James S. Fishkin, Robert C. Luskin, and Alice Siu European Union Politics PDF, Online Appendix
The public embraced the combination of zero nuclear power by 2030 along with strong commitments to energy conservation and renewable energy. PDF
For the first time, the central government introduced Deliberative Polling® to better reflect public opinion in compiling basic policies for nuclear power and other energy sources. The public opinions expressed will be used in deciding basic energy policies.
Due in part to the the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 2011 and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the Japanese government and the public need to make very difficult decisions on the energy issue now. PDF
The modern-day European Union is a direct result of a determination among European politicians to prevent future violent conflicts in Europe after World War II. PDF
Before deliberation 37% of participants considered their country‘s membership of the EU to be ̳a very good thing‘. After deliberation, this figure rose to 52%. PDF
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.
