Social:Policy jury
In Canada a policy jury or citizen jury is a body of people convened to render a decision or advice on a matter of public policy. It is similar to juries used in modern court trial except that the subject of its deliberation is a matter of public policy, rather than law. The concept of the policy jury is closely connected with deliberative democracy or participatory models of democratic governance, and is similar to a deliberative opinion poll.
In some cases, policy juries are composed of randomly selected members of a given population. Citizens participating in a policy jury engage in a comprehensive learning and deliberation processes before settling on a conclusion or set of recommendations.
Policy juries have been used in Canada . Citizens’ Assemblies on Electoral Reform convened in British Columbia in 2004[1] and Ontario in 2006[2] used policy juries to address alternative electoral systems. Three of Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) have referred their Integrated Health Service Plans (IHSP) for 2010-2013 to policy juries for advice and refinement. LHINs referring their IHSPs to policy juries include the South East LHIN,[3] Central LHIN and Mississauga Halton LHIN.
See also
- Citizens' jury
- Consensus decision-making
- Democratic deficit
- Direct democracy
- Democracy
- Local Health Integration Network
- Sortition
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20050924143403/http://citizensassembly.bc.ca/public. Retrieved 2005-10-09.
- ↑ http://www.citizensassembly.gov.on.ca/
- ↑ http://www.southeastlhin.on.ca/Page.aspx?id=2346
External links
- Sorted: Civic lotteries and the future of public participation
- Ontario Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform
- British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform
- Local Health Integration Network
- MASS LBP
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