Citizens’ Participation in Deliberation Process and Multidimensional Accountability: A Possible Virtuous Relationship

Giampietro Parolin ()
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Chapter Chapter 6 in Populism and Accountability, 2023, pp 115-140 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Citizen participation and deliberation need information for people participating (Arnstein 1969). On the other hand, accountability in many cases offers information without asking if it is useful and meaningful for somebody. Without a connection to deliberation, accountability is far from offering a contribution to citizen’s participation. This chapter explores how deliberation and public accountability could be connected in the perspective of enhancing citizens’ participation. Information is seen as the key concept that can bridge deliberation and public accountability, making the latter meaningful (Bovens et al, The Oxford handbook of public accountability. Oxford University Press, 2014).

Keywords: Accountability; Action; Argument; Choice; Citizens; Communication; Consensus; Decision-making; Deliberation; Discussion; Design; Incentives; Information; Knowledge; Multidimensional accountability; Opinion; Participation; Political agenda; Political philosophy; Political science; Preferences; Rationality; Reporting; Representation; Strategy; Pluralism; Process; Position; Judgment; Options (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-20032-8_6

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