Niek Mouter writes opinion article about combining citizen consultation with large-scale consultation on NRC.nl

According to Niek Mouter, experts often play a decisive role in citizen participation. At a citizens' deliberation, citizens designated by lot make recommendations to the government, based on expert information and deliberate discussion. Niek Mouter only sees in the media and the public debate that the benefits of a citizen's consultation are highlighted, while the criticisms remain underexposed. For example, you never hear anyone talk about Dimitri Courant's critical reflections on the French civil deliberation. Critical analyzes of the Irish civil deliberation also receive no attention.' According to him, it is extremely important to pay attention to this.

• Read the article (in Dutch): 'Laten we niet experimenteren met de democratie'
  NRC.nl, 14 October 2021