Year: 2023
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Deliberative democracy researchers argue that CAs practice inclusivity, but, in fact, it is not always the case. Many CAs are normally less child-friendly in that those who fall below a certain age are excluded. One clear reason is that random sampling is usually based on voter lists that have no names of children. And another implicit reason may be that children are assumed to be incapable of deliberation. In such ways, children are normally regarded as individuals who are not eligible to be official participants in CAs. This chapter, however, seeks for the second-best routes for including children in a deliberative process by drawing on the existing attempts and the insights gained from children’s participation studies. It classifies possible routes into four categories (representation by adults, representation by children, consultative participation, and systemic inclusion) and examines opportunities and limitations of each route.
Source: De Gruyter eBooks
Parent work: De Gruyter Handbook of Citizens’ Assemblies
Author: Kei Nishiyama
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4377261221