Another Democratic Future is Possible

DemocracyNext is a global platform for democratic innovation.

We believe in a more just, joyful, and collaborative future, where everyone has meaningful power to shape their societies. We work to shift who has power and how we take decisions in government and in institutions of daily life like workplaces, schools, and museums. 

Grounded in rigorous research and extensive practice in the field, we’re both a knowledge hub and action lab on Citizens’ Assemblies, deliberation, and sortition - the practice of selecting decision makers by lottery. We connect networks who share a goal of innovating democratic governance. 

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Citizens' Assemblies: Democratic Responses to Authoritarian Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe

More-than-human governance experiments in Europe

Announcing the DemNext Cities Programme

Tech-Enhanced Deliberative Assemblies

The MIT Center for Constructive Communication (MIT CCC) and DemocracyNext have launched a two-year pop-up lab to harness powerful technologies to create positive, constructive, human-led systems shaped by the proven model of deliberative assemblies worldwide. 

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DemocracyNext Assembling an Assembly Guide
 

Our three-stage guide to accompany you through the different steps of designing, running, and acting on the results of a citizens’ assembly is available here! Dig in, and share widely. 

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