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How can randomised citizen participation be promoted in Germany? This was the question addressed at the Forum Losbeteiligung on 2 December 2025 in Berlin.
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A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government.
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There will be no state-wide citizens' assemblies in the German state of Brandenburg for the time being. An initiative by State Parliament President Ulrike Liedtke (SPD) to this end failed due to opposition from the ranks of the BSW.
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Less food waste, longer product warranties and more incentives for travelling by train. These are three of the 13 recommendations formulated by the Netherlands' first national Climate Citizens' Assembly.
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In Osterburg, a Citizens' Jury has listed problems in the area of mobility and drawn up a list of recommendations. The three most pressing problems from the mini-public's point of view will be put to a vote in a referendum in 2026.
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In Germany, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has dissolved the Bundestag's Citizens' Assembly Unit. This decision has been criticised by many supporters of democracy by sortition.
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In a referendum held in the Canadian province of Yukon, a majority of voters voted in favour of electoral reform. Following a recommendation by a Citizens' Assembly, 56.1 per cent voted in favour of changing the electoral system.
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On 7 November, a citizens' jury on the topic of ‘Heat protection in Marzahn-Nord’ will begin in the Berlin district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf. At the end of the process, a resident survey will be conducted on the recommendations of the mini-public.
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These workshops are public and everyone is invited. We invited via all our channels, including website, newsletter, social media, messengers etc.
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What role should citizens' assemblies play in Germany in the future? This topic will be discussed in workshops on randomised citizen participation from 12 to 26 November. We cordially invite you to attend.
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“Election means equal right to consent to be ruled. Sortition means equal chance to exercise rule itself” - great read by @nickcoccoma.bsky.social.
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Can mini-publics strengthen trust in democracy? Andreas Meinlschmidt from @offenegesellschaft.bsky.social reports on the results of a study on the Bördehalle citizens' jury in Welver.
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On October 28th. the panel ‚On the road towards COP 30: engaging citizens in global climate negotiations‘ explores the possibilities and tensions of direct citizen engagement in global climate governance.
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In the German city of Greifswald. sixty residents of the city, selected at random, will have the opportunity to contribute their perspectives, ideas and wishes for the Greifswald of tomorrow until 2028.
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How can Europe be made fairer across all generations? Learn about the European Citizens‘ Panel ‚Intergenerational Fairness‘ by joining this @meeteu.bsky.social online event on October 14th.
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Should a Permanent European Citizens’ Assembly be established alongside the European Parliament?
Register now to participate in this this roundtable on October 14th in
Brussels in-person or online!
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Belgium has been a trailblazer in the establishment of permanent and institutional citizens’ assemblies. Find out more on 14 October via @europe.fidemocracy.org YouTube Live Stream!
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In the German city of Aachen, a citizens' assembly recommends the introduction of free public transport for recipients of transfer payments, disabled people, children and trainees.
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„One-off assemblies are like one healthy meal. Better than nothing, but it won’t give you a healthy lifestyle. To rebuild trust in democracy, we need something lasting.“
Read @cchwalisz.bsky.social interview with David Van Reybrouck on the future of citizens‘ assemblies.
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In the German state of Saarland, a Citizens' Assembly has developed proposals for achieving climate protection targets. The results were presented to the state parliament on 29 September 2025.
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DemocracyNext is working with three local authorities on a project to democratise urban planning through citizens' assemblies.
The organisation will be providing information about this in online events on 30 September and 2 October.
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From 26 to 28 September 2025, 100 young people from across the EU will gather in Brussels for the first time to discuss the decline of wild pollinating insects and develop recommendations for action on this issue for the EU institutions.
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On 20 September 2025, the second Citizens' Jury of the Hanseatic city of Lüneburg will begin. The topic to be addressed by the 30 participants: Consumption-free places for children in the city centre.
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With the LOSLAND project, @mehrdemokratie.bsky.social and @rifs-potsdam.bsky.social have supported local authorities throughout Germany in shaping a future fit for their grandchildren with mini-publics. The English version of the project brochure is now available
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Join me on September 11th in Cologne!
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The American ballot initiative is a powerful tool. But it is also broken. To preserve the ballot initiative and its democratic promise, its defenders need an answer. They may find it in citizens’ assemblies.
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What democratic Innovation not only in the USA should look like.
Follow @north.america.fidemocracy.org to learn more!
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Other German states already have them, and now Brandenburg is set to follow suit: randomly selected citizens' assemblies. The state parliament is expected to pass a resolution to this effect in September 2025.
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In the German state of Baden-Württemberg, a randomly selected citizens' forum is calling for an extension of non-smoker protection.
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