The leaflet "More democracy through citizens' assemblies" provides concise information on the procedures and benefits of sortition and randomly selected assemblies.
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The brochure "Sortition-based Citizens' Assemblies in Germany - Experiences and Recommendations" provides an overview of practice and findings on randomly selected citizens' assemblies.
Randomly selected citizens' assemblies have been used in Germany since 1972. In October 2024, Mehr Demokratie and the Institute for Democracy and Participation Research (IDPF) at the University of…
Our guide "Why and how citizens' assemblies with sortition procedures work" answers questions about randomly selected citizens' assemblies.
[Translate to English:] Bei der Organisation von Bürgerräten in Städten und Gemeinden stellen sich viele Fragen. Das Handbuch „Kommunale Bürgerräte organisieren“ gibt Antworten.
The handout "Citizens' Assemblies as a Contemporary Complement to Representative Democracy" explains why sortition-based citizens' assemblies are a useful complement to representative democracy
Citizens’ assemblies are becoming increasingly established. A paper produced by the Lospfade project sets out five specific approaches and pathways for their development.
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