by Yago Bermejo Abati and Susan Nakyung Lee | Dec 18, 2020 | Big ideas
The Challenge of Global Deliberative Democracy Global citizens’ assemblies can democratise global governance. But how these assemblies are convened need to be democratised too. Illustration by Alice Mollon In recent years, national and local citizens’ assemblies have...
by Marcin Gerwin | Dec 18, 2020 | Big ideas
Waldenia Model for Deliberative Democracy How exactly can citizens’ assemblies be a foundation for a full-scale model of deliberative democracy? Marcin Gerwin pitches a big idea. Illustration by Eszter Csordás Can you imagine a country where politicians are no longer...
by Ned Crosby | Dec 18, 2020 | Big ideas
Voting in a Functional Democracy Voting is a core tool in a functioning democracy, but it is now in desperate need of improvement. This long read proposes a major reform intended to deal with these problems: The Citizens Election Forum. Illustration by...
