'Perspectives from the Majority World' Special Feature: Call for Proposals ~ 30 Nov deadline

Posted by Victoria Burgher on 2024-10-11

We are excited to announce our very first call for a Special Feature at the Journal for Deliberative Democracy (JDD).

JDD Special Features are single articles consisting of an editorial introduction followed by three to four short contributions from different authors. Special Features aim to facilitate debates and bring together …

New Collection - Climate Change and Deliberative Democracy

Posted by Philippa Grand on 2023-09-19

The Journal of Deliberative Democracy has published a new Collection on climate change, curated by Dr John Rountree.

Gathering together articles from across the journal's 18 year history, topics covered include the role of deliberative practitioners, citizens' juries and wind farms, and Brazilian media coverage of COP15. 

As Dr Rountree …

Announcing the New Editorial Team: Our Vision for the Journal of Deliberative Democracy

Posted by Hans Asenbaum, Sonia Bussu, Hannah Werner and Lucy Parry on 2023-06-19

In May 2023 a new team was appointed to edit the journal - Hans Asenbaum (University of Canberra, Australia) has a focus on theory; Sonia Bussu (INLOGOV, University of Birmingham, UK) has a particular interest in qualitative research; Hannah Werner (University of Zurich, Switzerland) will focus on quantitative research; and …

New Collection - Deliberation Amid Deep Conflict

Posted by Philippa Grand on 2022-12-01

The Journal of Deliberative Democracy has published a new thematic collection on the theme of 'deliberation amid deep conflict'. Societies marked by deep divisions post challenges for deliberation. They may have entrenched interests, power inequities and a history of ill-will and misconceptions - yet deliberation also potentially transforms intergroup conflict …

New Collection - Youth Deliberation in the Community

Posted by Philippa Grand on 2022-10-17

To coincide with this year's Festival of Public Participation and Deliberative Democracy, hosted by the European Commission, the Journal of Deliberative Democracy has published a new Collection of articles from across the journal. The theme of this year's Festival is youth participation and Guest Editor, John Rountree, has selected …

Call for Editors - Journal of Deliberative Democracy

Posted by Philippa Grand on 2022-09-26

Call for New Editors

The Journal of Deliberative Democracy is pleased to invite expressions of interest for the editorship of the journal. The new editorial team is expected to serve from April 2023 to April 2026. Multi-institutional and multi-country bids are encouraged but not required.

Established in 2005 (originally as …

Out now: Symposium on Online Deliberation and #CivicTech

Posted by Andrew Lockett on 2021-06-02

Published as part of issue 17:1 our journal's Symposium on Online Deliberation and #CivicTech is now available. 

The Journal of Deliberative Democracy welcomes submissions.

Posted by Nicole Curato on 2021-02-22

The Journal of Deliberative Democracy (formerly the Journal of Public Deliberation) publishes articles that shape the course of scholarship on deliberative democracy. It is the forum for the latest thinking, emerging debates, alternative perspectives, as well as critical views on deliberation. The journal welcomes submissions from all theoretical and methodological …

Visit the journal's companion piece - the Deliberative Democracy Digest

Posted by Andrew Lockett on 2021-02-11

The Deliberative Democracy Digest publishes a roundup of recent developments in the theory and practice of deliberative democracy. It is the companion piece of the academic publication Journal of Deliberative Democracy (formerly Journal of Public Deliberation).

The digest seeks to contribute to ongoing conversations about how deliberative democracy can …

Out now: Special issue on Democracy Without Shortcuts

Posted by Janeway Account on 2021-01-20

This Special Issue uses Cristina Lafont’s latest book Democracy without Shortcuts to stimulate a focused debate about the role of minipublics in democratic systems and the normative and practical prospects of a participatory and deliberative democracy. 

Read the Special Issue here. The roundup of key insights in this issue …