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 ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
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Universidad CEU San Pablo
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Schlagwörter: | Democracia / deliberación / participación política / reforma democrática / Democracy / deliberation / political participation / democratic reform |
Sprache: | Spanish Englisch |
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Link(s) : | https://revistascientificas.uspceu.com/doxacomunicacion/article/view/1768 |
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.