Good Deliberation Regardless of Mode? A Comparison of Automated Online, Human Online and Face-to-Face Moderations in a Deliberative Mini-Public

• In Event: New Methods and Measures for Public Opinion Research

Brief Overview

We examine how discussion modes—face-to-face, online with human moderators, online with automated moderation—impact opinions and learning in a mini-public. Our experiment with 671 participants revealed opinion and knowledge changes across all modes.

Authors

• Kimmo Gronlund, Abo Akademi University

• Kaisa Maria Herne, University of Tampere

• James Fishkin, Stanford University

• Marina Lindell, Abo Akademi University

• Alice Siu, Stanford University

• Lodewijk Gelauff, Stanford University