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Specific instances of citizen assemblies

Explore 10 projects in the Specific instances of citizen assemblies category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

Cases of specific citizen assemblies and sortition programs conducted in specific places in the world.

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Assemblis

Assemblis "Assemblies in action" is a report-sharing gallery from the Iswe Foundation where communities publish and browse reports from community-run local assemblies around the world.

2026

Ciclos Deliberativos de Bogotá

The Deliberative Cycles are a joint initiative of the Secretaría Distrital de Planeación, Fundación Corona, and the Extituto de Política Abierta, which seeks to strengthen deliberation and citizen participation around strategic topics for the city.

Bogotá
2026

Unify Akron

A Civic Assembly brings together a representative group of residents, selected by lottery, to work through a shared challenge on housing.

Ohio
2026
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Decidim Japan Deployment

Japan deployment of the Decidim participatory democracy platform; first adopted by Kakogawa, expanded to 30+ municipalities

Japan

Citizens’ panel experiments at the national level in Finland

With Sitra’s funding, more citizens’ panels are now being organised in Finland than ever before.

Finland

Deschutes Civic Assembly on Youth Homelessness

In the Fall of 2024, thirty every-day residents of Deschutes County came together to help find solutions in the region’s first-ever Civic Assembly.

Oregon

Tokorozawa Climate Assembly

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

Tokorozawa, Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵

Ostbelgien - Model

The permanent Citizens’ Dialogue (“Ostbelgien – Model”) is a participation project oft the Parliament of the German Speaking Community of Belgium. It counts 2 bodies: The Citizens’ Assemblies and the permanent Citizens’ Council.

Eupen, Belgium (België / Belgique / Belgien) 🇧🇪