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How to Arrive at Peace in Deeply Divided Societies? Using Deliberation to Refine Consociational TheoryHow to Arrive at Peace in Deeply Divided Societies? Using Deliberation to Refine Consociational Theory

open access: yesJournal of Deliberative Democracy, 2019
In the 1960s, consociational theory was developed to explain how deeply divided societies can arrive at peace. The theory had, on the one hand, an institutional component with an emphasis on power-sharing institutions and, on the other, a cultural ...
Jürg Steiner, Maria-Clara Jaramillo
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Deliberating on the role of dopamine

open access: yesTrends in Cognitive Sciences
The role of dopamine in signalling reward prediction errors is well established, but its involvement in more complex decision-making processes is less clear. In recent work, Kocharian et al. demonstrate that dopamine also encodes imagined outcomes and decision confidence, revealing a richer, more nuanced role in learning and behaviour.
Leigh Walker, Melissa J. Sharpe
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A 35-Year Experiment in Public Deliberation

open access: yes, 2014
In the late 1970s, a small group of academics and former government officials began an initiative that led to the creation of a network of National Issues Forums (NIF) in 1981. NIF-style deliberation is based on the assumption that the greatest challenge
Mathews, David
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From patient advocacy to patient‐driven research: Building active partnerships beginning at the bench to reach the bedside

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Research is strongest when conducted alongside patients, not just about them. Patient research organizations help integrate patient perspectives into research priorities, study design, and scientific meetings, leading to meaningful patient outcomes and development of relevant therapies.
Jenica H. Kakadia   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recognition and Deliberation: A Deliberative Corrective to Liberal Multicultural Policies

open access: yesJournal of Deliberative Democracy, 2019
This article establishes theoretical and practical distinctions between the theory of recognition and liberal multiculturalism. Five potential issues with multicultural policies are identified.
Nicolas Pirsoul
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The Magic Sauce: Practices of Facilitation in Online Policy Deliberation

open access: yes, 2016
Online engagement in policy deliberation is one of the more complex aspects of open government. Previous research on human facilitation of policy deliberation has focused primarily on the citizens who need facilitation.
Epstein, Dmitry, Leshed, Gilly
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GelMA‐based 3D spheroids recapitulate transcriptomic and functional hallmarks of myeloid sarcoma

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
GelMA 5% hydrogels support the formation of myeloid leukemia spheroids that recapitulate MS‐specific features, including G1 arrest, apoptosis, and ECM‐driven transcriptomic reprogramming. The 3D model mimicked soft‐tissue‐like stiffness and oxygen conditions, and transcriptomic convergence with primary MS samples confirmed its utility as a preclinical ...
Nicolas Germain   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acting without considering personal costs signals trustworthiness in helpers but not punishers

open access: yesCommunications Psychology
Third-party punishment and helping can signal trustworthiness, but the interpretation of deliberation may vary: uncalculated help signals trustworthiness, but this may not hold for punishment.
Nicole C. Engeler, Nichola J. Raihani
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Legal Co-Creation of Public Authorities and Civil Society as Trajectory of Russian Law-Making System

open access: yesВестник Кемеровского государственного университета. Серия: гуманитарные и общественные науки
The current development of Russian state, society, and law is dynamic but ambiguous. The author studied the Russian law-making system through the prism of legal co-creation between official public authorities and civil society that join forces to create ...
Vasily V. Trofimov
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Political Deliberation, Interest Conflict, and the Common Knowledge Effect

open access: yes, 2018
Deliberation depends on the ability of deliberators to learn from each other through the exchange of information. However, the Common Knowledge Effect (CKE) finding, a well-established phenomenon affecting small-group discussion, shows that when people ...
Myers, C. Daniel
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