Blog: Reflection on the representativeness of citizens’ assemblies and similar innovations by Tiago Peixoto and Dr Paolo Spada

The Climate Confident podcast features the latest and greatest stories and strategies in successful climate emissions reduction/removal. Tiago Peixoto and Dr Paolo Spada’s blog reflects on the representativeness of citizens’ assemblies. Propelled by the recent diffusion of citizens’ assemblies, deliberative democracy has definitely gained popularity beyond small circles of scholars and advocates. From CNN to the New York Times, the Hindustan Times (India), Folha de São Paulo (Brazil), and Expresso (Portugal), it is now almost difficult to keep up with all the interest in democratic models that promote the random selection of participants who engage in informed deliberation. A new “deliberative wave” is definitely here. But with popularity comes scrutiny. And whether the deliberative wave will power new energy or crash onto the beach, is an open question.

You can read the blog here!