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DOI	10.1007/s10584-020-02707-4
	Environmental literacy and deliberative democracy: a content analysis of written submissions to the Irish Citizens’ Assembly on climate change
	Devaney L.; Brereton P.; Torney D.; Coleman M.; Boussalis C.; Coan T.G.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	0165-0009
起始页码	1965
结束页码	1984
卷号	162 期号:4
英文摘要	Amid pressure for climate action worldwide, processes of deliberative democracy are being called upon to address public policy complexities, include citizens in decision-making, restore faith in public institutions and enhance governance processes. The citizens’ assembly model is lauded internationally for the much-needed structure it provides to support bottom-up governance efforts as well as the potential for effective citizen engagement on complex topics. The Irish Citizens’ Assembly, which took place from 2016 to 2018, is heralded as an example of best practice in design and execution. Yet, there is a dearth in analysis of its form, structure, impact and content, particularly in the climate crisis context. This paper examines one element of the deliberative democracy process that aimed to include a wider breadth of publics beyond the 99 citizens randomly selected to take part: the public submissions invited as part of the Citizens’ Assembly process. In total, 1185 submissions were received on the topic of climate change. Our study undertakes a comprehensive content analysis of these submissions. Specifically, we explore (1) the content and concerns foregrounded within the submissions, (2) the frames and rhetorical strategies employed and (3) the stakeholders and scales called upon for climate action. The study identifies trends, preoccupations and salience within the corpus of written submissions and expands our understanding of citizen perceptions of climate science and policy. We offer both operational lessons for others aiming to enact similar deliberative forums as well as communications lessons for wider efforts to deepen public engagement on the climate crisis. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V.
英文关键词	Citizens’ Assembly; Climate crisis; Deliberative democracy; Environmental communications; Environmental literacy; Ireland
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Decision making; Public policy; Assembly model; Assembly process; Citizen engagements; Climate science; Content analysis; Public engagement; Public institution; Rhetorical strategies; Climate change; action plan; best management practice; bottom-up approach; climate change; decision making; democracy; design; governance approach; institutional framework; literacy; perception
来源期刊	Climatic Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/147051
作者单位	DCU Glasnevin Campus, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, D09 V209, Ireland; College Green, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Dublin D02 PN40, Ireland; Department of Politics, Univeristy of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, Devon EX4 4RJ, Ireland
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Devaney L.,Brereton P.,Torney D.,等. Environmental literacy and deliberative democracy: a content analysis of written submissions to the Irish Citizens’ Assembly on climate change[J],2020,162(4).
APA	Devaney L.,Brereton P.,Torney D.,Coleman M.,Boussalis C.,&Coan T.G..(2020).Environmental literacy and deliberative democracy: a content analysis of written submissions to the Irish Citizens’ Assembly on climate change.Climatic Change,162(4).
MLA	Devaney L.,et al."Environmental literacy and deliberative democracy: a content analysis of written submissions to the Irish Citizens’ Assembly on climate change".Climatic Change 162.4(2020).