doxa.comunicación | nº 31, pp. 63-86 | 71
July-December of 2020
María Díez-Garrido
ISSN: 1696-019X / e-ISSN: 2386-3978
Table 1: Deliberative initiatives for open political parties
Deliberative initiatives
Average rating by the experts (1 to 5)
Chats, debates and questions to party members.
4.06
Web platform for proposals. Here users can send ideas they consider necessary to other supporters and can debate them. This requires a moderator who guarantees plurality and respect.
4.33
Debate forums
4.13
Comment sections
3.4
Option of sharing content
3.0
Notifications
Telegram
3.07
2.7
2.6
Contact by e-mail
3.06
Applications such as Reddit
3.8
Offline events
Periodic meetings between leaders and supporters.
Round table discussions.
Debate fórums.
Work groups.
Open days for information
Congresses
4.46
Source: Prepared by the author based on the results of the Delphi study
Section III. Decision-making and Collaboration
The last section is composed of two different concepts. According to the experts, decision-making is seen from the classic point of view of participation in which citizens are able to choose proposals. By contrast, with collaboration they can take part in the activities, or in other words, they can work jointly with the political parties. Both concepts require transparency as well as a deliberative process.
Decision-making
Decision-making allows citizens to participate actively in the measures taken by political parties. Regulated processes are necessary, as well as the identification and protection of users. Furthermore, these actions should not only be carried out through the Internet, but in person as well (3.88).
An open party must have internal democratic procedures. The following initiatives are also considered to enable decision-making:
