citizens juries

citizens’ juries

a recently introduced technique of political consultation and social inquiry and decision making in which a representative group is assembled, presented with expert evidence from a variety of viewpoints and asked to make recommendations on political or social issues (see A. Coote and J. Leneghan, Citizens’ Juries, IPPR,1997) Compare FOCUS GROUP.
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