Another Democratic Future is Possible

DemocracyNext believes in a more just, joyful, and collaborative future, where everyone has meaningful power to shape their societies. 

We are an international non-profit, non-partisan research and action institute. Our mission is to shift political and legislative power to people. We advocate for, design, embed, and empower Citizens’ Assemblies as defining institutions of a new paradigm of citizen-led democracy.

The current electoral paradigm:

The next democratic paradigm:

🎉 The DemocracyNext Assembling an Assembly Guide is live!
 

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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