Online Deliberation

A seminar on online deliberation in political and technological dimensions, focused on concepts, methods, challenges, and limits.

Format: Networked distance-learning seminar
Audience: Associated graduate programs

Overview

The seminar examines deliberative practices in digital environments, combining theoretical foundations with concrete problems of institutional design and technological mediation.

What the seminar covers

Concepts of deliberation and the public sphere.
Design of online deliberative environments.
Criteria for assessing debate quality.
Methodological challenges for studying digital interactions.