Broadly defined, deliberative democracy aspires the decision-making legitimacy by deliberation of equal citizens. As a response to the growing discontent with the representational governance, the normative and empirical development of the deliberative democracy theory addresses the increasing desiderata of public engagement beyond party politics and constituencies. Generating knowledge for the use of policy-making, foresight shares a common ground of participative and policy-impacting challenges with the deliberative democracy theory. In this article the prospects and mutual advantages of deliberative democracy (DD) alliance with the field of futures studies are discussed. The exploration strives to accentuate the societal policy-making advantages of the cross-disciplinary development. The article begins with introducing the deliberative democracy theory and the theoretical development, following with an account of some encouraging deliberative practices. A brief sketch of two recent projects enhancing participation detail the discrepancies in defining the concept. After examining the common epistemic ground of futures studies and social studies, the cross-disciplinary interface and shared key elements in policy-making impact are described. The article proposes a multi-voiced and future-oriented dialogue as a prerequisite for ameliorating societal preparedness and resilience in a world marked by proliferating uncertainty.

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商议未来愿景：在未来研究中运用商议民主理论和实践

广义上来说，协商民主通过平等公民的审议来激发决策合法性。为了回应对代议制治理的日益不满，协商民主理论的规范性和实证性发展解决了党派政治和选民之外公众参与日益增加的渴望。出于决策的目的而产生知识，前瞻性与审议民主理论有着共同的，参与性的和影响政策的挑战。本文讨论了协商民主联盟与未来研究领域的前景和共同优势。探索的目的是强调跨学科发展的社会决策优势。本文首先介绍协商民主理论和理论发展，然后介绍一些令人鼓舞的协商做法。简要介绍了两个最近增加参与度的项目，详细说明了定义概念的差异。在考察了期货研究和社会研究的共同认识论基础之后，描述了跨学科的界面和决策影响中的共同关键要素。这篇文章提出了一个多声音的和面向未来的对话，作为在充满不确定性的世界中改善社会准备和复原力的前提。简要介绍了两个最近增加参与度的项目，详细说明了定义概念的差异。在考察了期货研究和社会研究的共同认识论基础之后，描述了跨学科的界面和决策影响中的共同关键要素。这篇文章提出了一个多声音的和面向未来的对话，作为在充满不确定性的世界中改善社会准备和复原力的前提。简要介绍了两个最近增加参与度的项目，详细说明了定义概念的差异。在考察了期货研究和社会研究的共同认识论基础之后，描述了跨学科的界面和决策影响中的共同关键要素。这篇文章提出了一个多声音的，面向未来的对话，作为在充满不确定性的世界中改善社会准备和复原力的前提。