@article{36,
  author = {Dimitri Courant},
  title = {Citizens{\textquoteright} Assemblies for Referendums and Constitutional Reforms: Is There an {\textquotedblleft}Irish Model{\textquotedblright} for Deliberative Democracy?},
  abstract = {<p>Among democratic innovations, deliberative mini-publics, that is panels of randomly selected citizens tasked to make recommendations about public policies, have been increasingly used. In this regard, Ireland stands out as a truly unique case because, on the one hand, it held four consecutive randomly selected citizens{\textquoteright} assemblies, and on the other hand, some of those processes produced major political outcomes through three successful referendums; no other country shows such as record. This led many actors to claim that the {\textquotedblleft}Irish model{\textquotedblright} was replicable in other countries and that it should lead to political {\textquotedblleft}success.{\textquotedblright} But is this true? Relying on a qualitative empirical case-study, this article analyses different aspects to answer this question: First, the international context in which the Irish deliberative process took place; second, the differences between the various Irish citizens{\textquoteright} assemblies; third, their limitations and issues linked to a contrasted institutionalization; and finally, what {\textquotedblleft}institutional model{\textquotedblright} emerges from Ireland and whether it can be transferred elsewhere.</p>
},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Frontiers in Political Science},
  volume = {2},
  url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2020.591983/full},
  doi = {10.3389/fpos.2020.591983},
}