When do deliberative citizens change their opinions? Evidence from the Irish Citizens’ Assembly

International Political Science Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 198-212

  Suiter, Jane ^a   Farrell, David M ^b   O’Malley, Eoin ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Citizens Assembly; Deliberative democracy; opinion change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961238159     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: 1460373X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512114544068     Document Type: Article

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