22 Citizens’ assemblies in authoritarian regimes: China, Cuba, and Libya

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments V
3. Contents VII
4. List of contributors XI
5. 1 Citizens’ assemblies: An introduction 1
6. Part 1: Theoretical perspectives
7. 2 Representation and citizens’ assemblies 19
8. 3 Citizens’ assemblies and accountability 35
9. 4 Which decision-making authority for citizens’ assemblies 47
10. 5 Linking citizens’ assemblies to policymaking: Real-life and visionary connections 59
11. 6 Citizens’ assemblies and the public sphere 73
12. 7 Beyond citizens’ assemblies: Expanding the repertoire of democratic reform 85
13. 8 A problem-based approach to citizens’ assemblies 97
14. 9 Citizens’ assemblies: A critical perspective 113
15. Part 2: The uses of citizens’ assemblies
16. 10 Citizens’ assemblies and the crisis of democracy 127
17. 11 Citizens’ assemblies: Top-down or bottom-up? – both, please! 141
18. 12 Mixed-member deliberative forums: Citizens’ assemblies bringing together elected officials and citizens 155
19. 13 Deliberation in citizens’ assemblies with children 169
20. 14 Citizens’ assemblies and direct democracy 183
21. 15 Citizens’ assemblies at supranational level: Addressing the EU and global democratic deficit 197
22. 16 Between hopes and systemic unsustainability: An analysis of citizens assemblies’ potential on climate change 211
23. 17 Authoritarian participationism and local citizens’ assemblies in Latin America: A cross look at three national cases 227
24. Part 3: Assessment
25. 18 Evaluating citizens’ assemblies: Criteria, methods and tools 239
26. 19 Internal dynamics at work 257
27. 20 Citizens’ assemblies and their effects on the population 271
28. 21 The impact of citizens’ assemblies on policymaking: Approaches and methods 283
29. 22 Citizens’ assemblies in authoritarian regimes: China, Cuba, and Libya 295
30. Part 4: Different perceptions of citizens’ assemblies
31. 23 Citizens’ support for citizens’ assemblies 311
32. 24 How do elected officials perceive deliberative citizens’ assemblies? 325
33. 25 The deliberative public servants: The roles of public servants in citizens’ assemblies 337
34. 26 Populists and citizens’ assemblies: Caught between strategy and principles? 349
35. 27 Citizens’ assemblies and communication studies 365
36. 28 Social movements and citizens’ assemblies 379
37. Part 5: Conclusion
38. 29 Citizens’ assemblies: Beyond utopian and dystopian approaches 391
39. Index 407