On health care, the most notable result was that the percentage believing the Regione should “convert some of its beds into other resources that make the structures more efficient” went from 45% before deliberation to 62%. PDF
Regione Lazio asked a representative sample of the population to get informed and discuss health care and financial investment ethics. The result: at the end of the discussion, they knew much more about both issues and their opinion changed.
Participants in By the People’s online Deliberative Poll® moved toward local control and parental involvement as key factors in improving the nation's schools. PDF
Online questionnaire for the Deliberative Polling® on Healthcare and Education PDF
Nearly one thousand adult Americans engaged in a national scientific experiment to see what the public would think about education and health care—if only people became more informed about the issues and talked about them together.
In a unique national experiment, a scientific sample of voters nationwide participated in weekly small group discussions to become more informed about the issues in the Presidential election. PDF
On October 16, just weeks before the national election, nearly 2000 Americans in communities around the country from Seattle to Pittsburgh and Cleveland to Houston joined together in a common deliberation about what’s at stake for the nation as they approach the polls.
T he events of September 11, 2001, shattered America’s sense of security and shifted our country’s approach to foreign policy. The war on terrorism is now front and center in our national security strategy. PDF
Henry E. Brady, James S. Fishkin, Robert C. Luskin The Brookings Review PDF
