Citizens' Assemblies
Total 4 Posts
A Mars experiment to save our Earth-bound political systems?
2 min read
Imagine a better democracy... on Mars. How would we make a new political system work? And could it actually work on Earth?
Voting could be the problem with democracy.
6 min read
Randomly selecting citizens to take turns governing offers the promise of reinvigorating struggling democracies, making them more responsive to citizen needs and preferences.
What Scotland’s new citizen assemblies could mean for democracy.
5 min read
It worked in Ireland – now Nicola Sturgeon is asking selected citizens to examine the big constitutional issues facing the country.
Citizens’ assemblies: How to bring the wisdom of the public to bear on the climate emergency.
5 min read
Citizens’ assemblies could be vital in kick-starting the tough steps needed to safeguard a healthy world – but the detail for how they will work will be important.