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Examining Discursive Features in Crowdsourced Deliberation: Idea Generation through Elaboration
Tanja Aitamurto1, Peter Royal1, Jorge Saldivar2
1Department of Communication, University of Illinois Chicago, 1007 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607 USA.
Computer Supported Cooperative Work : CSCW : an International Journal
|April 27, 2026
Summary
Civic technologies foster crowdsourced deliberation, enhancing idea generation through high deliberative quality and elaboration. Designing platforms to balance agreement and disagreement is key for effective public participation.
Area of Science:
- Civic technology
- Public policy
- Deliberative democracy
Background:
- Civic technologies, like participatory budgeting and crowdsourced policymaking, facilitate asynchronous, distributed deliberation.
- Understanding the dynamics of these online public forums is crucial for effective governance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the deliberative quality, disagreement/agreement, and elaboration within crowdsourced policymaking.
- To assess the association between these factors and idea generation.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of a national government's crowdsourced policymaking process.
- Evaluation of deliberative quality, elaboration (rationale-sharing), and idea generation.
Main Results:
- Crowdsourced deliberation exhibited high deliberative quality.
- High deliberative quality and elaboration of perspectives were positively associated with idea generation.
Conclusions:
- Elaboration of perspectives is a critical component for idea generation in crowdsourced deliberation.
- Designing civic technology platforms to foster deliberative quality and balanced discourse can enhance public participation and innovation.
Keywords:
Civic technologiesCrowdsourced deliberationCrowdsourcingDeliberationDemocratic innovationsDisagreementParticipatory democracyPolicy-makingMore Related Videos
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