The Australian Citizens' Parliament and the Future of Deliberative Democracy by Lyn Carson

The Australian Citizens' Parliament and the Future of Deliberative Democracy by Lyn Carson

A collection of essays examining the Australian Citizens' Parliament, a project in deliberative democracy held in 2009. Explores its organization, the deliberation, the flow of beliefs and ideas, facilitator and organizer effects, and its impacts from a variety of theoretical, empirical, and practice perspectives.

“As innovators in democratic process, we know how much we depend on learning from practical trials and real-world experiencesThis work captures the experience in detail and provides an important reference point for anyone hoping to bring deliberation and the citizen’s voice back into how we do government.”

—Iain Walker, executive director, The newDemocracy Foundation

“This study shows that deliberative capacity, personal efficacy, and common political ground can be developed through the careful design of deliberative institutions among ordinary citizens; even so, meaningful political influence over a broader social scale remains as elusive as ever. The editors present valuable and hard-won lessons for citizens, leaders, and academics who hope to realize the practical political and moral benefits of a more truly deliberative and democratic public life. The Australian Citizens’ Parliament and the Future of Deliberative Democracy is full of practical wisdom for anyone who sets out to create a democratic deliberative space for ordinary citizens.”

—Mark E. Button, University of Utah

“From conception to conclusion, this book narrates and analyzes an ambitious experiment in deliberative democracy: the Australian Citizens’ Parliament. Integrating social science analyses of many kinds of data with reflections by philosophers and civic reform–minded public participation practitioners, the volume offers a rich sense of what occurred in the different phases of the ACP process and provides a nuanced assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of this large-scale deliberative democracy experiment. This wonderful case study is a must-read for everyone interested in deliberative democracy.”

—Karen Tracy, University of Colorado, and author of Challenges of Ordinary Democracy

Lyn Carson is Professor in the Business Programs Unit at the University of Sydney Business School and a co-initiator of the Australian Citizens’ Parliament.

John Gastil is Professor and Head of Communication Arts and Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University.

Janette Hartz-Karp is Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University’s Sustainability Policy Institute.

Ron Lubensky is a doctoral candidate at the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney.

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ISBN 13	9780271060132
ISBN 10	0271060131
Title	The Australian Citizens' Parliament and the Future of Deliberative Democracy
Author	Lyn Carson
Series	Rhetoric And Democratic Deliberation
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published	2016-03-15
Number of pages	336
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