Nudge nudge, think think: two strategies for changing civic behaviour
Nudge nudge, think think: two strategies for changing civic behaviour
This paper reviews two contrasting approaches governments use to engage the citizen to promote better public policy outcomes: nudging citizens using the insights of behavioural economics, as summarised by Thaler and Sunstein (2009) or giving citizens the space to think through and debate solutions, as indicated by proponents of deliberative democracy. The paper summarises each approach, giving examples; then it compares and contrast them, illustrating their relative strengths and weaknesses. The paper concludes by suggesting that the approaches share some common features and policy-makers could useful draw upon both.
behavioural economics, nudge, deliberative democracy, citizen engagement, public policy outcomes
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John, Peter
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Smith, Graham
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Stoker, Gerry
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8 August 2009
John, Peter
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Smith, Graham
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Stoker, Gerry
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John, Peter, Smith, Graham and Stoker, Gerry
(2009)
Nudge nudge, think think: two strategies for changing civic behaviour.
The Political Quarterly, 80 (3), .
(doi:10.1111/j.1467-923X.2009.02001.x).
Abstract
This paper reviews two contrasting approaches governments use to engage the citizen to promote better public policy outcomes: nudging citizens using the insights of behavioural economics, as summarised by Thaler and Sunstein (2009) or giving citizens the space to think through and debate solutions, as indicated by proponents of deliberative democracy. The paper summarises each approach, giving examples; then it compares and contrast them, illustrating their relative strengths and weaknesses. The paper concludes by suggesting that the approaches share some common features and policy-makers could useful draw upon both.
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Published date: 8 August 2009
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behavioural economics, nudge, deliberative democracy, citizen engagement, public policy outcomes
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/80276
ISSN: 0032-3179
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