Poorly designed deliberation: explaining the banlieue s’ non-involvement in the Great Debate

In 2019, the French Government organized a wide public consultation named the Great Debate. Promoted as a deliberative practice that could bring together various segments of society, it was characterized by feeble involvement of the people living in the banlieues – densely populated, economically ma...

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Published in:Innovation (Abingdon, England) England), 2021-12, Vol.34 (5), p.694-711
Main Authors: Miscoiu, Sergiu, Gherghina, Sergiu
Format: Article
Language:English
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Humanities and Social Sciences
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Summary:In 2019, the French Government organized a wide public consultation named the Great Debate. Promoted as a deliberative practice that could bring together various segments of society, it was characterized by feeble involvement of the people living in the banlieues – densely populated, economically marginalized, socially deprived and ethno-culturally different peripheral areas of large cities. This article aims to explain the reasons for which people in the banlieues of Paris did not participate in the Great Debate. Drawing on in-depth interviews and one focus group conducted in the spring of 2019, we distinguish between four main causes of non-participation: the re-legitimation function of the debate, its lack of inclusiveness, mismatch of demands, and format of the deliberative setting.
ISSN:1351-1610
1469-8412
DOI:10.1080/13511610.2021.1978283