Sparking a National Conversation

引发全国性对话

• 批准号: DP160102598
• 负责人: Prof John Parkinson
• 金额: $ 15.67万
• 依托单位: University of Canberra
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2016-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP160102598
• 关键词: Sparking; National; Conversation

This project aims to understand why some promises of a ‘national conversation’ on a policy issue seem to be mere hyperbole, while others seem more authentic. Using an evaluative framework based on the latest democratic theory, and the aims and understandings of key actors in each case, the project plans to compare three cases that claimed to spark a national conversation: the Scottish National Conversation 2007–14; debates around the Affordable Care Act in the United States, 2009; and the ongoing issue of Indigenous constitutional recognition in Australia. The project aims to identify why some real-world efforts work better than others, and draw lessons for replicating best practice in Australia. Project outcomes may provide advice to policy-makers on how to engage citizens better in the major issues of the day.

这个项目旨在理解为什么一些关于在政策问题上进行“全国对话”的承诺似乎只是夸张，而另一些似乎更可信。利用基于最新民主理论的评估框架以及每个案例中关键行为者的目标和理解，该项目计划比较三个声称引发全国对话的案例：2007-14年苏格兰国民对话；2009年美国围绕《平价医疗法案》的辩论；以及澳大利亚目前正在进行的承认土著宪法问题。该项目旨在找出为什么一些现实世界的努力比其他努力效果更好，并为在澳大利亚复制最佳实践吸取经验教训。项目成果可以就如何让公民更好地参与当今的重大问题向政策制定者提供建议。