Amor Mundi Podcast Special Series, Thinking the Plague: Revitalizing Democracy Through Citizen Assemblies.
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Challenging Representative Democracy with Citizen Assemblies
This chapter explores the emergence of a new movement that advocates for the reintroduction of citizen assemblies and the lottery principle in government decision-making processes. It highlights examples such as climate assemblies in the UK and France and the Irish Constitutional Convention. The chapter also discusses the need for revitalizing democracy by incorporating self-rule and citizen juries into the existing system.
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