Title |
Participation in ‘big style’: first observations at the German citizens’ dialogue on future technologies
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Published in |
Poiesis & Praxis, November 2012
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DOI | 10.1007/s10202-012-0119-0 |
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Authors |
Michael Decker, Torsten Fleischer |
Abstract |
In 2010, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research started a series of citizens' dialogues on future technologies. In the context of the German history of public participation in technology-oriented policy making, these dialogues are unique for at least two reasons: The Federal Ministry retains the responsibility for the entire process and is heavily involved in its planning, organization and communication, and the number of participants and process elements is significantly higher than in most other participative events. The paper presents insights into the political background of the citizens' dialogues, its general concept as well as first observations from the dialogue rounds on energy and high-tech medicine. In addition, it discusses reactions of other political actors and expectations regarding legitimacy and representativeness of the dialogue results. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Austria | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 19 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 6 | 30% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 10% |
Student > Master | 2 | 10% |
Other | 1 | 5% |
Other | 4 | 20% |
Unknown | 3 | 15% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Social Sciences | 7 | 35% |
Psychology | 2 | 10% |
Computer Science | 2 | 10% |
Linguistics | 1 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 5% |
Other | 3 | 15% |
Unknown | 4 | 20% |