Belgian research (n = 1,579)

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Tangentially relevant to AI governance discussions around deliberative democracy and citizen participation in technology policy; this political science paper focuses on Belgian public attitudes toward minipublics rather than AI safety directly.

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Summary

This 2024 study published in the European Journal of Political Research surveys 1,579 Belgian citizens to assess how the public perceives deliberative minipublics—small, randomly selected citizen panels—as tools for solving political problems. The research examines factors shaping public support for these democratic innovations as alternatives or complements to traditional representative institutions. Findings contribute empirical evidence on citizen attitudes toward participatory and deliberative democracy.

Key Points

•Surveys 1,579 Belgian citizens on their perceptions of deliberative minipublics as problem-solving mechanisms in democracy.
•Investigates public attitudes toward citizen assemblies and sortition-based deliberative processes as alternatives to representative politics.
•Published in European Journal of Political Research (2024), providing rigorous empirical data on support for democratic innovations.
•Relevant to debates on collective intelligence, participatory governance, and institutional design for complex societal challenges.
•Findings inform how deliberative processes might be scaled or legitimized for contentious policy decisions, including emerging technology governance.

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Research Article

# The perceived problem-solving potential of deliberative minipublics: Evidence from a survey of Belgian citizens

[LISA VAN DIJK](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/authored-by/VAN+DIJK/LISA),

LISA VAN DIJK

- [orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-2584](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-2584)

Centre for Political Science Research, KU Leuven, Belgium

Media, Movements, and Politics (M2P), University of Antwerp, Belgium

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[HANNAH WERNER](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/authored-by/WERNER/HANNAH),

Corresponding Author

HANNAH WERNER

- [lisa.vandijk@kuleuven.be](mailto:lisa.vandijk@kuleuven.be "Link to email address")

- [orcid.org/0000-0003-4248-5037](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4248-5037)

Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland

_Address for correspondence_: Hannah Werner, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Affolternstrasse 56, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland. Email: [lisa.vandijk@kuleuven.be](mailto:lisa.vandijk@kuleuven.be "Link to email address")

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[SOFIE MARIEN](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/authored-by/MARIEN/SOFIE),

SOFIE MARIEN

- [orcid.org/0000-0002-3060-621X](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3060-621X)

Centre for Political Science Research, KU Leuven, Belgium

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[LISA VAN DIJK](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/authored-by/VAN+DIJK/LISA),

LISA VAN DIJK

- [orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-2584](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-2584)

Centre for Political Science Research, KU Leuven, Belgium

Media, Movements, and Politics (M2P), University of Antwerp, Belgium

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[HANNAH WERNER](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/authored-by/WERNER/HANNAH),

Corresponding Author

HANNAH WERNER

- [lisa.vandijk@kuleuven.be](mailto:lisa.vandijk@kuleuven.be "Link to email address")

- [orcid.org/0000-0003-4248-5037](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4248-5037)

Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Switzerland

_Address for correspondence_: Hannah Werner, Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Affolternstrasse 56, 8050 Zürich, Switzerland. Email: [lisa.vandijk@kuleuven.be](mailto:lisa.vandijk@kuleuven.be "Link to email address")

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