Greece is in crisis. And a referendum has just concluded, giving Greek citizens the option to either approve or disapprove the terms of a proposed international bailout.
Here is the question being put to voters - it is not be as simple as whether they want to stay in the euro or not. Instead it asks Greeks to approve or reject the specific terms laid out by Greece's creditors:
Should the agreement plan submitted by the European Commission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to the June 25 eurogroup and consisting of two parts, which form their single proposal, be accepted?
The first document is titled 'Reforms for the completion of the Current Program and Beyond' and the second 'Preliminary Debt Sustainability Analysis'. "Not approved/NO "Approved/YES" - Reproduced from BBC News
The BBC News article goes on to add that we are not alone, if it does not make any sense to us.
This makes me wonder: Could deliberative polling have been used in this situation? Or was it not a feasible alternative?
What do you think?
For further reading:
- http://participedia.net/en/methods/deliberative-polling
- http://cdd.stanford.edu/what-is-deliberative-polling/
