and nationally-affiliated international policy-making network include citizen institutes; Regional participation in science demographic and technology representation THEORETICAL Network developed Network established under Network established as an TRADITION around international tradition of deliberations; ‘idea’ by the DBT; environmental dialogue Practicality to establish Expansion of previous citizen recognition on initiatives international level INSITUTIONS, Some actors identify as Contribution to reaching DBT as central to network; VENUES, national institutes; Strong Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 Sites join through ACTORS encouragement to use of the CBD Strategic Plan snowballing outreach results to appeal to through partners national policy; Regional sites by national identity INFLUENCE Citizen support for Official recognition from Material and reports national policy on the CBD and supported to dispersed to policymakers, biodiversity conservation; continue as an international citizens, media; One case used results for project Results/Material used for city planning; Some cases side projects including directly associated with youth outreach and national institutions research; Strong reliance on informative video and material PROCESS Structure provided Voting procedure by Deliberative (qualitative) uniformity and citizens; Quantitative, conversations not opportunity to influence comparable results; Strict recorded; Design of national legislation; voting structure for structure critiqued for lack Consensus not enforced presentation of of qualitative results representation REASONING Desire for process and Citizens reflect on National results express opinions to be reflected deliberation, order values, differences in culture; upon by citizens and and vote Process understood to be policymakers within the ‘constantly reinvented’ political system and evolving CONDITIONS Citizens identified by Citizens value biodiversity Varying reasons for OF A PUBLIC nationality with loyalty to loss as a global crisis; individual citizen SPHERE solving global participation biodiversity issues; Citizen results support for ecological value over economic Implications of Practice for Cosmopolitan Nationalism Site hosts and citizens exhibit conditions supportive of a Cosmopolitan Nationalist approach to transnational democracy through ideological values and
and nationally-affiliated institutes; Regional demographic representation international policy-making network include citizen participation in science and technology THEORETICAL TRADITION Network developed around international environmental dialogue Network established under tradition of deliberations; Practicality to establish citizen recognition on international level Network established as an ‘idea’ by the DBT; Expansion of previous initiatives INSITUTIONS, VENUES, ACTORS Some actors identify as national institutes; Strong encouragement to use results to appeal to national policy; Regional sites by national identity Contribution to reaching Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 of the CBD Strategic Plan DBT as central to network; Sites join through snowballing outreach through partners INFLUENCE Citizen support for national policy on biodiversity conservation; One case used results for city planning; Some cases directly associated with national institutions Official recognition from the CBD and supported to continue as an international project Material and reports dispersed to policymakers, citizens, media; Results/Material used for side projects including youth outreach and research; Strong reliance on informative video and material PROCESS Structure provided uniformity and opportunity to influence national legislation; Consensus not enforced Voting procedure by citizens; Quantitative, comparable results; Strict voting structure for presentation of representation Deliberative (qualitative) conversations not recorded; Design of structure critiqued for lack of qualitative results REASONING Desire for process and opinions to be reflected upon by citizens and policymakers within the political system Citizens reflect on deliberation, order values, and vote National results express differences in culture; Process understood to be ‘constantly reinvented’ and evolving CONDITIONS OF A PUBLIC SPHERE Citizens identified by nationality with loyalty to solving global biodiversity issues; Citizen results support for ecological value over economic Citizens value biodiversity loss as a global crisis; Varying reasons for individual citizen participation Implications of Practice for Cosmopolitan Nationalism Site hosts and citizens exhibit conditions supportive of a Cosmopolitan Nationalist approach to transnational democracy through ideological values and
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