@article{fd6fa00b62e94f7f8d8f28adcff989b4,
title = "The roles of referendums in deliberative systems",
abstract = "This paper does not ask to what degree referendums match deliberative democratic criteria, because no institution can. Instead, it asks what roles referendums can play in a deliberative system. It argues that referendums can play constructive roles not just as legitimating tools, but also by providing focusing events that generate salience for everyday narratives of collective life. It also argues that small-scale deliberative processes work better when they are focused on such collective decision making moments.",
keywords = "Deliberative democracy, deliberative systems, referendums",
author = "John Parkinson",
note = "Funding Information: This paper relies on primary research conducted as part of the Sparking a National Conversation project, funded by the Australian Research Council (DP160102598). My thanks to the ARC for their support; the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra, the project{\textquoteright}s institutional home; and to Alice el-Wakil, Spencer McKay, and the journal{\textquoteright}s anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and criticisms. Funding Information: This paper relies on primary research funded by the Australian Research Council (DP160102598). This paper relies on primary research conducted as part of the Sparking a National Conversation project, funded by the Australian Research Council (DP160102598). My thanks to the ARC for their support; the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra, the project?s institutional home; and to Alice el-Wakil, Spencer McKay, and the journal?s anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and criticisms. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2020",
month = feb,
day = "6",
doi = "10.1080/00344893.2020.1718195",
language = "English",
volume = "56",
pages = "485--500",
journal = "Representation: journal of representative democracy",
issn = "1749-4001",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis",
number = "4",
}