Deliberative mini-publics and climate change: mechanisms of public impact and policy change

Abstract

Forums of democratic citizen deliberation, such as Citizens’ Assemblies, have become increasingly associated with tackling challenges related to climate change and crafting fair climate change mitigation and adaptation policies. To achieve their ends, Climate Assemblies and Citizens’ Juries should generate some change, for example in public opinion or in decision-making. It is thus vital to scrutinise the effects these deliberations have on policies, political attitudes, issue-specific knowledge and civic virtues, among others. This panel seeks empirical contributions tapping into the macro-political impacts democratic deliberation on climate change may produce, and the mechanisms behind these impacts. Assessing these kind of effects, the panel helps to illustrate the merits and limitations of democratic deliberation in combating the climate crisis. We welcome work especially on, but not limited to, Climate Assemblies, Climate Juries and other deliberative citizen participation mechanisms focusing on climate policies.

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