The book includes contributions from several members of Digipol

Political Parties and Deliberative Democracy in Europe: A Convenient Relationship? is a book edited by Sergiu Gherghina as part of the Routledge Studies in Democratic Innovations series. It provides a systematic account of the interonnection between political parties and deliberative democracy.

The book explores which political parties prefer deliberation, how intra-party deliberation occurs in practice, and how political elites and party members perceive deliberative democracy. It addresses key questions such as how party characteristics influence the use of deliberation, why intra-party deliberation varies across parties, and the perspectives of politicians and party members on deliberation

The book has two chapters authored by Digipol members. Juan Rodríguez-Teruel and Oscar Barberà present a theoretical paper on ‘Deliberation, plebiscitarianism, and representation: The trilemma of party democratic reforms’. Adrià Mompó, Rosa Borge and Oscar Barberà explore the ‘Conditions and features of party deliberation: An analysis of four initiatives in Spain’.

References:

Gherghina, S. (ed.) (2024) Political Parties and Deliberative Democracy in Europe: A Convenient Relationship? Routledge Studies in Democratic Innovations. London: Routledge.

Rodríguez-Teruel, J. and Barberà, O. (2024) ‘Deliberation, plebiscitarianism, and representation: The trilemma of party democratic reforms’, in Gherghina, S. (ed.) Political Parties and Deliberative Democracy in Europe: A Convenient Relationship? London: Routledge, pp. 15-30.

Mompó, A., Borge, R. and Barberà, O. (2024) ‘Conditions and features of party deliberation: An analysis of four initiatives in Spain’, in Gherghina, S. (ed.) Political Parties and Deliberative Democracy in Europe: A Convenient Relationship? London: Routledge, pp. 275-292.