by Nick Vlahos | Feb 17, 2026 | Big ideas
Why Millions Can Deliberate: It Just Requires an Economy That Supports Mass Participation The recent language of mass governance associated with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani points toward treating participation as sustained popular involvement in governing itself,...
by Anna Slaviero | Oct 17, 2025 | Big ideas
Read in Norwegian Epistemic Justice and Decolonial Intersectional Futures in Deliberative Democracy Deliberative democracy’s normative ideals demand epistemic plurality and justice – not only the inclusion of diverse perspectives, but also the recognition of diverse...
by Marjan Ehsassi and John Gastil | Feb 24, 2025 | Big ideas
Activated Citizenship in Conversation In her new book, Activated Citizenship: the transformative power of citizens’ assemblies, Marjan Ehsassi explores the potential of citizens’ assemblies to address some of the challenges facing contemporary Western democracies. In...
by Iñaki Goñi | Oct 12, 2024 | Big ideas
Read in Spanish Make it make sense: the challenge of data analysis in global deliberation Global Deliberative processes are gaining traction, and they bring with them a fresh set of challenges for design and implementation. Not least is the question of how to...
by Graham Smith and Canning Malkin | Sep 23, 2024 | Big ideas
We need to talk about climate (assemblies): Graham Smith in conversation with Canning Malkin In his latest book, We Need To Talk About Climate: How Citizens’ Assemblies Can Help Us Solve The Climate Crisis, Graham Smith aims to systematise the latest collective...
by Luiza Jardim and Maria Lucien | Jun 4, 2024 | Big ideas
Inclusive by default: strategies for more inclusive participation In theory, participatory processes offer a meaningful route for everyday people to have more power over decisions that affect their lives. In practice, participation faces challenges in ensuring that...
