Could Citizens’ Assemblies Improve Policymaking?

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UCL Department of Political Science

Part of the UCL Policy & Practice seminar series. This event is organised with UCL Constitution Unit.

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Policy and Practice Seminar Series

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Citizens’ assemblies are increasingly proposed as ways of improving the functioning of democracy and policy-making. Yet their real-world record is mixed: while they almost always generate high-quality discussions internally, their connection to wider political processes is often challenging, meaning their impact can be limited. Careful consideration is therefore needed to what citizens’ assemblies are supposed to be for and how they can be embedded within political systems in order to achieve that. This seminar will explore these issues with two leading experts in deliberative democracy and Martin Wolf, one of the UK’s most respected economic commentators, whose recent book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, argued that greater use of citizens’ assemblies is needed. SOLD OUT? We reserve 20 first-come, first-served seats for those who haven't booked tickets. If you haven't managed to book a ticket but still want to attend, please come on the day. Sometimes we have to turn people away, but this is rare. <h3>Meet the speakers</h3><a href="https://www.ft.com/martin-wolf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Martin Wolf</a>, Financial Times<a href="https://www.involve.org.uk/about/our-people/staff/sarah-allan" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sarah Allan</a>, Involve<a href="https://engagebritain.org/miriam-levin-appointed-ceo-of-engage-britain/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Miriam Levin</a>, Engage BritainChair: <a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/about-us/people/professor-alan-renwick" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alan Renwick</a>

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<h2>The Constitution Unit</h2><a href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/constitution-unit-0" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Constitution Unit </a>conducts timely, rigorous, independent research into constitutional change and the reform of political institutions. Our research has significant real-world impact, informing policy-makers engaged in such changes - both in the United Kingdom and around the world.

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