André Bãchtiger has been researching the way people deliberate for 20 years. In this episode, he shares some fascinating findings from formal spaces such as parliamentary environments in Switzerland, as well as a deep analysis undertaken of a Deliberative Poll in Europe. André uses the Discourse Quality Index to explain the way people deliberate together.

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Journal of Deliberative Democracy

Europolis project

Mary (Molly) Scudder to find link to her book Beyond Empathy and Inclusion: The Challenge of Listening in Democratic Deliberation

Music acknowledgement.