Divisive issues can inform democracy

Marcelo Santos ()
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Marcelo Santos: Universidad Diego Portales

Nature Human Behaviour, 2024, vol. 8, issue 1, 14-15

Abstract: Policy proposals with the most votes may not always be the most informative. A research paper now makes the case that divisive issues — those that receive much support but also much opposition — provide valuable information in democratic deliberative processes, as they help to detect relevant demands that would not emerge via agreement rankings.

Date: 2024
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