by Guest | Jan 9, 2019 | Perspectives
By Dr. Roslyn Fuller I grew up in rural, relatively sparsely populated Canada, and perhaps because of that one thing that I’ve never fully adjusted to is how many people there are in the world. Ten thousand people, a hundred thousand people, ten million people. Any...
by Guest | Dec 20, 2018 | Perspectives
By Robin Wilson Now that we’ve realised the first citizens’ assembly in Northern Ireland, which took place in Belfast last month, why stop at one? The Citizens’ Assembly in the republic is itself a sequel to the Constitutional Convention, building on the success of...
by Guest | Dec 20, 2018 | Perspectives, Process
By Paul Braithwaite I was fortunate enough to be one of the table facilitators at Northern Ireland’s first ever Citizens’ Assembly this autumn. Cards on the table – I’ve been an enthusiast for citizens’ assemblies since I first heard about them a few years back...
by Guest | Dec 20, 2018 | Perspectives
By Darren O’Rourke The arguments in support of Citizens’ Assemblies are many. Bring a group of randomly selected citizens together, provide them with balanced information and allow them to discuss, deliberate, and reach a resolution in a considered and measured...
by Guest | Nov 9, 2018 | Perspectives
by David McBurney I had read about Assemblies in Ireland, Canada and the Netherlands that had successfully placed the citizen at the heart of decision-making, so I was excited to see how an exercise in deliberative democracy closer to home would work in practice. The...
by Guest | Oct 1, 2018 | Perspectives
As we prepare for the first Citizens’ Assembly for Northern Ireland, we have invited key stakeholders and our own Advisory Group members to reflect on the significance of deliberative democracy in Northern Ireland. In this guest post, Jess Blair, Electoral Reform...
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