scholarly journals Debates electorales presidenciales bajo la mirada deliberativa. Caso México, 2012 y 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (28) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Ivan Islas Flores
Keyword(s):  
Quality Index ◽  
Discourse Quality

<p>Los procesos electorales y sus prácticas asociadas de comunicación política representan elementos esenciales en regímenes democráticos. Propongo enriquecer la comprensión de campañas electorales a partir de la perspectiva deliberativa. La ventaja clave de una alta calidad deliberativa en campañas consiste en la posibilidad de contribuir al incremento de la racionalidad del voto, factor crucial en democracias incipientes. Este artículo expone el análisis y la evaluación del comportamiento discursivo y deliberativo de candidatos a la presidencia en seis debates en las elecciones federales mexicanas de 2012 y 2018.</p><p>Para evaluar la calidad deliberativa en los debates, empleé elementos del Discourse Quality Index(DQI). Los resultados en la elección de 2012 muestran que, en contraste con los primeros dos debates efectuados bajo formatos tradicionales, el diseño del tercero (#YoSoy132) “forzó” a los candidatos a justificar sus posturas y relacionarse dialógicamente. Por su parte, en la elección de 2018, cuyos moderadores, auditorio y candidatos interactuaron de forma directa, se incrementó la calidad deliberativa en ciertos aspectos, aunque no necesariamente en el nivel argumentativo.</p><div><br clear="all" /><br /></div>

DelibAnalysis: Understanding the quality of online political discourse with machine learning

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 810-822
Author(s):  
Eleonore Fournier-Tombs ◽  
Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Large Datasets ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Political Discussion ◽  
Systematic Framework ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Discourse Quality

This article proposes an automated methodology for the analysis of online political discourse. Drawing from the discourse quality index (DQI) by Steenbergen et al., it applies a machine learning–based quantitative approach to measuring the discourse quality of political discussions online. The DelibAnalysis framework aims to provide an accessible, replicable methodology for the measurement of discourse quality that is both platform and language agnostic. The framework uses a simplified version of the DQI to train a classifier, which can then be used to predict the discourse quality of any non-coded comment in a given political discussion online. The objective of this research is to provide a systematic framework for the automated discourse quality analysis of large datasets and, in applying this framework, to yield insight into the structure and features of political discussions online.

Measuring Political Deliberation: A Discourse Quality Index

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco R Steenbergen ◽  
André Bächtiger ◽  
Markus Spörndli ◽  
Jürg Steiner
Keyword(s):  
Quality Index ◽  
Political Deliberation ◽  
Discourse Quality

Deliberation about the 2014 Umbrella Movement in a Hong Kong elite newspaper: A quantitative study of the Hong Kong Economic Journal

2020 ◽  
pp. 205789111989852
Author(s):  
Waikeung Tam
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Public Issues ◽  
Economic Journal ◽  
The City ◽  
Public Concerns ◽  
Significant Question ◽  
Discourse Quality

Deliberative democratic theorists have argued that effective deliberation is central to democracy. Does Hong Kong possess a viable public sphere for deliberating important public issues, as the city has been striving for a full democracy since the 1980s? This article addresses this significant question by examining the quality of deliberation on the 2014 Umbrella Movement by the editorials and commentaries in an elite print Chinese newspaper – the Hong Kong Economic Journal – based on the “Discourse Quality Index” and other criteria used by major works on mediated deliberation. This article argues that the Journal has served as a viable public sphere for deliberating important public concerns in Hong Kong. The Journal’s editorials and commentaries performed well in terms of offering reasoned arguments and engaging in dialogue with opposing viewpoints. Regarding respect for the actors which were involved in the Umbrella Movement, the Journal as a whole had maintained a civilized tone. However, there was an indication that commentary authors had less tolerance toward actors from the opposite camps.

The politics of justification? Applying the ‘Discourse Quality Index’ to the study of the European Parliament

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Lord ◽  
Dionysia Tamvaki
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Institutional Issues ◽  
Discourse Quality

In this paper, we apply a revised version of the Discourse Quality Index (DQI) developed by Steenbergen et al. to European Parliament (EP) debates. This updated measurement instrument, after the inclusion of new indicators, helps us identify not just the principles of European Union (EU) deliberation but most importantly the favourable contextual conditions of supranational deliberation. We illustrate the new DQI coding for selected debates over the last EU parliamentary term and discuss how the data can be employed to assess the overall quality of deliberation in the EP. At the same time we demonstrate that institutional issues matter for the quality of EP discourse, as do Members of the European Parliaments’ personal characteristics. Issue attributes on the other hand, influence supranational deliberation but not in the expected direction.

The Role of Precision in Spatial Narratives: Using a Modified Discourse Quality Index to Measure the Quality of Deliberative Spatial Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 197-217
Author(s):  
Christopher Marder ◽  
Jennifer Bernstein
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Geographic Information Science ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Revision Process ◽  
Spatial Locations ◽  
Discourse Quality

The importance of spatial precision in geographic information science is not limited to quantitative data. As spatial data can also exist in qualitative form, modifying a discourse quality index from the field of discourse ethics can help understand whether mentioning specific spatial locations changes the quality of spatial narratives. The discourse quality index was modified by incorporating an item into the index that detected the presence and magnitude of a spatial precision construct. The spatial narratives analyzed with this modified index were 151 public comments submitted during a public policy revision process, for a national forest plan revision at the Chugach National Forest in Alaska, USA. Analysis showed when discourse quality values underwent a comparison of means test, the values were significantly changed between comments with no spatial precision versus those considered to have spatial precision. The results suggest, preliminarily, that employing spatial precision in narratives changes discourse quality during deliberative activities. Further, the way in which people use spatial precision to communicate during a policy revision process can impact how spatial narratives are understood and valued.

scholarly journals Desafios para o avanço dos direitos humanos no Brasil: uma análise das justificações no debate mediado em torno do caso do PNDH-3

Compolítica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-184
Author(s):  
Vanessa Veiga de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Quality Index ◽  
Discourse Quality

Com o objetivo de refletir sobre os desafios para a promoção dos direitos humanos no contexto brasileiro, este artigo apresenta as características do debate que ocorreu nos media acerca do PNDH-3 (Terceiro Programa Nacional de Direitos Humanos) e os efeitos dessa visibilidade para a formação da decisão política. O caso em tela é controverso, pois após o programa ser objeto de intenso debate e de pressão política, seu texto foi novamente publicado em maio de 2010, com a alteração de importantes pontos que contrariavam a proposta original. A partir do método DQI (Discourse Quality Index), o artigo analisa a cobertura midiática e as razões ensejadas pelos atores durante a contenda. Revela-se que o cenário desigual de acesso à visibilidade midiática privilegia as justificações dadas por grupos de interesse específico, sobrepondo-se ao bem comum, desconsiderando o objetivo primeiro da política em questão, os direitos universais.

scholarly journals Conversação e deliberação sobre questões sensíveis: um estudo sobre o uso das razões que circulam nos media

2017 ◽  
pp. 55-72
Author(s):  
Rousiley C. M. Maia ◽  
Danila Cal ◽  
Gabriella Hauber ◽  
Vanessa V. de Oliveira ◽  
Patrícia G. C. Rossini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Index ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Discourse Quality

Resumo A discussão informal tem despertado crescente interesse em estudos sobre deliberação. Contudo, são raros os estudos que examinam o engajamento das pessoas em contextos conflitantes. Este artigo investiga o modo pelo qual sujeitos de grupos sociais em conflito fazem uso de razões concorrentes que circulam nos media para negociar suas opiniões sobre uma “questão sensível”: a redução da maioridade penal. Para tanto, foram realizados cinco grupos de discussão em Belém (PA) e Belo Horizonte (MG), com policiais militares e moradores e adolescentes de periferia. A partir da adaptação do Discourse Quality Index, este estudo analisa: as justificativas expressas pelos participantes; o respeito entre os grupos; o papel das histórias pessoais na discussão. Investiga-se, ainda, o fluxo de argumentos antes e após a apresentação do material dos media. Os resultados contribuem para compreender a dinâmica através da qual os sujeitos se situam num “espaço de razões” em debates plurais.

scholarly journals Europeanisation through Conditionality and Deliberation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jehona Lushaku Sadriu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Index ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Discourse Quality ◽  
The Way

This paper analyses the Europeanisation of Kosovo by focusing on conditionality and deliberation as EU enlargement tools. Despite the high presence of EU institutions in Kosovo, the EU does not recognize Kosovo as a country, but offers the possibility of integration as it currently does for all other Western Balkan countries. This paper analyses the way in which the EU applies conditionality towards Kosovo in the pre-accession period and the extent to which this is combined with deliberation. In order to measure conditionality and deliberation, I take as a case study the Stabilization Association Process Dialogue Meeting between EU and Kosovo. For conditionality I present my own methodology, whereas for deliberation I apply Discourse Quality Index (DQI). I conclude, that EU uses deliberationin the process of conditionality, whereas Kosovo representatives use conditionality very rarely.

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