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Politics & Government

Deliberative Polling and Epistemic Inequalities

Quick fact

Deliberative polling, as envisioned by James Fishkin, aims to produce considered public opinion through random sampling and informed small-group deliberation. However, research shows that the information gains from deliberation are often unequally distributed: those with higher initial education and political knowledge benefit the most, potentially reproducing epistemic inequalities among citizens.

Why this is interesting

Imagine a citizen assembly that promises to make everyone equally informed—yet leaves the least educated members even further behind. How can a democratic innovation designed to equalize voice end up deepening knowledge gaps?