Vilnius citizens' assembly: Recommendations and process report
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Report on the 2025 Vilnius Citizens' Assembly regarding sustainable mobility recommendations.
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Voice insecurity: Mapping the consequences of institutional exclusion & charting a path to democratic renewal with citizens' assemblies
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This report analyzes "voice insecurity" — when citizens feel their input is ignored by government — and advocates for the use of citizens' assemblies to rebuild trust.
Read MoreIncluding the underrepresented: Strategies for inclusive recruitment and deliberation
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This paper identifies barriers to participation for marginalized groups and proposes concrete methods for ensuring diverse voices within deliberative processes.
Read MoreDeliberative democracy in Africa: Learning from past citizens' assemblies & guidance for future action
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This paper explores how citizens' assemblies can be adapted to Africa's diverse contexts by building on indigenous traditions of consensus-building and drawing lessons from real-world experiments.
Read MoreScaling democratic innovations: Features of effective catalyst organizations & future frontiers
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This paper examines "scaling catalysts", organizations that intentionally drive the expansion of deliberative and participatory practices in their regions.
Read MoreFive dimensions of scaling democratic deliberation: With and beyond AI
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This paper redefines the concept of "scaling," proposing a five-dimensional framework and analyzing the role of AI in strengthening democratic resilience.
Read MoreA Greater Manchester Participation Playbook
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A comprehensive guide and collection of participatory tools designed to help communities and decision-makers in Greater Manchester work collaboratively to design services, shift power, and rebuild trust in local democracy.
Read MoreExample: Digital cross-border citizens' dialogue
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Detailed two-day schedule and report template for an on-site transnational citizens' dialogue.
Read MoreExample worksheets for three topics: Social Europe, Digital Europe, and Global Europe
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Structured deliberative worksheets for guiding citizen discussions on three key European policy areas.
Read MoreExample multilingual digital dialogue: Citizens evaluation in five languages
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A multilingual slide template for real-time digital evaluation of transnational citizens' dialogues.
Read MoreCitizens’ dialogue: Example questionnaire for citizens’ evaluation in 11 languages
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A standardized 11-language evaluation questionnaire for assessing participant experience in on-site citizens' dialogues.
Read MoreTransnational digital citizens’ dialogue: Multilingual warm-up questions
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A multilingual slide template with warm-up polling questions for digital citizens' dialogues.
Read MoreMultilingual dialogue onsite: Icebreaker and warm-up polling
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A slide template for breaking the ice and onboarding in multilingual dialogues without translation.
Read MoreFramework contract design for service providers
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A legal and operational template outlining the tasks and quality standards for third-party recruitment agencies in citizens' dialogues.
Read MoreRecruiting Spreadsheet Template
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A data management tool for tracking demographic quotas during citizen recruitment.
Read MoreExample of a citizens' dialogue registration form
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A standardized template for participant registration and demographic data collection for citizens' dialogues.
Read MoreCordial invitation: How to address potential participants
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A formal letter template for inviting randomly selected citizens to participate in democratic dialogues.
Read MoreExample of recruiting process: Milestones leading up to a successful dialogue
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A detailed operational timeline and checklist for recruiting citizens via random selection using a service provider.
Read MoreGeneral recruiting process: Timeline for recruiting committed participants
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Five-step timeline for recruiting diverse and committed participants for citizens' dialogues.
Read MoreWorkshop for moderators and organizers: How to conduct citizens' dialogues
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A practical guide for moderators on facilitating inclusive and effective citizens' dialogues.
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