House of the People
A campaign to establish a parallel UK Parliament with a representative Citizen's Assembly of the public
UK
Explore 44 projects in the Sortition Citizen Assemblies category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.
A campaign to establish a parallel UK Parliament with a representative Citizen's Assembly of the public
Letโs replace the House of Lords with a House of Citizens
To have each participant see the global warming issue as a personal concern and engage in discussions to share awareness of the issue, and to connect the outcomes of the meetings to the revision of the city's basic environment plan (global warming countermeasures action plan) and to concrete measures
We are an international network of organizations, associations, and individuals that develop, implement, and promote ways to improve democracy, from the local to the global level.
Citizens' movement to practice democracy by sortition. Notable twist includes winning a seat in Brussels Parliament, where their elected representative must act on behalf of 50 residents chosen by lot.
In the Fall of 2024, thirty every-day residents of Deschutes County came together to help find solutions in the regionโs first-ever Civic Assembly.
A report on how deliberative tech can strengthen citizens' capacities to deliberate.
A report setting out why and how participatory practice can address the democratic deficit in AI governance, and bring greater alignment with the public interest, agency for communities, and accountability of action.