KSGA Policy Brief-2024-Schirch-Defending Democracy with Deliberative Technology-FINAL.pdf (183.97 kB)
Policy Brief. Defending Democracy with Deliberative Technology
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posted on 2024-03-27, 17:33 authored by Lisa SchirchDeliberative technologies offer policymakers, think tanks, tech companies, and civil society new paths to stem the tide of democratic backsliding. This brief recommends using deliberative technologies to:
- Foster more robust civic engagement
- Build trust in public institutions by aligning governance with public will
- Improve understanding of policy issues
- Synthesize large qualitative inputs
- Depolarize policy debates and bridge polarized publics
- Generate new policy options offering opportunities for collective intelligence
- Transform the polarizing qualities of social media conversations.
Recommended Citation: Schirch, Lisa. Defending Democracy with Deliberative Technologies. Keough School Policy Brief Series. Notre Dame, IN: Keough School of Global Affairs, 2024. https://doi.org/10.7274/25338103
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