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KQED Youth Takeover: Deliberative Democracy Puts Dialogue and Reason at Center of Decision Making

2025/4/22
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Ryan Heshmati: 我对参与式民主很感兴趣,因为它为解决当前社会问题提供了一种途径,尤其是在年轻人中,这种方法能够促进参与和解决问题。参与式民主能够弥合社会分歧,并为解决问题提供一个平台。在参与式民主的对话中,人们更注重学习和理解,而不是攻击和对抗。专家能够提供事实信息,纠正错误认知,从而促进更有效的对话。 Anaya Ertz: 参与式民主应该由知情的、具有代表性的当地居民来决定直接影响他们的问题,而不是由与问题脱节的个人或小团体来决定。参与式民主鼓励人们跨越差异进行对话,以寻求共同点并找到对各方都有效的解决方案。面对面的讨论比社交媒体上的讨论更能促进理解和减少冲突。 James Fishkin: 参与式民调是一种将参与式民主付诸实践的方式,它结合了传统的民调和深入的讨论,以获得更准确的民意。参与式民主在世界各地都有应用,并且通过促进人们之间的交流,改变了人们的观点,从而影响了政策的制定。参与式民主旨在弥合民意与实际行动之间的差距,解决信息操纵和误导的问题。即使在高度两极分化的社会中,参与式民主也能有效地改变人们的观点。参与式民主是一种长期的解决方案,旨在改变政治文化和习惯,增强民主制度。参与式民主能够减少极端党派偏见,让人们对问题进行思考,并促进更理性的投票行为。即使是对高度敏感和有争议的问题,参与式民主也能有效地改变人们的观点。 Claudia Chwalisz: 公民大会是一种参与式民主的模式,它通过随机选择参与者、给予充足的讨论时间以及将讨论结果用于政策制定来实现。公民大会在法国的应用案例表明,这种模式能够有效地促进政策制定和宪法改革。公民大会经常被用于解决城市规划等涉及权衡的问题。参与式民主的目标是让人们对问题有更深入的理解,并促进他们对自身观点和他人观点的理解。公民大会的设计考虑到了参与者的多样性和时间限制问题,并采取措施降低参与门槛。 Rahmin Sarabi: 在Petaluma的案例中,公民大会成功地解决了关于县级展览场地的争议性问题。公民大会与传统的公民团体不同,它通过随机抽样方法选择参与者,并赋予参与者更大的决策权。公民大会通常需要70%以上的参与者达成一致才能做出决策,这使得决策更持久和包容。即使在存在大量错误信息的情况下,参与式民主也能有效地达成共识。在设计参与式民主流程时,需要考虑信息收集和利益相关者参与等问题。在参与式民主中,通过学习、协作和充分表达,可以减少对事实性分歧的关注。

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High school students Ryan Heshmati and Anaya Ertz discuss the current state of political discourse and introduce deliberative democracy as a potential solution. They highlight the limitations of social media and the value of in-person, informed discussions.
  • Current political discourse is polarized and unproductive.
  • Deliberative democracy involves informed, representative people making decisions.
  • Social media fosters division, while in-person discussions promote understanding.

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In today’s intensely polarized climate, political conversations can quickly devolve into heated arguments. But a process called deliberative democracy has found success convening people from across the political spectrum for informed, reasoned dialogue on contentious issues. As part of KQED’s Youth Takeover week, high school students Ryan Heshmati and Anaya Ertz bring together the head of Stanford’s Deliberative Democracy Lab with people who have brought deliberative techniques to local government to discuss how we can put dialogue and reason at the center of decision-making.

Guests:

Ryan Heshmati, senior, Saratoga High School

Anaya Ertz, junior, Marin Academy

James Fishkin, professor of international communication, Stanford University; director, Deliberative Democracy Lab

Claudia Chwalisz, founder and CEO, DemocracyNext

Rahmin Sarabi, founder and director, American Public Trust

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