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		<title>Easter readings: new selection of articles and notes on democracy, open government, civic tech and others</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/03/easter-readings-new-selection-of-articles-and-notes-on-democracy-open-government-civic-tech-and-others/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2021 10:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open government&#8217;s uncertain effects and the Biden opportunity: what now?&#160; A review of 10 years of open government research reveals: 1) &#8220;a transparency-driven focus&#8221;,&#160; 2) &#8220;methodological concerns&#8221;, and 3) [maybe not surprising] &#8220;the lack of empirical evidence regarding the effects &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/03/easter-readings-new-selection-of-articles-and-notes-on-democracy-open-government-civic-tech-and-others/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/04/03/easter-readings-new-selection-of-articles-and-notes-on-democracy-open-government-civic-tech-and-others/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>46 favorite reads on democracy, civic tech and a few other interesting things</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been exchanging with some friends on a list of favorite reads from 2020. While I started with a short list, it quickly grew: after all, despite the pandemic, there has been lots of interesting stuff published in the &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Deliberative democracy and the media</title>
		<link>http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2013/02/14/deliberative-democracy-and-the-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon John Niemeyer]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deliberative Democracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deliberative democracy is based on the principle that politics should be inclusive, deliberative and consequential. This means that there need to be mechanisms to ensure that all those affected by collective decisions should be able to influence the outcome and &#8230; <a href="http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2013/02/14/deliberative-democracy-and-the-media/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Deliberating around the world</title>
		<link>http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2012/10/18/deliberating-around-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From October 5th to 7th 2012 an interesting deliberative event was realized in Italy. The experiment took place in Monteveglio (BO) Emilia Romagna, a region which has had historically a primary role in the political development of modern Italy. &#160;In &#8230; <a href="http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2012/10/18/deliberating-around-the-world/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>A deliberative proposal for psychological experimentation</title>
		<link>http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2012/07/24/a-deliberative-proposal-for-psychological-experimentation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 02:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Luisa Batalha]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The field of social psychology is dominated by the experimental paradigm. The typical participant in social psychological experiments is an undergraduate that takes part in the experiment either because of course requirements or because there is some reward being offered. &#8230; <a href="http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2012/07/24/a-deliberative-proposal-for-psychological-experimentation/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Is there a deliberative argument against female genital mutilation?</title>
		<link>http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2012/07/04/is-there-a-deliberative-argument-against-female-genital-mutilation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 23:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole Paula Curato]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elaine Santos has this interesting habit of randomly asking difficult questions over morning tea. This week, her pop quiz question is &#8220;Is there a deliberative argument against female genital mutilation?&#8221; (Last week it was &#8220;What do we do with asylum &#8230; <a href="http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2012/07/04/is-there-a-deliberative-argument-against-female-genital-mutilation/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>Good political deliberation involves listening and empathy, a rare beast it seems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon John Niemeyer]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a good commentary piece in the Age today about the perils of political communication and the tendency for people (and I mean all of us) to interpret what we are reading or listening to from our own particular &#8230; <a href="http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2012/05/16/good-political-deliberation-involves-listening-and-empathy-a-rare-beast-it-seems/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>“Decisions, Decisions: Why Deliberate if Leaders hold all the Power?” by Jonathan Kuyper</title>
		<link>http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2012/04/22/decisions-decisions-why-deliberate-if-leaders-hold-all-the-power-by-jonathan-kuyper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[elainesantos]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Politics is fundamentally about power. Determining who we are as political animals and how power shapes societal interactions are perhaps the most basic questions in the study of politics. This, at least, is my intuition. For a long time, I &#8230; <a href="http://deldem.weblogs.anu.edu.au/2012/04/22/decisions-decisions-why-deliberate-if-leaders-hold-all-the-power-by-jonathan-kuyper/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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