On-Line Discussion and Public Deliberation

• Authors: Dušan Ondrušek
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper surveys how the principles of the development of collective intelligence in on-line discussion and the consequences of the open source movement can influence the shape and recommended format of public deliberation processes. It raises the question of the conditions and factors which explain the difference in the quality of discussion results when technological issues are discussed and when values are discussed. It also raises the question of the importance of formats and types of facilitation which allow for deliberation to be structured towards achieving better productivity and the more effective participation of discussion participants.

Keywords

EN

collective intelligence; deliberation; public discourses

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Human Affairs
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 66-76

Dates

published

2010-03-01

online

2010-03-18

Contributors

author

Dušan Ondrušek

• PDCS, o.z., Štúrova 13, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10023-010-0007-y