Issue framing and group composition in a deliberative discussion

• Main Authors: Jean, Serene Peiying, Sng, Jessica Cheun Yin, Zhang, Jiawei, Lew, Zi Jian
• Other Authors: Kim Nu Ri
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Communities, classes and races; DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political theory; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Public opinion; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Intercultural communication
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63167
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In a deliberative democracy, stakeholders from diverse backgrounds come together and represent the various views within a society. Contact theory posits that interaction with outgroups reduces prejudice and improves relations. In attempting to bring together both ideas in a study, a 2 (ethnically ho...