Opening up? Adoption of open science practices in democratic innovation research
Opening up? Adoption of open science practices in democratic innovation research
Innovations in deliberative and participatory democracy have been rapidly adopted by policy makers. Long-term success of democratic reform hinges on developing research through open, reproducible, and ethical standards that secure trust in findings. This study examines how Democratic Innovations (DI) scholars implement open science practices (OSP). We analyze empirical research published in English-language peer-reviewed journals between 1970 and 2021. Our analysis reveals limited OSP use: less than 1% of research articles involve replication and approximately 3.5% provide full data access, despite an increase in the past decade to almost 8% of articles published in 2020. Open publishing has increased, reaching almost 50% of publications in recent years. The article concludes by discussing how OSP can contribute to improving the practice of DI and the policy effects of institutional design. Researchers who understand institutional design for inclusive collective action are best placed to make the changes required to promote open science.
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Ryan, Matt
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Mestre, Rafael
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Gheasi, Masood
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Bolton, George Gregory
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Muradova, Lala
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Ryan, Matt
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Mestre, Rafael
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Gheasi, Masood
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Bolton, George Gregory
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Muradova, Lala, Ryan, Matt, Mestre, Rafael, Gheasi, Masood and Bolton, George Gregory
(2025)
Opening up? Adoption of open science practices in democratic innovation research.
PS: Political Science & Politics.
(doi:10.1017/S1049096525101297).
Abstract
Innovations in deliberative and participatory democracy have been rapidly adopted by policy makers. Long-term success of democratic reform hinges on developing research through open, reproducible, and ethical standards that secure trust in findings. This study examines how Democratic Innovations (DI) scholars implement open science practices (OSP). We analyze empirical research published in English-language peer-reviewed journals between 1970 and 2021. Our analysis reveals limited OSP use: less than 1% of research articles involve replication and approximately 3.5% provide full data access, despite an increase in the past decade to almost 8% of articles published in 2020. Open publishing has increased, reaching almost 50% of publications in recent years. The article concludes by discussing how OSP can contribute to improving the practice of DI and the policy effects of institutional design. Researchers who understand institutional design for inclusive collective action are best placed to make the changes required to promote open science.
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