Designing deliberative democracy : the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly /
Designing deliberative democracy : the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly /
edited by Mark E. Warren and Hilary Pearse.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 237 pages) : illustrations
- Theories of institutional design .
- Theories of institutional design. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-231) and index.
Who should govern who governs? The role of citizens in reforming the electoral system / Dennis F. Thompson -- Citizen representatives / Mark E. Warren -- Institutional design and citizen deliberation / Hilary Pearse -- Agenda-setting in deliberative forums: expert influence and citizen autonomy in the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly / Amy Lang -- Descriptive representation in the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly / Michael Rabinder James -- Do citizens' assemblies make reasoned choices? / André Blais, R. Kenneth Carty, Patrick Fournier -- Communicative rationality in the citizens' assembly and referendum processes / R.S. Ratner -- Deliberation, information, and trust: the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly as agenda setter / Fred Cutler [and others].
Is it possible to advance democracy by empowering ordinary citizens to make key decisions about the design of political institutions and policies? In 2004, the government of British Columbia embarked on a bold democratic experiment: it created an assembly of 160 near-randomly selected citizens to assess and redesign the province's electoral system. The British Columbia Citizens' Assembly represents the first time a citizen body has had the power to reform fundamental political institutions. It was an innovative gamble that has been replicated elsewhere in Canada and in the Netherlands, and is gaining increasing attention in Europe as a democratic alternative for constitution-making and constitutional reform. In the USA, advocates view citizens' assemblies as a means for reforming referendum processes. This book investigates the citizens' assembly in British Columbia to test and refine key propositions of democratic theory and practice.
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British Columbia. Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform.
Elections British Columbia.
British Columbia. Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform.
Elections British Columbia.
2000-2099
Representative government and representation--British Columbia.
Democracy--British Columbia.
Gouvernement représentatif--Colombie-Britannique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Elections.
Democracy.
Politics and government
Representative government and representation.
Wahlrechtsreform
Repräsentation
Folkrepresentation--Kanada--British Columbia.
Val (statsvetenskap)--Kanada--British Columbia.
British Columbia--Politics and government--21st century.
British Columbia.
British Columbia
British Columbia--politik och förvaltning.
Electronic books.
JL438 / .D47 2008
324.6309711
Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-231) and index.
Who should govern who governs? The role of citizens in reforming the electoral system / Dennis F. Thompson -- Citizen representatives / Mark E. Warren -- Institutional design and citizen deliberation / Hilary Pearse -- Agenda-setting in deliberative forums: expert influence and citizen autonomy in the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly / Amy Lang -- Descriptive representation in the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly / Michael Rabinder James -- Do citizens' assemblies make reasoned choices? / André Blais, R. Kenneth Carty, Patrick Fournier -- Communicative rationality in the citizens' assembly and referendum processes / R.S. Ratner -- Deliberation, information, and trust: the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly as agenda setter / Fred Cutler [and others].
Is it possible to advance democracy by empowering ordinary citizens to make key decisions about the design of political institutions and policies? In 2004, the government of British Columbia embarked on a bold democratic experiment: it created an assembly of 160 near-randomly selected citizens to assess and redesign the province's electoral system. The British Columbia Citizens' Assembly represents the first time a citizen body has had the power to reform fundamental political institutions. It was an innovative gamble that has been replicated elsewhere in Canada and in the Netherlands, and is gaining increasing attention in Europe as a democratic alternative for constitution-making and constitutional reform. In the USA, advocates view citizens' assemblies as a means for reforming referendum processes. This book investigates the citizens' assembly in British Columbia to test and refine key propositions of democratic theory and practice.
9780511388897 (electronic bk.) 0511388896 (electronic bk.) 9780511385087 (eBook ; ebrary) 0511385080 (eBook ; ebrary) 0511387903 (electronic bk.) 9780511387906 (electronic bk.) 9780511491177 (ebook) 0511491174 (ebook) 9780521712071 (pbk.) 0521712076 (pbk.) 9780511383236 (ebk.) 0511383231 (ebk.) (hbk.) (hbk.)
GBA7A1716 bnb
Uk
British Columbia. Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform.
Elections British Columbia.
British Columbia. Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform.
Elections British Columbia.
2000-2099
Representative government and representation--British Columbia.
Democracy--British Columbia.
Gouvernement représentatif--Colombie-Britannique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Elections.
Democracy.
Politics and government
Representative government and representation.
Wahlrechtsreform
Repräsentation
Folkrepresentation--Kanada--British Columbia.
Val (statsvetenskap)--Kanada--British Columbia.
British Columbia--Politics and government--21st century.
British Columbia.
British Columbia
British Columbia--politik och förvaltning.
Electronic books.
JL438 / .D47 2008
324.6309711