Generating Democratic Legitimacy through Deliberative Innovations: The Role of Embeddedness and Disruptiveness

Didier Caluwaerts, Min Reuchamps · 2016 · Representation

Summary. Deliberative innovations—structured public participation events—can strengthen democratic legitimacy only when properly embedded in existing institutions. This study compares four deliberative events across Europe and Canada, finding that institutional integration significantly affects legitimacy outcomes, while a deliberative process's disruptive potential has no bearing on its legitimacy claims.

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Caluwaerts, D., & Reuchamps, M.. (2016). Generating Democratic Legitimacy through Deliberative Innovations: The Role of Embeddedness and Disruptiveness. Representation. https://doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2016.1244111

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DOI: 10.1080/00344893.2016.1244111
Countries: United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Canada
Regions: Europe, North America
Categories: policy, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28