Citizens’ Initiative Review process: mediating emotions, promoting productive deliberation
研究了美国俄勒冈州2010年公民倡议审查中情绪与理性的互动，发现竞争-协作结构既允许情绪表达又促进理性审议，对审议民主实践者有用。
The interplay between emotion and reason is of interest to scholars of deliberative democracy, yet it has been little analysed. Examining a 2010 Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) in Oregon, USA, we find (1) that the participation of chief petitioners, advocates and witnesses is conducive to the expression of emotions and (2) that, aided by moderators, panellists remain focused on clarifying key points and writing their Citizens’ Statement. We conclude that the competitive–collaborative structure of the CIR offers opportunities for emotional expression and reasoned deliberation while productively combining these important forms of discourse.