When citizens decide : lessons from citizens' assemblies on electoral reform / Patrick Fournier ... [et al.].

New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

xii, 194 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Three large-scale democratic experiments have taken place in which groups of randomly selected ordinary citizens were asked to independently design the next electoral system. The lessons drawn from the research are relevant for those interested in political participation, public opinion, deliberation, public policy, and democracy.

English

August 29, 2011

Includes bibliographical references and index.