Citizens’ summits are often seen as a democratic tool that supplements the electoral democracy. This study looks at the interactions between participants, revealing much about the functioning of deliberative space in citizens’ summits. We also focus on the issue of participant diversity and how senses of belonging include or exclude sections of society.
Vlind, M. and Smets, P. (2018), "Senses of Belonging and Nonbelonging within Citizens’ Summits in Amsterdam", Davis, K., Ghorashi, H. and Smets, P. (Ed.) Contested Belonging: Spaces, Practices, Biographies, Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 89-111.
DOI (behind paywall):. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78743-206-220181005
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