Forms and Effectiveness of Internet-based Deliberative Democracy in Public Decision-making
ZHAO Haiyan1,2
1. College of Liberal Arts and Law, Northeastern University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110000; 2. College of Public Administration, Heilongjiang Provincial Party School, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150080
Abstract:Deliberative democracy is an important prerequisite and guarantee for scientific and democratic public decision-making. With the development of information technology, the Internet has become an important platform for deliberative democracy. The major forms of integrating Internet-based deliberative democracy into public decision-making process include Internet-based deliberation on major decisions or specific political activities in the government's proactive political process, the government’s regular consultation, and the deliberation triggered by online public sentiment in the government's reactive political process. In response to the debate on whether the Internet helps realize the ideal of deliberative democracy, this essay focuses on the core concept of deliberative democracy, and selects the variables such as participation degree, public rationality, negotiation process and outcome to test the effectiveness of different forms of the Internet-based deliberative democracy. The study finds that online deliberation is more rational and sustainable when the government is in a proactive political process, while it involves more public participation but not rational enough when the government is in a reactive political process. It is the future direction to incorporate online deliberation of public decision-making into institutional frameworks and make it a more effective long-term mechanism and standardize its development.
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ZHAO Haiyan. Forms and Effectiveness of Internet-based Deliberative Democracy in Public Decision-making. , 2019, 36(4): 125-133.
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