Will citizen’s assemblies succeed where politicians fail? In a citizens’ assembly, members of the public find solutions to the toughest political challenges, like climate change.
I’m convinced we need a change of democracy. The power of money is overwhelmingly controlling. Even within governments that cannot directly be called corrupt. Bottom-up initiatives are making visible what people really want. And their ways of dealing with diversity is growing beautifully.
US think tank Freedom House is not the only one worried about COVID’s challenges to democracy and human rights. Can citizens’ assemblies change the course?
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