Mini-Publics: A Review of Deliberation, Inclusiveness, and Public Influence in Democratic Innovations

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A peer-reviewed academic article in the International Political Science Review exploring democratic innovation and collective intelligence; potentially relevant to AI governance frameworks that seek participatory or deliberative input mechanisms.

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This resource from the International Political Science Review appears to examine empirical studies on democratic innovation mechanisms and their effectiveness in harnessing collective intelligence for governance. The work likely reviews or synthesizes findings on participatory and deliberative democratic processes. Without full content access, the exact contribution remains partially inferred from metadata.

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•Examines democratic innovation mechanisms and their role in improving governance outcomes
•Explores collective intelligence as a resource for public decision-making processes
•Published in an academic political science journal, indicating peer-reviewed empirical or theoretical work
•Relevant to AI governance discussions around participatory and deliberative approaches to policy formation
•May inform how AI safety governance structures can incorporate diverse public input

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## Abstract

Mini-publics have been spreading, particularly in Western countries, with the aim of resolving some deficits of current democracies. An abundant literature focuses on the study of their theoretical expectations and empirical manifestations as well as on the main controversies faced by this deliberative institution. In this article, I review the academic conversation along the three core principles of mini-publics: the conditions and criteria for deliberation to produce informed public opinion; the conceptual and empirical difficulties to achieve inclusiveness, representativeness, and political equality; and the conditions for and challenges of having public influence.

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## References

Beauvais E., Warren M. E. (2019). What can deliberative mini-publics contribute to democratic systems? _European Journal of Political Research_, 58(3), 893-914 \[ _Abstr_. 70.26\].

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