Sanders, David (2012) The Effects of Deliberative Polling in an EU-wide Experiment: Five Mechanisms in Search of an Explanation. British Journal of Political Science, 42 (3). pp. 617-640. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123411000494
Sanders, David (2012) The Effects of Deliberative Polling in an EU-wide Experiment: Five Mechanisms in Search of an Explanation. British Journal of Political Science, 42 (3). pp. 617-640. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123411000494
Sanders, David (2012) The Effects of Deliberative Polling in an EU-wide Experiment: Five Mechanisms in Search of an Explanation. British Journal of Political Science, 42 (3). pp. 617-640. DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123411000494
Abstract
<jats:p>Deliberative Polls simulate public opinion in a given policy domain when members of the relevant mass public are better informed about the issues involved. This article reports on the results of a three-day Deliberative Poll, conducted before the June 2009 European Parliament elections, to evaluate the effects of deliberation on a representative sample of EU citizens. Findings show that, compared with a control group, deliberators changed their views significantly on immigration (becoming more liberal), climate change (becoming greener) and the EU itself (becoming more pro-European). Five different explanations of why deliberation appears to work are tested: sampling bias, increased political knowledge, discussion quality, small group social conformity pressure and the influence of other Deliberative Poll actors, but none is satisfactory.</jats:p>
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Government, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2012 21:24 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2024 15:44 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/3520 |
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