Research & Practical Guidance

Explore our ideas, evidence, and tools for scaling democratic innovations like citizens’ assemblies, which broaden who has power and improve collective decision making

Deliberation & Technology (DelibTech) Network
Five dimensions of scaling democratic deliberation: With and beyond AI
The Case for Local and Regional Public Engagement in Governing Artificial Intelligence
Tech-Enhanced Deliberative Assemblies
Scaling Democratic Innovations: Features of Effective Catalyst Organisations & Future Frontiers
From recommendations to implementation: Lessons from the permanent Paris citizens’ assembly’s collaborative drafting process
Six ways to democratise city planning - Enabling thriving and healthy cities
The European Citizens’ Assembly: Designing the missing branch of the EU government
Spaces for deliberation: Eight spatial qualities for designing deliberative assemblies
A Tree, a Roof, a Tent: Spatial Models for a New Democratic Paradigm
Citizens' Assemblies: Democratic Responses to Authoritarian Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe
Deliberative Democracy in Africa: Learning from Past Citizens' Assemblies & Guidance for Future Action
Deliberative democracy in Africa: Outcomes and takeaways from our 2025 convening in Banjul, The Gambia
More-than-human governance experiments in Europe
Governing with the more-than-human world