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Rethinking Public Participation in Decision-Making Processes
The assumption that simply opening a meeting to anyone does not yield a representative sample of the population, as those who care deeply about the issue can unduly influence the outcome. This highlights the need to reconsider participatory processes like citizens assemblies, which use methods such as lotteries or specific qualifications to ensure a diverse and balanced representation of citizens in public deliberations.