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Join the authors and special guest speakers to discuss how deliberative assemblies are not decision-making machines whose sole value lies in the quality of the recommendations. They are spaces in which participants exercise and develop the civic capacities that democracy depends upon. The authors call these deliberative muscles - and a muscle weakens when it isn’t used.

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Our three-stage guide to accompany you through designing, running, and acting on the results of a citizens’ assembly - dig in, and share widely!

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