On the Westerness of Deliberation Research

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This essay suggests that the issue of culture is vital to advance deliberation theories and practices. After discussing whether deliberative democracy is a Western-specific or universal concept, it argues that current deliberation research is heavily immersed in Western cultural and methodological standards. An empirical portion also suggests that the positive effects of deliberation were greater for Western participants as opposed to non-Western participants. It argues that deliberation theories and research should be expanded so that they can include more cultural sensibilities.

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Deliberative Polling, research, culture, deliberation

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Min S., (2014) “On the Westerness of Deliberation Research”, Journal of Public Deliberation 10(2). doi: https://doi.org/10.16997/jdd.207

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Seong-Jae Min (Pace University - New York)

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