But not only does the OWS experiment skirt the problem of pluralism through self-selection, the ideological homogeneity of self-selection may make deliberation tend toward extremism, as Cass Sunstein's important work on deliberation and group polarisation shows.
Because they promote constant exchange and deliberation, social networks have strong potential to promote ideological or structural changes and to generate new knowledge.
During the Supreme Court initial deliberation on April 20, 2016 the prospect vote ostensibly will be on ideological line rather than on the merit of the subject which means the lower federal ruling will prevail in view of 4-4 splin in the Supreme Court.
Last week's deliberations over the bailout package suggested that congressional leaders would be able to put ideological differences aside and deal with the financial crisis pragmatically.
It has been suggested, for example, that group deliberation can induce single-peaked preferences, by leading participants to focus on a shared cognitive or ideological dimension (Miller 1992; Knight and Johnson 1994; Dryzek and List 2003).
Thus began their deliberation.
