Achievements of dialogic-participatory procedures- Meta-analytical Pilot Study on Participatory Budgeting and Local Agenda 21 in Germany

长期以来，以对话为导向的参与性程序要么被视为对抗代议制民主弊病的良方，要么被怀疑这些程序是否有意义。计划中的试点研究将为这场两极分化、具有误导性的辩论提供经验证据，并追求两个目标。首先，它旨在提供一个系统的分析，以回答以下问题：在哪个背景下，哪个程序取得了哪些成就(微观、中观、宏观)？这样的循证研究对于完善和发展协商民主理论是必要的。这项初步研究将把思考性方法与心理学视角和历史制度主义相结合。第二个目标是方法论目标。这项初步研究将考察元分析在一个以定性案例研究为主的研究领域是否可能和有用。大约100项关于德国以对话为导向的参与式程序的实证研究将被标准化和量化。我们将找出发生了哪些问题，哪些解决方案是可行的。如果元分析被证明是可行的，我们计划与国际合作伙伴进行进一步的元分析。

Dialog-oriented, participatory procedures have been regarded for a long time either as cure to counter malaises of representative democracy or it was doubted whether these procedures make sense. The planned pilot study will bring empirical evidence to this polarizing, misleading debate and pursues two objectives. First, it aims at providing a systematic analysis to answer the following question: Which procedure had which achievements (micro-, meso-, macro-level) in which context? Such an evidence based study is necessary to refine and to develop theories on deliberative democracy. The pilot study will combine deliberative approaches with psychological perspectives and historical institutionalism. The second objective is a methodological one. The pilot study will examine whether metaanalyses are possible and useful in a research field with predominantly qualitative case studies. Around 100 empirical studies on dialog-oriented, participatory procedures in Germany will be standardized and quantified. We will find out which problems occur and which solutions are feasible. If the metaanalysis turns out to be practical we plan further metaanalyses with international partners.