TY - JOUR
T1 - The Legitimacy of a Federal Commission as a Deliberative Democratic Process
T2 - The Case of the Secretary's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics
AU - Kihl, Lisa A.
AU - Soroka, Mathew
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - In 2002, the Secretary of Education established a commission to examine ways to strengthen enforcement of the Title IX law and expand opportunities for school sports. This article examined the legitimacy of the commission in terms of realizing deliberative democratic process ideals. Interviews and document analysis revealed that degrees of legitimacy were reached in terms of representation, quality of deliberations, and credibility that led to various tensions felt by citizens. Citizens believed in the importance of participating in Title IX policy discussions but, overall, were suspicious of the government and thus questioned the commission's legitimacy.
AB - In 2002, the Secretary of Education established a commission to examine ways to strengthen enforcement of the Title IX law and expand opportunities for school sports. This article examined the legitimacy of the commission in terms of realizing deliberative democratic process ideals. Interviews and document analysis revealed that degrees of legitimacy were reached in terms of representation, quality of deliberations, and credibility that led to various tensions felt by citizens. Citizens believed in the importance of participating in Title IX policy discussions but, overall, were suspicious of the government and thus questioned the commission's legitimacy.
KW - Title IX legislation
KW - deliberative democracy
KW - public policy
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U2 - 10.1177/0095399711432278
DO - 10.1177/0095399711432278
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874003578
SN - 0032-3292
VL - 41
SP - 38
EP - 71
JO - Politics and Society
JF - Politics and Society
IS - 1
ER -
