In the Press

• The Deliberative Initiative: Returning Direct Democracy to the People, SFGate City Brights Blog, 2/2012. PDF
• A California experiment in democracy, San Francsico Chronicle, 1/2012 PDF

2011

• A people's tool for democratic reform, SFGate - The Opinion Shop, 12/2011 PDF
• Macao holds its first deliberative poll, People's Daily, 12/2011
• Macao SAR govenment holds its first deliberative poll, People's Network, 12/2011
• California Voters Fed-Up With Gridlock as Budget Crunch Lingers, PBS Newshour, 11/2011 VIDEO, PDF
• How to Fix California’s Democracy Crisis, New York Times, 10/2011 PDF
• Governor could improve voters' trust in government, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/2011 PDF
• Social technologies on the front line: The Management 2.0 M-Prize winners, McKinsey Quarterly , 9/2011
• Are Radical Innovations a thing of the past?, Financial Times, 9/2011 PDF
• Deliberative Poll on Press Law Revision, Macao Daily Times, 9/2011
• ‘Deliberative polling’ lets voters think twice, Futurity, 9/2011 PDF
• The End of California Progressivism, Fox & Hounds, 9/2011 PDF
• Statewide initiatives may result from Stanford-led 'deliberative polling', Stanford Report, 9/2011 PDF
• California: A Season of Reform, Advancing a Free Society, 8/2011 PDF
• Deliberative Poll Says: Waste Not, Want Not, Fox & Hounds, 8/2011 PDF
• Voters unhappy with politicians, but ambivalent on reforms, Sacramento Bee, 8/2011 PDF
• Poll: Longer Legislative Terms, Stronger Initiative System, KQED News, 8/2011 PDF
• Informed Californians Change Mind On Taxes, KPBS, 8/2011 PDF, MP3
• What's Next California? Deliberative Poll Results Released, The Bill Lane Center for the American West, 8/2011, PDF
• The growing use of tech tools in politics, Good Morning Silicon Valley, 7/2011 PDF
• Florence 'Winkie' Evans: What’s Next, California?, Visalia Times-Delta, 7/2011 PDF
• "What's Next California" a Success, Common Cause Blog, 7/2011 PDF
• Special Report: What’s Next, California?, Big Picture Report, 7/2011 PDF
• New Method to Intensify Democracy, Asahi Shimbun, 6/2011
• Deliberative Poll Shows Support for Restructuring and Two-Year Budgets, Bay Citizen, 6/2011 PDF
• California Voters Ask: What Happened to Our State?, PBS Newshour, 6/2011 PDF
• 300 Californians. One Deliberative Poll. One What?, KQED California Report, 6/2011 PDF
• Can California Slow Down and Deliberate?, NBC Bay Area, 6/2011 PDF
• A Poll of a Different Sort, Common Cause Blog, 6/2011 PDF
• Can Deliberative Polling Work? Debating the Prospects for What's Next California, New America Foundation, 6/2011 PDF
• Can Deliberative Poll Solve California’s Girlfriend Problems?, Fox & Hounds, 6/2011 PDF
• It’s Up to You: Making Direct Democracy More Deliberative, Zócalo Public Square Nexus, 6/2011 PDF
• A group of randomly selected citizens, engaged in a new kind of polling developed at Stanford, gathers this weekend to tackle California's problems, Stanford Report, 6/2011 PDF
• Californians brainstorm state's political issues, San Francisco Chronicle, 5/2011. PDF
• How Dumb Are We?, The Daily Beast, 3/2011. PDF
• Demonstrable benefits of deliberative democracy, FT.com (Financial Times), 2/2011. PDF

2010

• Our Times: Craig Barnes interviews James Fishkin, KSFR, 11/2010 MP3
• Documentary of the Kanagawa Deliberative Poll, Japanese Public Television (in Japanese), 9/2010
• How Can a Democracy Solve Tough Problems?, TIME.com, 9/2010 PDF
• Bancroft: Our democracy could use a little help on the tough issues, The Portland Press Herald, 6/2010 PDF
• Ancient Athens online: Democracy is about discussion, not just voting, The Economist, 5/2010
• Why the Lib Dems do well out of TV debates, Guardian Cif at the Polls, 4/2010 PDF
• Taking Republicans' Presidential Pulse at a Political Reality Show, Politics Daily, 3/2010 PDF
• Trust the People on Commons Reform, Parliamentary Brief, 2/2010 PDF
• Do Michigan Citizens Actually Want a Tax Hike?, Michigan Policy Network, 2/2010. PDF
• The People Can Make Hard Budget Choices, SFGate City Brights Blog, 2/2010. PDF
• Fishkin: Given time, people decide, Lansing State Journal, 2/2010 PDF
• Let people have their say on type of country they want, Irish Times, 2/2010 PDF
• 神奈川新聞に、藤沢ＤＰの記者会見の模様が掲載されました, kanaloco.jp (Japanese), 1/2010
• みんなで論じる藤沢の未来　３０日に市と慶応大学『討論型世論調査, Tokyo Shimbun (Japanese), 1/2010 PDF
• Andreas Whittam Smith: Don't be surprised if a protest movement flowers in Britain, The Independent, 1/2010 PDF
• A Revolution in Common Sense, Tokyo Shimbun, 1/2010
• Debate by citizens leads to mature opinion: A New method to investigate "true public opinion", Tokyo Shimbun, 1/2010
• What ideas came out of the Deliberative Poll and why?, openDemocracy, 1/2010 PDF
• Andreas Whittam Smith: Here's one way to reconnect voters, The Independent, 1/2010 PDF
• John Bercow risks car crash and Commons reform could be casualty, Guardian Politics Blog, 1/2010 PDF
• Opinion: Power2010 gives a unique form of democracy a chance to blossom, Liberal Democrat Voice, 1/2010 PDF
• Power 2010: We need to reclaim power from the executive and reward scrutiny and bravery, LabourList, 1/2010 PDF
• Poll finds half surveyed favor tax hike, Battle Creek Enquirer, 1/2010 PDF
• Survey finds Michigan residents willing to sacrifice to rebuild state, MLive, 1/2010 PDF
• Study Shows Some In Michigan Support Tax Raise, WLNS, 1/2010 PDF
• Deliberative Democracy: how can we hear when the people speak?, LabourList, 1/2010 PDF
• People want a more effective parliament, The Guardian, 1/2010 PDF
• Getting Real About Taxes, The Detroit Blog, 1/2010
• Michigan residents who attended policy event willing to consider tax hikes, Crain's Detroit Business, 1/2010 PDF
• Poll: Support for higher sales tax up in Michigan, Detroit Free Press, 1/2010 PDF
• Vote on the options to clean up Parliament, Left Foot Forward, 1/2010 PDF
• Sunday morning with James Fishkin and POWER2010, openDemocracy, 1/2010 PDF
• Fishkin on deliberative democracy, openDemocracy, 1/2010 PDF
• 市民討議で意見熟成　『本当の世論』探る新手法　考案者らに聞, Chunichi Shimbun (Japanese), 1/2010 PDF
• Political Hustings, Channel 4 – London, 1/2010
• Deliberative democracy gets my vote: Politics has grown stultified in the hands of the political classes. This weekend, Power2010 sets about returning it to the people, The Guardian, 1/2010 PDF
• The Today Programme: London Deliberative Poll, BBC Radio 4, 1/2010
• The 58 ideas that could hold the key to bringing the election alive, The Independent, 1/2010 PDF

2009

• Co poznaniacy zrobią ze stadionem, Gazeta Wyborcza, 11/2009
• Nie ma demokracji bez informacji, Gazeta Wyborcza, 11/2009
• Jornada Solidaria de saneamiento de Arroyo El Gato, La Plata, 12/2009 PDF
• Deliberative deliberation: PBS documentary at Lansing Center aims to capture the most informed opinions about the state of our state, Lansing City Pulse, 11/2009. PDF
• OUP Blog--When the People Speak and Michigan Deliberative Poll, Oxford University Press, 11/2009.
• Forums offer chance to comment on how to fix Mich., Chicago Tribune, 11/2009.
• Kanagawa Deliberative Poll, Governance Journal (Japanese), 10/2009.
• The Uninformed, The Sunday Paper (Atlanta), 10/2009. PDF
• Polling Kanagawa Citizens on Doshusei: Governor Exchanges Opinions about the introduction of "New Methodology", Kanagawa Shimbun (Japanese/English), 10/2009.
• Governor Matsuzawa of Kanagawa Prefecture discusses upcoming Deliberative Poll, Jiji Press (Japanese/English), 10/2009.
• WMD Found &mdash Weapons of Mass Distraction, SFGate City Brights Blog, 9/2009. PDF
• 'Athens' on the Net, New York Times Week in Review, 9/2009 PDF
• Beyond Westminster, BBC Radio 4, 9/2009 MP3
• Consulting the People — Thoughtfully, SFGate City Brights Blog, 9/2009. PDF
• 70% aprovam remuneração por desempenho, Agenda 2020, 8/2009.
• Pesquisa reforça projeto do Piratini, Zero Hora, 8/2009
• Pesquisa embasa plano de carreira, Correio do Povo, 8/2009 Front Page
• Pesquisa sugere promoção por produtividade, Jornal do Comércio Porto Alegre, 8/2009 Front Page
• Reforming the Town Hall, SFGate City Brights Blog, 8/2009. PDF
• Town Halls by Invitation, New York Times, 8/2009. PDF
• Encuestas deliberativas de opinión, La Tercera, 8/2009. PDF
• El nuevo tipo de encuesta que busca desafiar a los sondeos tradicionales, El Mercurio, 8/2009. PDF
• Democrats, la via ateniese, Europaquotidiano.it, 7/2009. PDF
• Governo do Estado apresenta metodologia da 1^a Pesquisa de Democracia Deliberativa do RS, Governo do Estado Rio Grande do Sul, 6/2009. PDF
• Governadora enfatiza valorização dos servidores públicos no encerramento da Pesquisa Deliberativa, Governo do Estado Rio Grande do Sul, 6/2009. PDF
• Debate democrático marca primeiro dia da discussão sobre valorização das carreiras públicas, Governo do Estado Rio Grande do Sul, 6/2009. PDF
• Mais de 300 cidadãos representam o Rio Grande do Sul em pesquisa pública inovadora, Governo do Estado Rio Grande do Sul, 6/2009. PDF
• Rio Grande do Sul realiza experiência inovadora de consulta pública, Governo do Estado Rio Grande do Sul, 6/2009. PDF
• Un debate informado catapulta a los verdes y hunde a los populares, Ricardo Martínez de Rituerto (El País Correspondent – Brussels), 6/2009.
• Sondaggio a Bruxelles: il Ppe sconfitto e italiani più tolleranti sull'immigrazione, Il Messaggero, 6/2009. PDF
• O contraponto à mudança no plano de carreira, Blog do André Machado, 6/2009. PDF
• Governo realiza Pesquisa Deliberativa, Agenda 2020, 6/2009. PDF
• Professor explica metodologia de pesquisa sobre planos de carreira de servidores estaduais, Zero Hora, 6/2009. PDF
• Saiba como o governo gaúcho mexerá nas carreiras dos servidores, polibiobraga.blogspot.com, 6/2009. PDF
• União Européia já usa princípios da Democracia Deliberativa, polibiobraga.blogspot.com, 6/2009.
• Gaúchos opinam sobre carreiras públicas, Zero Hora, 6/2009. PDF
• Guru aposta em informação, Zero Hora, 6/2009. PDF
• How To Get a Better Informed European Public, Financial Times Brussels Blog, 6/2009. PDF
• Greens get thumbs up in deliberative poll, EurActiv, 6/2009. PDF
• Europeos serían más ecologistas si tuviesen mejor información de políticas UE, El Confidencial, 6/2009. PDF
• Истински дебати за ЕС биха повишили подкрепата за Зелените, сочи проучване, Dnevnik.bg, 6/2009.
• Coordinato dall'universita' di siena il sondaggio sulle posizioni dei cittadini europei su clima, immigrazione e sistema decisionale, SienaFree.it, 5/2009. PDF
• El objetivo es saber que pensaría la gente si estuviera bien informada, Cope.es, 5/2009. PDF
• La UCAM ha acogido esta mañana una conferencia sobre la nueva democracia participativa, Murcia.com, 5/2009. VIDEO, PDF
• Democracy, Partisanship, and Deliberation, Cato Unbound, 2/2009. PDF

2008

• Campaign '08: How was it for you Jim Fishkin?, Open Source with Christopher Lydon, 10/2008. MP3, PDF, Podcast
• A Better Way with Referendums, FT.com (Financial Times), 6/2008. PDF
• Deliberative Polling^® Effort at Metropolitan State University Reveals Shift in Transportation Opinions, Business Wire, 4/2008. PDF
• Deliberative Polling helps residents improve knowledge of affordable housing issues, Stanford Report, 4/2008. PDF
• Dense housing can win support: Views shift as people become more informed, study shows, The Mercury News, 3/2008. PDF
• ABC7 News reports on the San Mateo county housing Deliberative Poll, KGO-TV, 3/2008
• Vermont's Energy Future Polled, WCAX-TV, 3/2008. VIDEO, PDF
• San Mateo County tests feedback format to engage citizens in housing debate, San Mateo County Times, 3/2008. PDF
• China's new intelligentsia, Prospect Magazine, 2/2008. PDF

2007

• James Fishkin – Considered Public Opinion in Policy Reform, CommGAP, The World Bank Group. PDF
• Complete Press Review: Tomorrow's Europe, the first EU-wide Deliberative Poll
• Campus Conversation to Discuss PA Ban on Same-Sex Marriage, The Carnegie Pulse, 11/2007
• Vermont trying to plan energy future, WCAX-TV, 11/2007
• Citizens resist expansion of European Union, support later retirement, poll finds, Stanford Report, 10/2007
• Une nouvelle forme d'enquête d'opinion est expérimentée au Parlement européen, Le Monde (in French), 10/2007
• BBC Newsnight, 10/21/2007
  What do the citizens of Europe think about the European project? Newsnight witnessed a unique seminar of citizens from all the member states coming together in Brussels to see what they make of it all.
• Debate eases acceptance of EU reform, Financial Times (FT.com), 10/2007
• Government BY the people, Seattle Times, 10/2007
• Never mind the treaty squabbles. Europe's real problem is Babel, The Guardian, 10/2007
• EU citizens to gather for Brussels brainstorm, EUobserver, 10/2007
• Polling that puts Europe in one room, Stanford Report, 10/2007
• In this country, everyone gets to vote. Pity., The Chronicle Herald, 8/2007
• The First Time in Italy, Reset, 7/2007
• Bulgaria Invites Guests for a Day of Intense Democracy, New York Times, 5/2007
• Government for the people, by the people, Canada.com, 4/2007
• A difficult subject, Financial Times, 4/2007
• Facts and figures punch holes in the fear of veils, The Australian, 3/2007
• Blueprint for coexistence: More personal contact with Muslims could rub off some prejudices, The Australian, 3/2007
• Survey tracks fear of Muslims syndrome, Sydney Morning Herald, 3/2007
• California Cultures: Power to the People, San Francisco Chronicle, 3/2007
• Two thirds 'support all-ability schooling', Irish News, 2/2007
• Polling for an Educated Citizenry, The Chronicle Review, 1/2007

2006

• What can Deliberative Polling^® do for Democracy?, Re-public, 10/2006
• Out of the Ruins, Financial Times, 7/2006
• Deliberative Polling^® in Action in Athens, Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences, 7/2006
• Athenian Democracy Returns, Prospect Magazine, 7/2006
• Come Scegliere Il S&igrave O Il No, La Repubblica (in Italian), 6/2006
• The Periclian Primary, La Republica (English Translation), 6/2006
• Le Primarie Modello Pericle, La Repubblica (in Italian), 6/2006
• Picking Candidates By the Numbers, International Herald Tribune, 6/2006
• Export This?, New York Times Magazine, 4/2006
• The Nation in a Room: Turning Public Opinion into Policy, Boston Review, 4/2006
• It's Their Call: Using a Stanford professor's polling technique, Chinese Communist Party officials are giving citizens a voice in decision making, Stanford Magazine, 1/2006

2005 -

• A Fruitful Exploration of Developing Local Democracy, Study Times, 12/2005
• Putting all of Europe in one room, Eurozine, 8/2005
• Wow! There are other models: Bringing Public Service television principles to Italy, Eurozine, 8/2005
• Deliberative Polling Experiment Produces Lively Debate on Local Democracy , China Development Brief, 7/2005
• Power to the People, China Economic Review, 6/2005
• China's New Frontiers: Tests of Democracy and Dissent, New York Times, 5/2005
• Dabbling in Democracy: No one knew what to expect when a Chinese town tried listening to its people, TIME Magazine Asia, 5/2005
• Power to the People, Maritime News, 1/2005
• Taking the Town-Hall Pulse, for the Election and Beyond, New York Times, 10/2004
• Despite detours, all roads lead back to Iraq, USA Today, 10/2004
• Deliberative Polling inventor paves way to informed public, Stanford Report, 10/2004
• States Lead Renewable-Energy Push; As Federal Efforts Stall, Debate Over Foreign Oil Has Intensified Locally, Wall Street Journal, 9/2004
• Will Americans Ever Care About Foreign Policy?, the Globalist, 7/2004
• Edwards Wins: A Theory Tested, New York Times, 5/2004
• Civic experiment shows knowledge changes minds, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1/2004
• Polling exercise shows influence on voters' opinions: Information changes minds, Pittsburg Post-Gazette, 1/2004
• Editorial: Pulse of the People. Free trade and home security get expert treatment, Pittsburg Post-Gazette, 1/2004
• Documentary will included views of central Nebraskans, Omaha World-Herald, 1/2004
• Democracy's wheels turn in Green Bay, Green Bay Press-Gazette, 1/2004
• Fishing with Fishkin, dialoguecircles.com, 2003
• All Views Count at Regional Citizens Forum, New Haven Register, 7/2003
• Real People More Nuanced Than Hawks and Doves, USA Today, 1/2003
• The First National Deliberative Poll in East Europe: "Fighting Crime in Bulgaria", Centre for Liberal Strategies, Alpha Research and BTV, 12/2002
• Poll Reveals How 'Deliberative' Discussion Can Shift Public Opinion, Yale Bulletin & Calendar, 3/2002
• Yale to Host Innovative Public Opinion Study, The Yale Herald, 2/2002
• That's Right, I Said a Texas Wind Boom, Whole Earth, 8/2001