Beyond Consultation

Ep 28 - Deliberative democracy for the future of Auckland's water, with Dr Tatjana Buklijas and Dr Jenny Wigley

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Introducing Dr Tatjana Buklijas and Dr Jenny Wigley

Deliberative democracy is a topic that has come up more than once on the Beyond Consultation podcast.

To look at how deliberative democracy might be applied here in New Zealand,  we have not one, but two people here to share their experience working on the Complex Conversations Project that is funded by the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment.

Dr. Tatjana Buklijas works at the university of Auckland, and Dr. Jenny Wigley works at Watercare.  They recently teamed up to research the impact of deliberative democracy through a real-life project with Watercare looking at the future of Auckland’s water supply.

But what is deliberative democracy? Tatjana explains the three aspects:

  1. It involves bringing a diverse group of citizens together (and the diversity of the group is hugely important)
  2. You then provide information to that group so they can understand the complexity of a particular issue or situation
  3. The group then discusses the issue to see what consensus might (or might not) emerge.

    4. Deliberative democracy has a rich overseas tradition. It’s allowed countries to make progress on some sticky issues.

    How might we build on this in Aotearoa New Zealand while also recognising our own rich history of kōrero in te ao Māori?

    In today’s episode you’ll learn:
    • The difference between representative democracy, participatory democracy and deliberative democracy, and why it matters.
    • What we can learn from both deliberative democracy and Tikanga Māori.
    • Steps you might take to apply deliberative democracy in your work.
    • How the Complex Conversations Project is working to build a movement of deliberative democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
      • Resources mentioned in this episode
      • Beyond Consultation Podcast Episode 13 with Helen Grant where Helen mentioned Auckland Council’s interest in deliberative democracy
      • The Complex Conversations Project
      • Dr. Tatjana Buklijas’ LinkedIn profile
      • Dr. Jenny Wigley’s LinkedIn profile
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