🎲How does the selection process lend legitimacy to an assembly?

As we draw lottery winners, we can select assembly members. It is an ancient practice that gives everyone an equal chance to shape decisions.
Anyone has the same chance to be in the room and contribute.

In this short clip, Yves Dejaeghere highlights how we can enhance random selection to be representative and fair. By stratifying the selection of assembly members, we get a sample that is ready for a legitimate democratic process.

Peek into the plenary room of Spring School on Climate Citizens’ Assemblies on our YouTube channel.
🎥Watch the full recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4VKEdImxWM

✍️Register for this year’s Spring School: https://www.fide.eu/spring-school-2025

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