Discourse analysis and citizen deliberation

A roundtable on discourse analysis as a method in citizen deliberation processes
Brussels, Belgium
25.05.16

Organised by The King Baudouin Foundation, research centre DESIRE, and Métrolab Brussels BIP - Brussels Info Place

Roundtable participants: Didier Caluwaerts (VUB), Nico Carpentier (Uppsala, VUB, Desire), Sigurd Dhondt, Laurence Kohn (KCE, Belgian health care knowledge centre), Raf Mertens (KCE, Belgian health care knowledge centre), Christoph Niessen (UCLouvain), Peter Raeymaekers (LyraGen, science writer), Gerrit Rauws (KBS), Stef Steyaert (Levuur), Philippe Vandenbroeck (ShiftN), Leen Van Brussel (VUB, Desire), Tinne Vandensande (KBS)
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Organisers: Tinne Vandensande (KBS), Benjamin De Cleen (VUB, DESIRE), Mathieu Berger (UCL, Metrolab Brussels)

Related publication: De Cleen, Benjamin, Berger, Mathieu, Calabrese, Laura, Devisch, Ignaas, Romijn, François & Van Brussel, Leen (2015) Solidarity and the right to health care. A discourse analysis of the citizen lab on the reimbursement of health care treatments. Brussels: King Baudouin Foundation (in Dutch, in French)

Program

14:00 Welcome coffee

14:15 Welcome and introduction Gerrit Rauws, director at the King Baudouin Foundation

14:25 Discourse analysis of the KBS citizen lab on healthcare reimbursements: experiences with the discourse analysis of a deliberative process. Benjamin De Cleen, lecturer Department of Communication Studies VUB

14:50 Discourse analysis and the role of academics in deliberative processes: towards a proposed methodology Mathieu Berger, professor Sociology UCL

15:10 Roundtable 1: Reactions and experience sharing

15:45 Break

16:00 Roundtable 2: the position of discourse analysis and discourse analyst in citizen deliberation processes

16:30 Roundtable 3: from principles to modus operandi

17:00 Conclusions and closing