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DemocracyNext is an international research & action institute focused on scaling high quality, empowered, and permanent citizens’ assemblies.

We believe in a more just, joyful, and collaborative future, where everyone has meaningful power to shape their societies.

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In this new paper by Sammy McKinney and Claudia Chwalisz, we explore: What does scaling democratic deliberation mean, why is it valuable, and what is the role of AI in enabling it?

READ: Five dimensions of scaling democratic deliberation: With and beyond AI

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Citizens’ assemblies are brave spaces for creative problem solving.

Assemblies are designed for exercising our collective intelligence, engaging with complexity, and finding common ground.

At their heart are three key ideas:

1. Sortition (selecting decision makers by lottery)

2. Deliberation (collectively weighing evidence for shared decisions), and

3. Rotation (taking turns representing, and being represented by others).

DemocracyNext Assembling an Assembly Guide

Our three-stage guide to accompany you through the different steps of designing, running, and acting on the results of a citizens’ assembly is available here!

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The New Yorker covers the Deschutes Civic Assembly

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Spaces for deliberation: Eight spatial qualities for designing deliberative assemblies

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Citizens' Assemblies: Democratic Responses to Authoritarian Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe