Citizens assemblies guide

A practical guide on how to organize a citizens' assembly, with the primary focus on the city level.

A citizens’ assembly is a new form of democracy which allows to make decisions at a city, national or even at the international level. A citizens’ assembly is a randomly selected group of residents according to the demographic criteria such as gender and age. It constitutes a city or a country in miniature.

A role of a citizens’ assembly is an in-depth analysis of a given issue, a deliberation over different solutions, hearing of the pros and cons, and then, making informed decisions.

Marcin Gerwin’s guide is a step-by-step presentation of how to organise a citizens’ assembly, with the primary focus on the city level.

Year of publication: 2018