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		<title>New publication: The Limits of Representativeness in Citizens’ Assemblies</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New article published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Sortition. In The Limits of Representativeness in Citizens&#8217; Assemblies: A Critical Analysis of Democratic Minipublics Paolo Spada and I explores key questions about representation in citizens&#8217; assemblies, building on &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Agents for the few, queues for the many – or agents for all? Closing the public services divide by regulating for AI’s opportunities.</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2024/12/19/agents-for-the-few-queues-for-the-many-or-agents-for-all-closing-the-public-services-divide-by-regulating-for-ais-opportunities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 07:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(co-authored with Luke Jordan, originally posted on Reboot Democracy Blog) Inequality in accessing public services is prevalent worldwide. In the UK, &#8220;priority fees&#8221; for services like passport issuance or Schengen visas allow the affluent to expedite the process. In Brazil, &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2024/12/19/agents-for-the-few-queues-for-the-many-or-agents-for-all-closing-the-public-services-divide-by-regulating-for-ais-opportunities/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2024/12/19/agents-for-the-few-queues-for-the-many-or-agents-for-all-closing-the-public-services-divide-by-regulating-for-ais-opportunities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on the representativeness of citizens’ assemblies and similar innovations</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2023/02/22/reflections-on-the-representativeness-of-citizens-assemblies-and-similar-innovations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[citizens&#039; assemblies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Co-authored with Paolo Spada) Introduction For proponents of deliberative democracy, the last couple of years could not have been better. Propelled by the recent diffusion of citizens&#8217; assemblies, deliberative democracy has definitely gained popularity beyond small circles of scholars and &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/02/22/reflections-on-the-representativeness-of-citizens-assemblies-and-similar-innovations/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/02/22/reflections-on-the-representativeness-of-citizens-assemblies-and-similar-innovations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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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>The Democratic Lottery*</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2019/01/09/the-democratic-lottery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a newly elected President and the most fragmented Parliament in its history, Brazilian politics are likely headed for gridlock. Lottery could well be the solution. Tiago Peixoto and Guilherme Lessa For many Brazilians who recently cast their ballots to &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/01/09/the-democratic-lottery/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/01/09/the-democratic-lottery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Catching up (again!) on DemocracySpot</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 07:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since the last post here. In compensation, it&#8217;s not been a bad year in terms of getting some research out there. First, we finally managed to publish &#8220;Civic Tech in the Global South: Assessing Technology for &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/10/02/catching-up-again-on-democracyspot/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>New Papers Published: FixMyStreet and the World’s Largest Participatory Budgeting</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2017/03/05/new-papers-published-fixmystreet-and-the-worlds-largest-participatory-budgeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 19:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are two new published papers that my colleagues Jon Mellon, Fredrik Sjoberg and myself have been working on. The first, The Effect of Bureaucratic Responsiveness on Citizen Participation, published in Public Administration Review, is &#8211; to our knowledge &#8211; &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2017/03/05/new-papers-published-fixmystreet-and-the-worlds-largest-participatory-budgeting/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a>
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		<title>A Brilliant Story of Participation, Technology and Development Outcomes</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/19/a-brilliant-story-of-participation-technology-and-development-outcomes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major argument for democratic governance is that more citizen participation leads to better outcomes through an improved alignment between citizens&#8217; preferences and policies. But how does that play out in practice? Looking at the effects of the introduction of &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/19/a-brilliant-story-of-participation-technology-and-development-outcomes/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1030&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Technology and Citizen Engagement: Friend or Foe?</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within the open government debate, there is growing interest in the role of technology in citizen engagement. However, as interest in the subject grows, so does the superficiality of the conversations that follow. While the number of citizen engagement and &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2014/08/06/technology-and-citizen-engagement-friend-or-foe/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=1014&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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