Computer decision-support systems for public argumentation: Assessing deliberative legitimacy

AI and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-228

  Rehg, William ^a   McBurney, Peter ^b   Parsons, Simon ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Computer mediated decisions; Decision support systems

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

ARGUMENTATION; ARGUMENTATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER ASSISTED; POLICY PLANNING; POLITICAL LEGITIMACY; SYSTEM DESIGNERS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 29144478378     PISSN: 09515666     EISSN: 14355655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00146-004-0313-2     Document Type: Article

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