structural conditions for citizen deliberation
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Structural Conditions for Citizen Deliberation
A Conceptual Scheme for the Assessment of “New” Parties
Maria Haberer & Ismael Peña‐LópezUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya
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“New Politics?”• Recent social movements (15M, Occupy Wallstreet)• Technopolitics (Lebkowsky, 1997)
“New Parties?”• Transforming institutions from the inside• Online deliberation platforms• Official Party
Effective citizen deliberation as instrument
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Background and Context
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Deliberative Democracy
form of communication based on normative values (equality, inclusion, fairness) to come to consensus‐
based decision that serve the public good (Dahl, 1989; Habermas, 1989; Cohen, 1996; etc.)
“discursive and participatory process that manifests itself in the codetermination or shared decision‐making
among equals” (Gould, 1988: 85)
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Concepts from Political Theory & Science
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A Basic Empirical Frame
• Who?Assessment of number of participants• About what?Assessment of number of issues• How?Qualitative Assessment on process, spaces and outcome
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Concepts from Political Theory & Science
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Case Study: Barcelona en Comú5
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Organigram
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Case Study: Barcelona en Comú Source: https://barcelonaencomu.cat/ca/com‐ens‐organitzem
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Research DesignQuestions: •How are the deliberative spaces within Bcomú designed?•What opportunities have the citizens to participate?•What are the challenges these spaces are facing?Sample: Neighbourhood Group Qualitative Design:•Three‐month period: Participant Observation•Interviews•Secondary Sources: Internal Documents and Debates in Mailing Lists
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Research Design
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Results
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Research Design
Structure & Functionality
Outcome & Accountability
Accessibility & Transparency Hybridity & Coordination
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Structure & FuctionalityType Goal Modes of
ParticipationAllocation of Deliberation
General Assembly Partisan deliberative conference;problem‐oriented forum
Agenda;Issue
Direct;Delegate;Consultative
Iterated Deliberation
Plenary Partisan deliberative network
Agenda;Issue
Delegate Decentralized
Coordination Team Partisan deliberative network
Agenda Consultative Decentralized;Meta‐deliberation
Commissions problem‐oriented forum
Issue Direct Distributed
Municipal District Group
Problem‐oriented forum
Agenda;Issue
Representative Iterated
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Findings
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Accessibility & Transparency
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• Inclusion in assemblies?• Blurring concepts: party member & citizen• Dissemination of sensitive information• Privacy versus transparency• Digital divide: ICTs and elderly citizens
Findings
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Hybridity & Coordination
• Coordination of online & offline channels
• Synchronization of online tools
• Offline spaces: Topic vs. Territory?
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Findings
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Outcome & Accountability
• Assembly as highest decision‐making body?
• Consensus versus Majority?
• Accountability: Transparency about decisions made?
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Findings
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ConclusionExperiment of a “new party” in “new politics”:
•Bridging technopolitical movements and traditional hierarchical institutions•Stable and punctual spaces for citizen deliberation•Tensions in:
– Structrue & Functionality– Accessibility & Transparency– Coordination & Hybridity– Outcome & Accountability
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Conclusion
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Further Research
• Comparison between other parties• Scalability• Criteria for Success and Failure
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Further Research