Online deliberative matrix

[en] n the last decades, online deliberation has gained prominence amongst scholars in political science, political philosophy, political communication, and big data analysis. This chapter presents a method to assess online deliberation: the Online Deliberative Matrix (ODM). This matrix refers to a criteria that assesses the quality of deliberation taking place in online discursive spaces. The chapter provides the theoretical foundation of the matrix by referring to the ideal speech situation and the two-track model of democracy advocated by Jürgen Habermas. It then presents a detailed operationalization of this theory based on nine deliberative criteria and discusses some examples that fully, or partially draw on the ODM to evaluate the deliberativeness of online debates in different contexts.

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Political science, public administration & international relations

Author, co-author :

KIES, Raphaël ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Humanities (DHUM) > Philosophy

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Language :

English

Title :

Online deliberative matrix

Publication date :

2022

Main work title :

Research Methods in Deliberative Democracy

Author, co-author :

Ercan, Selen A.

Asenbaum, Hans

Curato, Nicole

Mendonça, Ricardo F.

Publisher :

Oxford University Press

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Editorial reviewed

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