In Germany, the number of local citizens' assemblies is growing, as are the initiatives to set them up. Here is an overview of current mini-publics. A list of all local citizens' assemblies can be found in the Citizens' Assembly Database.
Ongoing Citizens' Assemblies
- Greifswald: Future Council ‘My Greifswald 2030, what moves me?’
- Laichingen: Citizens' Workshop on redesigning the city center
- Marburg-Biedenkopf district: Citizens' Jury ‘Volunteering Forum – Engaged in Dialogue’
- Markranstädt: Citizens Jury on Transport
- Röbel/Müritz: Citizens' Jury ‘Liveable City Centre’
- Swabian Alb: Citizens' Forum ‘BusinessPark A8’
Citizens' Assemblies in preparation
- Aachen: Citizens’ Assembly on “Improving Cleanliness in Public Spaces”
- Aichtal: Citizens' Forum on ‘The Future of the Aichtal Indoor Swimming Pool’
- Altenriet: Citizens' Workshop on mobile phone coverage
- Arnsberg: Citizens' Jury 2026
- Aurich: Citizens' Jury on Transport Development Plan
- Bad Pyrmont: Planning cells on the design of the station forecourt
- Bad Segeberg: Citizens' Jury "Environment and Climate Protection"
- Chemnitz: Children's Future Council "Children’s rights in public spaces"
- Constance: Citizens' Jury "Water Bus"
- Constance: Citizens' Jury "Seenachtfest"
- Darmstadt: Citizens' Jury ‘Shaping Growth Holistically’
- Düsseldorf: Citizens' Jury on the Future of the Opera
- Flecken Ottersberg: Citizens’ Jury “From roundabout to roundabout – shaping the Grüne Straße”
- Halle (Saale): University Climate Jury Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle
- Haltern am See: Citizens Jury 2026
- Hanover: Citizens' Assembly on Local Transport Planning
- Hüffenhardt: Citizens' Forum on Battery Storage
- Krefeld: Citizens' Assembly 2027
- Lahr/Schwarzwald: Citizens' Forum on the anniversary of the city of Lahr
- Leipzig: Children’s Future Council "Children’s rights in public spaces"
- Lüneburg: Citizens' Jury "Kurpark"
- Pinneberg: Citizens' Jury on Climate Adaption
- Schwerte: Citizens' Jury 2027
- Siegen: Citizens' Jury on Waste Policy
- Steinheim an der Murr: Citizens' Forum on the local Budget
- Sylt: Random group of residents on tourism strategy
- Witten: Citizens' Jury 2027
Database
All mini-publics that have been carried out at the municipal level in Germany since 1972 can be found in the database of citizens' assemblies.
