| Autor: |
Micha Germann, Sofie Marien, Lala Muradova |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Germann, M, Marien, S & Muradova, L 2022, ' Scaling Up? Unpacking the Effect of Deliberative Mini-Publics on Legitimacy Perceptions ', Political Studies . https://doi.org/10.1177/00323217221137444 |
| DOI: |
10.1177/00323217221137444 |
| Popis: |
Deliberative mini-publics are increasingly used to try to tackle public discontent with the functioning of democracy. However, the ability of mini-publics to increase perceptions of legitimate decision-making among citizens at large remains unclear, given especially that existing studies have not considered the potentially damaging effects of mini-public recommendations not being followed. We designed, pre-registered, and ran a survey experiment in Ireland to test the effects of mini-publics on legitimacy perceptions conditional on whether or not their non-binding policy recommendations are honored ( N = 1309). We find that mini-publics increase legitimacy perceptions among the broader citizenry; however, these beneficial effects are largely limited to situations in which their recommendations are honored. Additional results suggest that it makes no difference whether mini-public recommendations are overturned by elected representatives or by citizens in a referendum. Finally, we find that the legitimacy-enhancing effects of participatory processes are driven by citizens with low political trust. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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