation and voting: an illustrated typology and initial expectations / Charlotte Wagenaar and Ank Michels

Part II: Empirical Instances: Designs And Lessons

3. The Irish model of hybrid democratic innovations / David M. Farrell

4. Deliberation before voting: Citizens' Initiative Review (CIR) in Switzerland / Andri Heimann, Daniel Kübler, Victor Sanchez-Mazas, Nenad Stojanović and Francesco Veri

5. Complementing a deliberative mini-public with a Participatory Value Evaluation. Initial lessons learned from four cases in the Netherlands / Niek Mouter

6. Digital hybrid democratic innovations: participation, debate and voting in Decidim Barcelona and Decide Madrid / Rosa Borge

7. A nationwide hybrid participatory budgeting: mixing mass participation with civil society representation / Fernando Souza and Rafael Cardoso Sampaio

8. Balancing voice and vote: the evolving design of Participatory Budgeting new-style in two Flemish cities / Lieven Boelen

Part III: Perspectives Of Citizens, Politicians And Civil Servants

9. Citizen support for hybrid democratic innovations: results of a survey experiment / Take Sipma and Josje den Ridder

10. Wait, this is not what I wanted! Populist attitudes and preferences for hybrid democratic innovations / Kristof Jacobs

11. Perceived legitimacy of hybrid democratic innovations: the role of political engagement, political enragement and detailed process awareness / Jelle Turkenburg

12. Perceived inclusion among participants of hybrid democratic innovations / Julia Starrenburg

13. Politicians and hybrid democratic innovations: an uneasy fit or a match made in heaven? / Stella Koenen and Carolien van Ham

14. Civil servants and the administrative shaping of hybrid democratic innovations / Krista Ettlinger

Part IV: Reflections And Conclusions On Hybrid Designs

15. In hybrid spaces / Michael Saward

16. Innovation, hybridity and integration / Simone Chambers

17. Digital and democratic dimensions of hybrid innovations / John Gastil, Andrea Felicetti and Matt Ryan

18. Conclusion: opportunities and challenges of combining voting and deliberation in democratic innovations / Charlotte Wagenaar, Take Sipma and Frank Hendriks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781035353323 (e-book)

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