Mini-publics, opportunities and challenges. The cases of Belgium and Ireland ; Minipúblicos, oportunidades y desafíos. Los casos de Bélgica e Irlanda

In recent years, both public institutions and sectors of civil society have used so-called “mini-publics” to combat citizens’ growing apathy towards politics. This paper analyses and explores the opportunities and challenges presented by this way of understanding citizen participation, in which ICT has played a major role. Two specific experiences have been compared: the G1000 in Belgium and the Citizens’ Assemblies in Ireland. Even though the political implementation of the consensual conclusions after the deliberative process ultimately depends on a specific commitment on the part of public... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Romero Algora, Álvaro
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Verlag/Hrsg.: Universidad CEU San Pablo
Schlagwörter: Democracia / deliberación / participación política / reforma democrática / Democracy / deliberation / political participation / democratic reform
Sprache: Spanish
Englisch
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In recent years, both public institutions and sectors of civil society have used so-called “mini-publics” to combat citizens’ growing apathy towards politics. This paper analyses and explores the opportunities and challenges presented by this way of understanding citizen participation, in which ICT has played a major role. Two specific experiences have been compared: the G1000 in Belgium and the Citizens’ Assemblies in Ireland. Even though the political implementation of the consensual conclusions after the deliberative process ultimately depends on a specific commitment on the part of public institutions, these experiments are helping to introduce new ways of conceiving democratic legitimacy in political discourse. ; En los últimos años, tanto las instituciones públicas como los secto­res de la sociedad civil han utilizado los llamados “minipúblicos” para combatir la creciente apatía de los ciudadanos hacia la política. El pre­sente artículo analiza y explora las oportunidades y desafíos que ofrece esta forma de entender la participación ciudadana, en los cuales las TICs han jugado un papel relevante. Para ello se comparan dos expe­riencias concretas: el G1000 en Bélgica y las Asambleas Ciudadanas en Irlanda. Pese a que la implementación política de las decisiones con­sensuadas tras el proceso deliberativo obedece, en última instancia, a un compromiso concreto por parte de las instituciones públicas; estos experimentos están ayudando a insertar nuevas formas de concebir la legitimidad democrática en el lenguaje político.