Assembly ProjectMay 25

What would an ideal constitution look like?

Suppose an island appears in the Pacific Ocean. An island that has never existed before. Many people of the world decide to settle it, until it has a similar population and settlement pattern to New Zealand. We can guess that the islanders would want their own government. They would want it to be democratic. And since they have no tradition of an unwritten constitution, they would have to create a written one. So what would that constitution look like? This is a thought experiment for coming […]

https://assemblyproject.blog/2026/05/25/what-would-an-ideal-constitution-look-like/

Regan KingMay 16

"Engaged California is a tool of what is called "deliberative democracy": not a poll, not a comment box, not the shouting match social media has trained us to expect." -Office of Data and Innovation (ODI) Director Jeffery Marino

Sign up to join the Engaged California conversation on Al: https://join.engaged.ca.gov/

#ai #AiResearch #aislop #aiArt #generativeAI #aiAgents #aiEthics #AIjobs #AI4gov #DeliberativeDemocracy #dair #MuskVsChatGPT #anthropic #chatGPT #GROK #FutureSkills

Citizen engagement platform

Paul SaprozaMay 11

Millions watch TV debates hoping to understand the future of their country. Instead, the format often forces our leaders into rushed, adversarial exchanges.

My new open-access paper demonstrates that it does not have to be this way: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07182-3

#Debates #DeliberativeDemocracy

FIDEMay 7

People can make extraordinary decisions. But someone in the room has to know how to hold the space.

That skill is rarer than it should be. And for too long, most facilitators have had to figure it out alone, through trial and error, informal mentors, and lucky conversations.

We think the field deserves something more structural.

In partnership with We Do Democracy, we are publishing the Competence Model for Lead Deliberative Facilitators, mapping what excellent deliberative facilitation looks like across 6 domains.

It’s a reference for practitioners. A starting point for training. And an invitation to raise the bar together.

Swipe through and tell us what you think. ↓

🔗 Read the full model at https://lnkd.in/evyT5Rcw
💬 Have ideas to improve it? Share your feedback: https://lnkd.in/es3ei34r

#DeliberativeDemocracy #CitizensAssemblies #Facilitation #DemocraticInnovation

Show threadCraig LambieMay 7
@kattekrab Melbourne city Council do participatory budgeting. It is becoming more and more common, especially at local gov area (LGA) level.
It is amazingly good, and helps the many more than the few rich merchants...
We need to do it here for sure #auspol #deliberativesenate #deliberativedemocracy
Show threadMathiasTCK.bsky.socialMay 5
and its use was regarded as a principal #CharacteristicOfDemocracy. #Sortition is often classified as a method for both #DirectDemocracy and #DeliberativeDemocracy. " Sortition!
Show threadMathiasTCK.bsky.socialApr 29
and its use was regarded as a principal #CharacteristicOfDemocracy. #Sortition is often classified as a method for both #DirectDemocracy and #DeliberativeDemocracy. "
KillBaitMar 23

Habermas and the crisis of democratic deliberation in the digital age

📰 Original title: Deliberación, tecnociencia e ideología

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/habermas-and-the-crisis-of-democratic-deliberation-in-the-digital-age/?redirpost=80b87724-4bef-426e-bb8a-5f3339bb9dd0

#philosophy #habermas #deliberativedemocracy #technoscience

Habermas and the crisis of democratic deliberation in the digital age

The article reflects on the relevance of Jürgen Habermas’s theory of deliberative democracy in contemporary societies dominated by digital media, polarization, and algorithmic attention economies.

KillBait Archive
Assembly ProjectMar 14

Labour to try citizens’ assembly

Last September, Britain's embattled centre-left government announced they would introduce a compulsory digital ID. Although polls in the last few years had found public opinion more open to a government ID system, the initial public reaction was far more divided. Opposition surged and a petition against the proposal soon drew millions of signatures in just a few days. The government was forced into another U-turn, backing away from making it compulsory, but even an optional one is […]

https://assemblyproject.blog/2026/03/14/labour-to-try-citizens-assembly/

FIDEMar 11

🗨️Communicating Deliberation: Strategies for Different Information Landscapes

The impact and legitimacy of deliberative assemblies depend partly on whether the public knows about them at all. Communicating these processes requires a clear strategy and dedicated staff.

🔍In this webinar, communication professionals share their experiences.

Speakers:
▪️Lucile Duclaux, Project Lead in Communications, CESE, France

▪️Rosalind Grisnigt Communications Lead, Netherlands' Citizens' Assembly on Climate

👉Register: https://shorturl.at/26DTS
📅March 27th, Friday 2pm (CET)

Introduction and Moderation:

Dr. Angela Jain, Senior Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung
@Yves Dejaeghere, Executive Director, FIDE - Europe

The event is organised in the framework of the Network on Citizen Participation and Deliberation with Democracy and Social Cohesion.

#DeliberativeDemocracy #CitizenParticipation #CitizensAssemblies #DemocraticInnovation #PublicEngagement #StrategicCommunication