Advancing Open Science Practices Within the Democratic Innovations Field

Abstract

The democratic innovations field is diverse and evolving with growing appreciation for adopting new research practices and standards. With this panel, we want to start a conversation to understand the implications for the field about one of the most important research movements of recent years. Many research communities within social and behavioural sciences are currently undergoing an open science movement which involves, among others, a call for greater transparency at all stages of the research process and unbiased consideration of all kinds of research findings (positive, negative and null). What does opening up of research mean for the field of democratic innovations? Can we draw inspiration from plural approaches elsewhere? Are we ready as a community for an honest introspection with regards to openness and transparency in democratic innovations research? What are the ways of fostering and standardizing such practices within the field? This panel includes both theoretical and empirical papers that address the above-mentioned questions. These papers will offer suggestions for how to improve the open science standards and practices within the field and represent a diverse set of methodological approaches including qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods.

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Open Democratic Theorizing	View Paper Details
Perceived constraints and missed opportunities: Exploring the tensions between adopting open science and innovating democracy	View Paper Details
Democratic innovations and publication bias – what literature on public participation in environmental governance tells us	View Paper Details
Preregistration of experimental research on democratic innovations	View Paper Details