Lee, Caroline W. (2016) The upsizing of public deliberation has downsized citizen expectations. Democratic Audit UK (15 Jan 2016). Website.
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Abstract
Citizens are increasingly being asked to weigh in on decision-making processes, creating a strong sense they are being consulted over big decisions. But Caroline W. Lee argues that although public deliberation has indeed shifted political culture in meaningful ways, its long-term effects are more demobilising than liberating. She writes that if empowerment is just about allowing people to make hard choices, without giving them a say in the issues that have precipitated those choices, it is questionable as to whether democracy is being effectively “deepened”.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.democraticaudit.com |
| Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jun 2017 10:10 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2025 10:11 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/80890 |
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