Abstract
A new generation of democratic innovations is proliferating in Scotland since the turn of the century, including a range of participatory processes and institutions. The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland (2019-2021) was the first official assembly at national level. Its remit was to consider what kind of country Scotland should be and how to overcome 21st century challenges. It generated 60 recommendations across multiple policy areas and received an official response by the Scottish Government in November 2021.
This report presents the key findings by the research team that evaluated the assembly. The team was given unprecedented access to carry out mixed methods research into the internal (i.e. process quality) and external (i.e. relationship with institutions and society) dimensions of the Assembly. Drawing on a large evidence base comprising 7 sources of qualitative and quantitative data, the Research Report on the 1st Citizens' Assembly offers the most comprehensive study of its kind in Scotland.
This report presents the key findings by the research team that evaluated the assembly. The team was given unprecedented access to carry out mixed methods research into the internal (i.e. process quality) and external (i.e. relationship with institutions and society) dimensions of the Assembly. Drawing on a large evidence base comprising 7 sources of qualitative and quantitative data, the Research Report on the 1st Citizens' Assembly offers the most comprehensive study of its kind in Scotland.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
| Publisher | Scottish Government Social Research |
| Number of pages | 110 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781802018943 |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- citizens' assembly
- mini-publics
- participation
- deliberation
- participatory democracy
- deliberative democracy
- mixed methods
- Scotland
- futures