Events and Symposia
United Kingdom
The Power 2010 Deliberative Poll took place January 9th - 10th in central London. A scientific sample of the UK were brought together to discuss the proposals for democratic reform submitted by members of the public, producing a shortlist to be put to the public vote.
Japan
First Japanese Deliberative Poll on Federalism Reform
Chile
Universidad Diego Portales, Nuevas tendencias para medir la opinión pública
La encuesta deliberativa es un instrumento de medición diseñado por la Universidad de Stanford y será presentado por Alice Siu, Subdirectora del Centro de Estudios Deliberativos de dicha casa de estudios.
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European Union
Europolis
EuroPolis brought hundreds of European citizens to Brussels to debate immigration, climate change, and the EU policymaking process. What kind of Parliament would Europeans elect if they knew, thought, and talked much more about the issues? An experiment conducted in Brussels gives a picture of how the votes for Parliament might be different.
By the People
Dialogues in Democracy: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
By the People—through its local public television and community organization partners-- will host Citizen Deliberations in 11 communities around the country focused on the rights and responsibilities of citizens, as they relate to issues of local importance. The local deliberations are accompanied by a national Online Deliberative Poll exploring 21st century citizenship in America.