“Co-construction” in deliberative democracy: lessons from the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate
Abstract Launched in 2019, the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate (CCC) tasked 150 randomly chosen citizens with proposing fair and effective measures to fight climate change. This was to be fulfilled through an “innovative co-construction procedure”, involving some unspecified external input a...
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| author | Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet Bénédicte Apouey Hazem Arab Simon Baeckelandt Philippe Bégout Nicolas Berghmans Nathalie Blanc Jean-Yves Boulin Eric Buge Dimitri Courant Amy Dahan Adrien Fabre Jean-Michel Fourniau Maxime Gaborit Laurence Granchamp Hélène Guillemot Laurent Jeanpierre Hélène Landemore Jean-François Laslier Antonin Macé Claire Mellier Sylvain Mounier Théophile Pénigaud Ana Póvoas Christiane Rafidinarivo Bernard Reber Romane Rozencwajg Philippe Stamenkovic Selma Tilikete Solène Tournus |
| author_facet | Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet Bénédicte Apouey Hazem Arab Simon Baeckelandt Philippe Bégout Nicolas Berghmans Nathalie Blanc Jean-Yves Boulin Eric Buge Dimitri Courant Amy Dahan Adrien Fabre Jean-Michel Fourniau Maxime Gaborit Laurence Granchamp Hélène Guillemot Laurent Jeanpierre Hélène Landemore Jean-François Laslier Antonin Macé Claire Mellier Sylvain Mounier Théophile Pénigaud Ana Póvoas Christiane Rafidinarivo Bernard Reber Romane Rozencwajg Philippe Stamenkovic Selma Tilikete Solène Tournus |
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| description | Abstract Launched in 2019, the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate (CCC) tasked 150 randomly chosen citizens with proposing fair and effective measures to fight climate change. This was to be fulfilled through an “innovative co-construction procedure”, involving some unspecified external input alongside that from the citizens. Did inputs from the steering bodies undermine the citizens’ accountability for the output? Did co-construction help the output resonate with the general public, as is expected from a citizens’ assembly? To answer these questions, we build on our unique experience in observing the CCC proceedings and documenting them with qualitative and quantitative data. We find that the steering bodies’ input, albeit significant, did not impair the citizens’ agency, creativity, and freedom of choice. While succeeding in creating consensus among the citizens who were involved, this co-constructive approach, however, failed to generate significant support among the broader public. These results call for a strengthening of the commitment structure that determines how follow-up on the proposals from a citizens’ assembly should be conducted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2dafdcbf312841ffb3836f92b5d0b2f42022-12-22T03:37:02ZengSpringer NatureHumanities & Social Sciences Communications2662-99922022-06-019111610.1057/s41599-022-01212-6“Co-construction” in deliberative democracy: lessons from the French Citizens’ Convention for ClimateLouis-Gaëtan Giraudet0Bénédicte Apouey1Hazem Arab2Simon Baeckelandt3Philippe Bégout4Nicolas Berghmans5Nathalie Blanc6Jean-Yves Boulin7Eric Buge8Dimitri Courant9Amy Dahan10Adrien Fabre11Jean-Michel Fourniau12Maxime Gaborit13Laurence Granchamp14Hélène Guillemot15Laurent Jeanpierre16Hélène Landemore17Jean-François Laslier18Antonin Macé19Claire Mellier20Sylvain Mounier21Théophile Pénigaud22Ana Póvoas23Christiane Rafidinarivo24Bernard Reber25Romane Rozencwajg26Philippe Stamenkovic27Selma Tilikete28Solène Tournus29Ecole des Ponts ParisTechCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneUniversité de LilleGIS Démocratie et ParticipationSciences PoCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Université Paris-DauphineUniversité Panthéon-Assas Paris IIUniversité de Lausanne, Institut d’Études PolitiquesCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)ETH ZürichGIS Démocratie et ParticipationSciences PoUniversité de StrasbourgCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneDepartment of Political Sciences, Yale UniversityCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Cardiff UniversityGIS Démocratie et ParticipationEcole Normale Supérieure de LyonRhizome ChôrosUniversité de la RéunionCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Université Paris 8, Centre de Recherches Sociologiques et Politiques de Paris (CRESPPA)Ben-Gurion University of the NegevUniversité Paris 8, Centre de Recherches Sociologiques et Politiques de Paris (CRESPPA)Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)Abstract Launched in 2019, the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate (CCC) tasked 150 randomly chosen citizens with proposing fair and effective measures to fight climate change. This was to be fulfilled through an “innovative co-construction procedure”, involving some unspecified external input alongside that from the citizens. Did inputs from the steering bodies undermine the citizens’ accountability for the output? Did co-construction help the output resonate with the general public, as is expected from a citizens’ assembly? To answer these questions, we build on our unique experience in observing the CCC proceedings and documenting them with qualitative and quantitative data. We find that the steering bodies’ input, albeit significant, did not impair the citizens’ agency, creativity, and freedom of choice. While succeeding in creating consensus among the citizens who were involved, this co-constructive approach, however, failed to generate significant support among the broader public. These results call for a strengthening of the commitment structure that determines how follow-up on the proposals from a citizens’ assembly should be conducted.https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01212-6 |
| spellingShingle | Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet Bénédicte Apouey Hazem Arab Simon Baeckelandt Philippe Bégout Nicolas Berghmans Nathalie Blanc Jean-Yves Boulin Eric Buge Dimitri Courant Amy Dahan Adrien Fabre Jean-Michel Fourniau Maxime Gaborit Laurence Granchamp Hélène Guillemot Laurent Jeanpierre Hélène Landemore Jean-François Laslier Antonin Macé Claire Mellier Sylvain Mounier Théophile Pénigaud Ana Póvoas Christiane Rafidinarivo Bernard Reber Romane Rozencwajg Philippe Stamenkovic Selma Tilikete Solène Tournus “Co-construction” in deliberative democracy: lessons from the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate Humanities & Social Sciences Communications |
| title | “Co-construction” in deliberative democracy: lessons from the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate |
| title_full | “Co-construction” in deliberative democracy: lessons from the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate |
| title_fullStr | “Co-construction” in deliberative democracy: lessons from the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Co-construction” in deliberative democracy: lessons from the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate |
| title_short | “Co-construction” in deliberative democracy: lessons from the French Citizens’ Convention for Climate |
| title_sort | co construction in deliberative democracy lessons from the french citizens convention for climate |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01212-6 |
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