Co-Director Yi-ting Lien on the Opportunities and Challenges of Deliberative Democracy
In this Chinese-language publication for Who Governs Taiwan (菜市場政治學), Co-Director Yi-ting Lien explores how deliberative democracy can address the limitations of representative systems. Drawing on both international research and Taiwan’s own digital platforms—such as vTaiwan and JOIN—she highlights how structured citizen dialogue can foster more inclusive policymaking and restore democratic trust. While challenges around representation and scalability remain, the piece argues that digital tools offer new opportunities to revitalize democratic participation.
This piece was originally published in Chinese by Who Governs Taiwan, an online platform dedicated to popularizing political science. Link: https://whogovernstw.org/2024/12/05/yitinglien2/
