[1P5-OS-16b] AIとデモクラシー

[1P5-OS-16b-05] Investigating the Fairness of Participants in Deliberative Mini-publics

Differences in DQI Scores by Socio-demographic Characteristics

〇Tomoyuki Tatsumi¹, Takashi Nakazawa² (1. Toyohasi SOZO Junior College, 2. Toyo University)

Keywords:consensus building, fairness, mini-publics

This paper examines fairness in mini-public deliberations, where randomly selected citizens discuss public issues. While they have gained popularity as a practice of deliberative democracy, it's unclear if participants can discuss equally. In this study, discussion data from a deliberative event modeled after a deliberative poll in 2019 were coded using an evaluation index based on the Discourse Quality Index (DQI). In addition to the number of statements, individual DQI scores were used as an index of deliberative ability, and differences in mean values by social attribute (gender, generation, and educational background) were examined. Results showed no generation differences, but higher educational backgrounds led to higher DQI scores for 'Opinions.' Females had higher DQI scores for 'Opinions,' 'Reasons,' and 'Emotion,' despite making fewer statements than males.