The phrase "a process of deliberation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a method or series of steps taken to think carefully about a decision or issue.
Example: "The committee engaged in a process of deliberation before reaching a consensus on the new policy."
Alternatives: "a period of reflection" or "a phase of careful consideration."
It is increasingly argued that preferences and values for complex goods such as ecosystem services are not pre-formed but need to be generated through a process of deliberation and learning.
Such a process of deliberation is not guaranteed success in virtue of some comprehensive theory.
Asked whether any consultation had taken place on the proposals, Mr Cameron's official spokesman said: "There has been a process of deliberation within the government on the entire package".
The person who is weak goes through a process of deliberation and makes a choice; but rather than act in accordance with his reasoned choice, he acts under the influence of a passion.
By contrast, the impetuous person does not go through a process of deliberation and does not make a reasoned choice; he simply acts under the influence of a passion.
It may be the argument runs that I can be said to choose a course of action at the conclusion of a process of deliberation, but there seems to be no choice involved when, in the heat of the moment, I toss the useless pen aside in frustration.
World Wide Views (created by Teknologirådet in Denmark) is a process of deliberations for "global citizen consultation [that] provides decision-makers with a unique insight into the global public opinion on complex governance issues" [36].
The signing of a consent document begins a process of deliberations between the research team and participants, which enables them to decide whether to continue in the research study or not.
Willing, then, is a motion, and is merely the last act of desire or aversion in any process of deliberation.
If a process of inclusive deliberation does not encompass reflexivity with respect to the entire range of associated values in an RRI process, a too simplistic view of the problematic issue is likely to emerge.
Without the ability to participate intelligently in politics one cannot use one's votes to advance one's aims nor can one be said to participate in a process of reasoned deliberation among equals.
