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Stanford University Prof. gives lecture about consultative democracy

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ A professor at the Department of Communication at Stanford University and director of the Stanford Consultative Democracy Center James S. Fishkin gave a lecture at open discussion themed “Consultative Democracy” on Tuesday in Ulaanbaatar. Mr Fishkin underlined that a main value of the consultative democracy is a seeking of the most proper solution for any policy by reflecting public opinion in it. The consultative democracy also has a value of providing the public with right information and news, he said. In order to use this beneficial method, several countries organize consultative polls among people. Such a method has to involve more randomly-selected people, and the public must be provided with balanced information on a specific issue before running the poll. After this, the public polls are collected through paper to conclude the poll. The results are analyzed and informed through the media. This method has been used successfully in Chinese Macau, Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul State, Lazio Region of Italy, and Japan, hr said. The Mayor of Ulaanbaatar city E.Bat-Uul said he will implement this method. Organized by the Civil Hall at the Presidential Office, the discussion brought together authorities of the capital city and its districts, officials of the government and international organizations. After the lecture they shared views with the guest on ways of ensuring a civil participation in the city.

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