Deliberative theory increasingly recognizes that the quality of policy deliberation, including it... more Deliberative theory increasingly recognizes that the quality of policy deliberation, including its legitimacy and effectiveness, depends not only on the means by which a group arrives at a decision, but also on how the group communicates its process and decisions to those outside the group. Although deliberative democrats value publicity and transparency, few empirical studies have addressed the public communication of deliberation. In this article, we derive measures of the quality of external communication of deliberative processes and decisions from contemporary deliberative theory. Through content analysis, we demonstrate how these measures can be used to compare the quality of policy recommendations that emerged from three typical kinds of deliberative bodies � a government-led stakeholder process, a convening of activists, and a citizen forum � all of which addressed the same issue of broadband Internet policy. We conclude with suggestions for how research on the communication of deliberation could help explain the perceived legitimacy of deliberative advisory bodies and their effects on policymaking.
... are “cumulative rather than offsetting” ~Rae 2003, 421; Alex-Assensoh 1998; Bolland and McCal... more ... are “cumulative rather than offsetting” ~Rae 2003, 421; Alex-Assensoh 1998; Bolland and McCallum ... to dysfunctional schools, to poor conditions for health, recre-ation, and raisingfamilies—in fine ... of Inequality in the United State, 1950–2000,” in Brookings-Wharton Papers on ...
Deliberative theory increasingly recognizes that the quality of policy deliberation, including it... more Deliberative theory increasingly recognizes that the quality of policy deliberation, including its legitimacy and effectiveness, depends not only on the means by which a group arrives at a decision, but also on how the group communicates its process and decisions to those outside the group. Although deliberative democrats value publicity and transparency, few empirical studies have addressed the public communication of deliberation. In this article, we derive measures of the quality of external communication of deliberative processes and decisions from contemporary deliberative theory. Through content analysis, we demonstrate how these measures can be used to compare the quality of policy recommendations that emerged from three typical kinds of deliberative bodies � a government-led stakeholder process, a convening of activists, and a citizen forum � all of which addressed the same issue of broadband Internet policy. We conclude with suggestions for how research on the communication of deliberation could help explain the perceived legitimacy of deliberative advisory bodies and their effects on policymaking.
... are “cumulative rather than offsetting” ~Rae 2003, 421; Alex-Assensoh 1998; Bolland and McCal... more ... are “cumulative rather than offsetting” ~Rae 2003, 421; Alex-Assensoh 1998; Bolland and McCallum ... to dysfunctional schools, to poor conditions for health, recre-ation, and raisingfamilies—in fine ... of Inequality in the United State, 1950–2000,” in Brookings-Wharton Papers on ...
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