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Who Wants to Deliberate—And Why?
A study challenging the view that citizens are uninterested in politics. It finds that a large, diverse group of Americans—especially those turned off by partisan conflict—are willing to…
Barbarians at the Gate & Neighbors Next Door: Policy Knowledge, Anxiety, & Public Opinion about Immigration in the U.S.
What actually drives public opinion on immigration? This study disentangles the roles of economic anxiety, cultural threat, and policy knowledge. It finds that "status anxiety"—the fear of…
A Theory of Deliberation as Interactive Reasoning
This paper bridges the gap between formal theory and normative deliberative democracy. It develops a model of "interactive reasoning" where participants are motivated not just by strategy, but by…