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9 - Debating

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2026

Peter John ,
Sarah Cotterill ,
Alice Moseley ,
Liz Richardson ,
Graham Smith ,
Gerry Stoker  and
Corinne Wales
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Summary

The idea of deliberation is well established as a think strategy. But can it deal with controversial issues of public policy in an online environment? This chapter reviews the literature on this subject and reports a unique experiment in large-scale online deliberation involving 6,000 citizens. Drawing on evidence from these online debates on community cohesion and youth anti-social behaviour, it shows how online engagement can influence knowledge and opinions about public policy options.

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Nudge, nudge, think, think (second edition)
Experimenting with ways to change citizen behaviour
 , pp. 161 - 175
Publisher: Manchester University Press
First published in: 2026

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