Problems and Purpose The EuroPolis Project was created to influence European policy indirectly by showing the positive effects deliberation had on the participants, their opinions, and their participation level in the EU. The EuroPolis project used a very specific deliberative tool invented by James Fishkin called a Deliberative Poll (DP)...

Problems and Purpose The European Citizens’ Consultation 2009 (ECC09) was a participative cross-border deliberative experiment, which aimed to give citizens across Europe a platform to put forth and discuss ideas with other EU citizens. The stated aim of the ECC09 was to give EU citizens a voice and allow them...