This chapter explores the use of deliberative polls and citizen assemblies in the Mongolian constitutional process and how they can democratize the process and constrain the government. It discusses the idea of legally constraining delegates to vote in line with the views of a citizen assembly and mentions examples of legal requirements for deliberative processes in other countries. The chapter highlights the potential of citizen assemblies to empower people to participate in politics outside of party affiliations in the United States.
Claudia Chwalisz is a social entrepreneur, spreading the gospel of citizen assemblies. In this episode we talk to her about citizens assemblies' potential and how they are spreading across the world.