The Integration of Deliberative Mini-publics in Collaborative Governance Through the Perspectives of Citizens and Stakeholders: The Case of the Education Reform in French-speaking Belgium

The integration of deliberative democracy within larger schemes of policy-making of collaborative governance is a key challenge. Such integration potentially means changes in the role and in the power relationships between the actors of collaborative governance. Indeed, it brings in citizens – who were traditionally not formally involved – along with stakeholders – who were traditionally involved. Through the case of a large-scale education reform in the French-Speaking Community of Belgium, this paper seeks to explore how these actors react to the use of deliberative mini-publics and re... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Vrydagh, Julien
Devillers, Sophie
Reuchamps, Min
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
Verlag/Hrsg.: Informa UK Limited
Schlagwörter: Deliberative democracy / Collaborative governance / Stakeholders / Education reform
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28955550
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/2078/240268

The integration of deliberative democracy within larger schemes of policy-making of collaborative governance is a key challenge. Such integration potentially means changes in the role and in the power relationships between the actors of collaborative governance. Indeed, it brings in citizens – who were traditionally not formally involved – along with stakeholders – who were traditionally involved. Through the case of a large-scale education reform in the French-Speaking Community of Belgium, this paper seeks to explore how these actors react to the use of deliberative mini-publics and regard their legitimacy.