Democracy

The final output of a deliberation is the writing of recommendations that freely respond to the posed remit.

Vulnerabilities with Examples:

  • Power Imbalance: Certain voices dominate the conversation and development of recommendations.
  • Ethnic Polarization: Marginalisation of minority groups.

Mitigating Techniques/Strategies, with Examples:

  • Encourage equal participation and actively involve quieter members.
  • Use supermajority voting principles for final recommendation adoption (80%)
  • Use anonymous feedback mechanisms to capture all voices.