Scaling up? Unpacking the effect of deliberative mini-publics on legitimacy perceptions
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- dc.contributor.author Germann, Micha
- dc.contributor.author Marien, Sofie
- dc.contributor.author Muradova, Lala
- dc.date.accessioned 2023-07-27T07:23:18Z
- dc.date.available 2023-07-27T07:23:18Z
- dc.date.issued 2024
- dc.description.abstract Deliberative mini-publics are increasingly used to try to tackle public discontent with the functioning of democracy. However, the ability of mini-publics to increase perceptions of legitimate decision-making among citizens at large remains unclear, given especially that existing studies have not considered the potentially damaging effects of mini-public recommendations not being followed. We designed, pre-registered, and ran a survey experiment in Ireland to test the effects of mini-publics on legitimacy perceptions conditional on whether or not their non-binding policy recommendations are honored (N = 1309). We find that mini-publics increase legitimacy perceptions among the broader citizenry; however, these beneficial effects are largely limited to situations in which their recommendations are honored. Additional results suggest that it makes no difference whether mini-public recommendations are overturned by elected representatives or by citizens in a referendum. Finally, we find that the legitimacy-enhancing effects of participatory processes are driven by citizens with low political trust.
- dc.description.sponsorship The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This project has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement No 759736) as well as the British Academy (SRG20\200260).
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- dc.identifier.citation Germann M, Marien S, Muradova L. Scaling up? Unpacking the effect of deliberative mini-publics on legitimacy perceptions. Polit Stud. 2024;72(2):677-700. DOI: 10.1177/00323217221137444
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00323217221137444
- dc.identifier.issn 0032-3217
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/57682
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher SAGE Publications
- dc.relation.ispartof Political Studies. 2024;72(2):677-700.
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/759736
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- dc.subject.keyword mini-publics
- dc.subject.keyword deliberative democracy
- dc.subject.keyword participatory democracy
- dc.subject.keyword legitimacy perceptions
- dc.subject.keyword procedural fairness
- dc.title Scaling up? Unpacking the effect of deliberative mini-publics on legitimacy perceptions
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