Deliberative Systems View of Efforts to Democratize Energy in Arizona

Abstract

Science often struggles to find answers in a world of complexity and uncertainty and deliberative democracy has been used as a way to bring in public values to help guide the scientific process. This study looks at Arizona’s energy system through a theoretical lens and three separate efforts to democratize dialogue around energy in Arizona. The Arizona Town Hall, Emerge and the Solar Summit are all efforts to engage a more diverse range of stakeholders and keep dialogue progressing