Title page
Contents
Abstract 4
Acknowledgements 5
Executive summary 7
1. Context 8
2. Can deliberative processes form part of a solution for Lebanon? 9
Lebanon's appetite for change: a momentum to seize 9
A global momentum for democratic innovation 10
Caveats to consider in the Lebanese case 14
3. Assessment of prospective deliberative pilots in Lebanon 17
At the national level 17
At the municipal level 18
4. Reflections on future steps in support of deliberative democracy in Lebanon 20
References 22
For further reading 24
Boxes
Box 2.1. Examples of deliberative processes 11
Box 2.2. Deliberative democracy exercises at the local level in Brazil 12
Box 2.3. The American University of Beirut's Citizen Assembly on Energy Justice 15