The leaflet "Good solutions through citizens' assemblies" provides concise information on the procedures and benefits of sortition and randomly selected assemblies.

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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…

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Our guide "Why and how citizens' assemblies with sortition procedures work" answers questions about randomly selected citizens' assemblies.

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The handout "Citizens' Assemblies as a Contemporary Complement to Representative Democracy" explains why sortition-based citizens' assemblies are a useful complement to representative democracy

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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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