http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/lupia_part1 Comments for "The problems of deliberative polls: Outcomes, " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/lupia_part1 <p> <em><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1194/1471868318_25058ef557_o.jpg" alt="logo" title="logo" width="600" height="122" /></em> </p> <p> <em>As the academic debate over the Tomorrow&#39;s Europe deliberative poll begins to take off, </em><strong>Professor</strong> <strong><a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lupia/">Arthur Lupia</a></strong> <strong>of the University of Michigan&#39;s <a href="http://www.isr.umich.edu/home/">Institute for Social Research</a></strong> <em>presents the first in a four-part series on some of his concerns about the methods and theories behind deliberative polling:</em> </p> <p> There are many contested and unresolved issues relevant to the effectiveness of deliberative polls (DP) and related deliberative mechanisms. I happen to believe that deliberative ventures such as DPs can have beneficial effects, but only under specific conditions and with rather limited goals in mind. </p> <p> I am concerned with the basic credibility of a number of the claims made about the Tomorrow&#39;s Europe poll on its website. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/lupia_part1" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/lupia_part1">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/lupia_part1#comment Academic debate Arthur Lupia Deliberative Democracy dLiberation Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:06:47 +0100 Arthur Lupia 34638 at http://www.opendemocracy.net