TY - BOOK AU - Vandamme,Pierre-Étienne TI - Towards more deliberative referendums? The attractions of the justified vote PY - 2018///. N1 - 83 N2 - Referendums are often condemned for their poor deliberative record. In stark opposition to the “unforced force of the better argument” guiding the deliberative ideal, votes are the result of a balance of power: the law of the greater number. Voting secrecy also disincentivizes deliberation. This article puts forward a new practice—the justified vote—likely to make voting and referendums more deliberative through fostering a deliberative attitude in the voting booth and stimulating public debate. Combined with mini-publics, it opens up new prospects for democratic participation through referendums UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-participations-2018-1-page-29?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -