In the broadest sense, deliberative democracy refers to a democratic practice in which deliberation plays a central role, i.e. the exchange of arguments, considerations, perspectives and information and the reflection of one's own preferences and values in relation to a topic of public interest. The aim of deliberation is to make better decisions by incorporating different points of view. Deliberative democracy models can compensate for the exclusions of representative democracy to a certain extent, for example through participation opportunities for people who are not entitled to vote, but can also lead to new exclusions due to definitional power and hegemonic discourse practices.

 



These questions have been discussed in two COST Actions since 2018:


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