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  "abstract": "This study examines whether exposure to a deliberative mini-public (DMP) shapes citizens' attitudes toward this specific form of democratic innovation. Using panel surveys conducted before and after Luxembourg's 2022 Climate Assembly (Klima-Biergerrot, KBR), we compare three groups: participants (direct exposure), informed non-participants (indirect exposure), and uninformed non-participants (no exposure). Our causal mediation analyses reveal a \"foot-in-the-door\" effect: when political authorities organize a national DMP, it boosts public support for future DMPs and increases willingness to participate. This effect is powerful when coupled with a positive evaluation of the outcomes and, to a lesser extent, of the process itself. While participants show the greatest attitudinal shift, informed non-participants also exhibit a weaker but similar trend. Overall, organizing a national DMP helps familiarize citizens with deliberative practices and strengthens their legitimacy, thereby contributing to the \"deliberative wave\" becoming eventually a lasting democratic trend rather than a short-lived experiment.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.",
    "Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium."
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      "name": "Lisa Verhasselt"
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      "name": "Sebastien Rojon"
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      "name": "Raphaël Kies"
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  "doi": "10.1057/s41599-026-08654-2",
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  "language": "eng",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13695576?pdf=render",
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  "published": "2026-08-11",
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  "title": "A foot in the door? The impact of a real-world deliberative process on citizens' attitudes toward deliberative mini-publics (DMPs).",
  "title_text": "A foot in the door? The impact of a real-world deliberative process on citizens' attitudes toward deliberative mini-publics (DMPs).",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:21:18Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/f7sw86mx8hzc2",
  "venue": "Humanities & social sciences communications",
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