France in Miniature: The Descriptive Legitimacy of the Random Selection Process

Jean-Michel Fourniau (), Bénédicte Apouey () and Solène Tournus ()
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Jean-Michel Fourniau: Université Gustave Eiffel
Bénédicte Apouey: PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - ENPC - École nationale des ponts et chaussées - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris, PJSE - Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - ENPC - École nationale des ponts et chaussées - IP Paris - Institut Polytechnique de Paris
Solène Tournus: GIS Démocratie et participation - Partenaires IRSTEA - IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture

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Abstract: This chapter examines the descriptive legitimacy of the Citizens' Convention for Climate (C3) and presents the distribution of the citizens present at the sessions, based on the various sociodemographic criteria used for the selection process. The method of selection through telephone calls is very widely used. Generally, three characteristics are required to ensure the democratic legitimacy of political participatory devices: representativity of the assembled groups, inclusivity and quality of their deliberation, and the scope of the results. From the point of view of the commissioning authority, the organizers and the media, the recruitment of the 150 citizens to take part in the C3 was plainly an important political issue. Descriptive legitimacy was achieved by complying with a set of specifications governing the recruitment of participants.

Date: 2025-07
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Published in Dimitri Courant; Bernard Reber. Deliberative Democracy and Ecological Transition: The French Citizens’ Convention for Climate, 1, Wiley, 2025, ⟨10.1002/9781394388325.ch5⟩

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DOI: 10.1002/9781394388325.ch5

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