Because political knowledge matters: The impact of deliberation on young citizens’ opinions
Other Titles: Zato što je političko znanje bitno: utjecaj deliberacije na mišljenje mladih građana
Authors: Yannas, Prodromos 
Lappas, Georgios 
Triantafillidou, Amalia 
Deligiaouri, Anastasia 
Kleftodimos, Alexandros 
Papadopoulou, Theodora
Alvanos, Raymondos 
Issue Date: 1-Jan-2016
Journal: Media Studies 
Volume: 7
Issue: 14
Keywords: Deliberation, Deliberative democracy, Knowledge, Political participation, Public opinion polls
Abstract: 
This paper addresses the importance of “knowledge” and “access to information” in the formation of young citizens’ opinion through deliberative procedures. The research presented in this paper is grounded in the theoretical framework of deliberative democracy as a democratic model and procedure that allows participants to be engaged in a rational and open dialogue before deciding on a particular issue. Our research draws empirically upon a deliberative event that took place in October 2014 at the Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences in Greece. The topic of deliberation was “Political Public Opinion Polls.” The results of this study are commensurate with the dominant thesis in the relevant literature, which underlines that the deliberative procedure enriches the knowledge of citizens and thus enables them to participate effectively in the decision making process.
ISSN: 18485030
18479758
DOI: 10.20901/ms.7.14.7
URI: https://uniwacris.uniwa.gr/handle/3000/2481
Type: Article
Department: Department of Business Administration 
School: School of Administrative, Economics and Social Sciences 
Affiliation: University of West Attica (UNIWA) 
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