For more than 30 years, Stanford political scientist James Fishkin has been exploring and demonstrating the capacity of small, representative "mini-publics" to make thoughtful meaningful political ...

The argument scholars Thomas Hollihan and Kevin Baaske explain in “Arguments and Arguing” that to engage in deliberative democracy, citizens must display the willingness, knowledge, civility, and ...

Deliberative democracy is a model of governance in which citizens engage in structured discussion and collective reasoning to inform public decision-making. Unlike traditional electoral systems that ...

Two weeks ago, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with Fox News anchor Bret Baier for a conversation. This “conversation” entailed a series of heated questions and provocative moves by Baier, ...

This is the first column in “Democracy Do-Over,” a weekly series exploring and making the case for improvements in how we elect public servants and ensure effective representation by all levels of ...

This article is part of the Democracy Futures project, a joint global initiative between The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many ...

Ari explores forms of deliberative democracy around the world that empower citizens. Ari explores the power of deliberative democracy, where citizens are actively involved in decision-making processes ...

As universities roar back to life with renewed expectations, students head to institutions that will shape their lives both now and in the future. At university, students are presented with various ...

President Trump has shown a disregard for "deliberative democracy," preferring one-man rule over debate and discussion. Trump has bypassed Congress with executive orders, restructuring government ...

In September 2019, 523 Americans traveled to Dallas for an experiment called “America in One Room.” The gathering was designed to test a theory: Could representative citizens deliberate productively ...