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ScienceOpen

'Evaluating the Role of Public Hearings within Deliberative Democracy: Operationalising the Democratic Standards as a Framework' - an article in the Journal of #DeliberativeDemocracy from University of Westminster Press on #ScienceOpen:

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ScienceOpenEvaluating the Role of Public Hearings within Deliberative Democracy: Operationalising the Democratic Standards as a Framework<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d494375e63">Public hearings are used widely in policy and decision making. Hearings have been subject to criticisms in some academic quarters. While some of these criticisms are valid, hearings have been overlooked in terms of the democratic value at a relational level. It has been suggested in theory that they are valuable for a deliberative approach to democracy, yet very little evidence exists to support this or to illustrate how hearings can best be utilised as part of a deliberative democratic system. This article contributes to the deliberative literature in two key ways. First, I introduce the democratic standards set out by Smith (2009) in a comparative framework, the Democratic Standard Enactment Index (DSEI), which offers a systematic way to analyse public hearing’s capacity to enact core democratic norms inclusiveness, popular control, transparency and considered judgement. Second, using four case studies, I highlight the strengths and weaknesses of hearings, evaluate how effectively they can be coupled with other democratic institutions, and consider where there are best placed to contribute to a deliberative democratic policy making process. Overall, the democratic norms are consistently fulfilled by the hearings. Their limitations can be overcome by changes to the format and by linking the hearings with other participatory and deliberative processes. The findings provide important nuance to our understanding of the role of public hearings as part of a deliberative democratic system. </p>
#PublicHearings#PoliticalScience#PolicyMaking
Brian Greenberg :verified:

🤯 The MAHA report, promoted by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claims to rely on “gold-standard” science — but a close look reveals:

🔍 Nonexistent studies cited
🔍 Broken links & wrong authors
🔍 Misrepresented conclusions

Instead of offering solid ground for public health reform, the report exposes cracks in scientific rigor and accountability. 📉

This is not just a paperwork issue — it’s a trust issue in how we communicate research to shape national health policy.

AI generated? AI hallucinations?

How can leaders, researchers, and the public rebuild confidence in evidence-based policy when foundational claims are riddled with errors?

#HealthLeadership #ScientificIntegrity #PolicyMaking #PublicTrust #EvidenceBasedPractice

notus.org/health-science/make-

NOTUS · The MAHA Report Cites Studies That Don’t ExistThe Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist, according to the listed authors.
A.Stringer

"I think the consequences if we do nothing to reduce #emissions will be terrible, but I also understand that if we actually want to do something about it, we need to understand the problem accurately – and build a broad and durable political coalition that can navigate through the complexity"

#JustStopOil is doing more harm for the cause than good
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/jus

#climatecrisis
#ideologicalthinking
#climatechange
#climatechangepolicy
#climatechangepolitics
#policymaking

Odds and Ends of History · Just Stop Oil is doing more harm for the cause than goodBy James O'Malley
💧🌏 Greg Cocks

Permafrost Thaw Threatens Up To 3 Million People In The Arctic
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phys.org/news/2025-01-permafro <-- shared technical article
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doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-018 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #arctic #climatechange #permafrost #thaw #communities #impacts #humanimpacts #infrastructure #risk #hazard #northernhemisphere #global #threat #Sweden #greenland #alaska #yukon #russia #canada #norway #landuse #melting #ecosystems #livelihoods #firstnation #indigenous #inhabitants #population #cost #economics #policymaking #planning #management #spatialanalysis #adapation #transportation #supplies #waterquality #watersecurity #foodsecurity #disease #contaminants #multifactor #analysis #MFA #social #culture #cultural #transdisciplinary #ground #temperature #physicalprocesses #consequences #mobility #supplies #biogeochemical #water #hydrology #engineeringgeology #erosion #ecosystem #FATE

techandthoughts

Government Incentives and Policies: Catalyzing the Shift to Electric Vehicles

Discover how government incentives and smart policy-making are driving the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). From financial rebates to infrastructure development, learn how these strategies are making EVs more accessible, reducing emissions, and shaping a cleaner transport future. #EVIncentives #PolicyMaking #CleanTransport

techandthoughts.com/2025/01/13

Tech and Thoughts · Government Incentives and Policies: Catalyzing the Shift to Electric VehiclesDiscover how government incentives and smart policy-making are driving the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). From financial rebates to infrastructure development, learn how these strategies are …
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