The Micro-Macro Link in Deliberative Polling: Science or Politics

Olsen Espen Daniel Hagen; Hans-Jörg Trenz

doi:10.1080/13698230.2014.983363

The Micro-Macro Link in Deliberative Polling: Science or Politics

Olsen Espen Daniel Hagen, Hans-Jörg Trenz

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Abstract

In this article, we critically examine the question of how to link the ‘micro’ of deliberative mini-publics with the ‘macro’ of the democratic system. To explore this puzzle, we relate to EuroPolis, a transnational deliberative experiment that took place one week ahead of the 2009 European Parliamentary elections. The main argument is that although the scientific design of deliberative polls is a necessary condition for the fulfilment of the criteria for equal participation and informed opinion-making of selected citizens (the micro-dimension), this does not necessarily translate into a democratically representative and legitimate proxy for the broader political constituency (the macro-dimension). This problem is potentially exacerbated in deliberative settings that cut across domestic political cultures and nationalized public spheres.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy
Vol/bind	19
Udgave nummer	6
Sider (fra-til)	662-679
Antal sider	18
ISSN	1369-8230
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/13698230.2014.983363
Status	Udgivet - 1 nov. 2016

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