The Australian Citizens’ Parliament and the Future of Deliberative Democracy

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INDEX Aboriginal people. See Indigenous Australians accountability, 148–49, 155, 210, 214 adultism, 78, 80 n. 14 adversity, 254–55, 295 advocacy, 59, 112, 156–57, 221, 227 age, 45, 165, 169, 173 n. 12 Anderson, Patrick, “Forging a National Identity,” 248–59 antagonistic pluralism, 116 Appreciative Inquiry, 5 Ascentum, 51 asynchronicity, 51 Australia, 75, 252 “community consultation” in, 31 compulsory voting in, 21, 32 n. 3, 72, 73 functioning of political system in, 21, 206, 253, 259 n. 29 Indigenous marginalization and discrimination in, 92, 251 national identity in, 248–49, 251–56 political culture in, 216 political innovation in, 1, 21, 32 n. 1, 299 political parties in, 72, 79 n. 8 See also Australian democracy Australia 2020 Summit about, 22–25 ACP comparison with, 21–22, 25–31 “best and brightest” at, 22, 30, 33 n. 8 democratic renewal and, 32 Final Report from, 24 government and, 22, 25, 26, 29, 31 media and, 24, 25, 27, 33 n. 8 participants in, 23, 33 n. 11 policy streams in, 22–24, 33 n. 9 politics and, 29–30 Australian Capital Territory (ACT), 212 Australian Citizens’ Parliament (ACP), Canberra assembly accomplishments, 30, 32, 105, 142, 289–91, 293–94 advance planning for, 16–20 advising of, 210–11 advocacy at, 59, 112, 156–57, 221, 227 agenda, 5–6, 49, 69, 199, 296 age of participants, 45, 165, 169, 173 n. 12 and Australian national identity, 248–56, 290 bias at, 219–26, 296–97 brainstorming at, 113–15 chair responsibility at, 211, 219 n. 3 communication networks at, 163–65 compared to Australia 2020 Summit, 21–22, 25–31 consensus at, 108, 170, 252–53 as deliberative event, 26–31, 100–105, 106, 109, 110, 291–94 democratic deliberation at, 10 n. 9, 30, 31, 95, 96, 105, 269–70, 289, 290–92 demographics, 38–40, 42, 44, 290, 297–98 design and structure, 294 diversity of views at, 111, 112, 116, 119, 297–98 empowerment at, 180–81, 187, 290 expectations for, 70–72, 111–12, 294 federal government and, 16–17, 187, 291 final recommendations, 4, 141, 205–6, 207, 214–16, 291, 294 Final Report, 4, 148, 156, 158 funding, 17 gender and, 45 geographic distance and, 49 goals, 17–18, 32, 43–44, 54–55, 84–85, 112 handbook, 204 and Indigenous issue, 40, 152–53, 155, 158–59, 252–53, 258–59 n. 27, 291 interactive sessions at, 27 invitations to participate in, 37–38, 39, 50, 67, 75–77 media and, 260, 263–71, 291, 295 observer ratings of, 101–2, 103 older participants at, 67, 71, 78 origin of idea for, 14–16, 208 Page numbers in italics signify tables and figures. 308 index participant proposals at, 69, 72, 161, 209–10, 211–12 peer influence at, 161–72, 293, 294 plenaries at, 120, 159, 222–25 process integrity at, 28, 29 questioning at, 72–75, 116–17 randomized seating at, 4, 42, 69, 161, 170, 292, 294 recruitment procedure for, 43–44, 47, 290 research purpose of, 6–7, 42–43, 297 selection of participants in, 26, 40, 43, 47 n. 12, 208–9 self-assessments, 103, 104–5 setting size for, 37–38 shortcomings, 31–32, 290–91, 294 small-group discussions at, 28, 69, 78, 120, 122, 146 speaking turns at, 122–28, 192, 200, 293 storytelling at, 83–93, 90, 293 structure and design, 3–6, 4, 26, 29, 79, 109–10 support to citizen parliamentarians at, 204–16 table discussions at, 89–90, 178–79, 231 n. 3 timeline, 3 topic flow to, 68, 146–59, 292–93 transformation of participants at, 31, 237–46, 290, 295–96 volunteers’ role in, 23–24, 181, 186, 219, 290 website of, 38 withdrawals from, 40, 41, 44 younger participants, 67, 71, 77, 78 See also facilitators; Online Parliament Australian Citizens’ Parliament (ACP), regional meetings, 4, 27, 43, 45, 49, 186 proposals from, 54 task of, 41, 49, 67–68 Australian Collaboration, 209 Australian democracy, 1, 216, 276 anxious majoritarian view of, 136, 140 changing orientations toward, 133–44 contentment with, 136, 137, 140, 141, 142 discontentment with, 21, 136–37, 140, 223 innovations in, 21, 32 n. 1, 299 moralistic leadership view of, 136, 139–40 positioning of Indigenous culture in, 215–16 and stories, 86–88 Australian Electoral Commission, 37 Australian Facilitators Network, 10 n. 9 Australian Research Council (ARC), 6, 17, 218, 230 n. 2 The Australian, 280 autonomy, 61 Barber, Benjamin, 235 Batalha...