The purpose of this paper is to assess the opportunity and challenge of deliberative public Consultation in Korea. For this, this paper compares Commission National du Debat Public, Almedalen Political Week, 21st Century Town Hall Meeting and 2014 Kor...
The purpose of this paper is to assess the opportunity and challenge of deliberative public Consultation in Korea. For this, this paper compares Commission National du Debat Public, Almedalen Political Week, 21st Century Town Hall Meeting and 2014 Korean National Public Debate. Based on the comparison of four cases, this paper finds as follows: 1) 2014 Korean National Public Debate shows the potentialities for deliberative public debate, 2) but in order to settle deliberative public debate, it is necessary to institutionalize public debate and to establish social capital for public debate, 3) to design efficiently deliberative public debate, the various approaches to public debate, the adequate discussion period for debate and a wider use of professional are needed.