For more than 30 years, Stanford political scientist James Fishkin has been exploring and demonstrating the capacity of small, representative "mini-publics" to make thoughtful meaningful political ...

Ari explores forms of deliberative democracy around the world that empower citizens. Ari explores the power of deliberative democracy, where citizens are actively involved in decision-making processes ...

Two weeks ago, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with Fox News anchor Bret Baier for a conversation. This “conversation” entailed a series of heated questions and provocative moves by Baier, ...

The argument scholars Thomas Hollihan and Kevin Baaske explain in “Arguments and Arguing” that to engage in deliberative democracy, citizens must display the willingness, knowledge, civility, and ...

Democratic deliberation asks us to meet as moral equals, exchange reasons for our beliefs, consider evidence, and remain open to changing our minds. Evidence from real-world examples shows that it can ...

Twenty-four years into Nigeria’s transition to a democratic system of government, concerns persist regarding the extent to which Nigerians can enjoy the benefits of practicing this system. Despite ...

If democracy is going to flourish on this planet, its practitioners must be members of the same team. Unfortunately, global democracy is a field divided. Democratic activists, experts and reformers ...