Jürgen Habermas Honored with Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science The renowned German philosopher Jürgen Habermas, often referred to as the father of deliberative democracy, has been awarded the 2024 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science. This accolade is in recog... Apr 27, 2024 News
Two new Citizens' Councils planned to tackle local governance challenges The Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University has plans to organize two local citizens' councils during the fall of 2024. These councils, part of the Landpaths research program funded by the... Apr 17, 2024 News
Philip Bärring Guest Blog: The Citizen Council on Climate - the beginning of a turning point? The Citizen Council on Climate could be a starting point for the citizen council method in Sweden, but what does that mean? My enthusiasm and engagement in the method stem from a belief that our polit... Mar 27, 2024 Our blog
Micke Ströberg Citizens' Assembly or Citizens' Council? - The Outcome Makes the Difference In the quest for new methods to strengthen democracy and increase citizen engagement in political processes, the concepts of citizens' assembly and citizens' council have garnered increased attention.... Mar 12, 2024 Our blog
Micke Ströberg Sweden's First National Citizens' Assembly on Climate In March 2024, Sweden takes a significant step towards climate change by launching its first National Citizens' Assembly on Climate. This groundbreaking event, part of the FAIRTRANS research program, ... Jan 16, 2024 News
Micke Ströberg EU Commission Calls for Strengthened Citizen Influence in Politics New Initiative Aims to Strengthen Democracy Through Increased Participation from Citizens and Civil Society Organizations The European Commission has taken a step forward in strengthening democratic p... Jan 16, 2024 News
Micke Ströberg New Comprehensive Guide for Citizens' Assemblies Published by DemocracyNext DemocracyNext, a non-profit and non-partisan research and action institute, has recently launched a comprehensive guide to help institutions, organizations, and individual citizens understand and orga... Sep 8, 2023 News
Promote Deliberative Democracy in Sweden: Attend FIDE's Autumn School 2023 The Federation for Innovation in Democracy Europe (FIDE) invites you to Autumn School 2023, a capacity-building event taking place on October 12-13 in Helsinki, Finland. The event, organized in partne... Jun 14, 2023 News
OpenAI's initiative demonstrates how AI can facilitate citizen assemblies OpenAI, the prominent AI research institute behind ChatGPT, has recently launched a global initiative showcasing how artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful resource to facilitate and democrati... May 31, 2023 News
Researchers Uncover the Benefits of Deliberative Democracy In a time when the future of democracy is constantly under discussion, a recently published study offers thought-provoking insights. Researchers Brigitte Geissel, Ank Michels, Nanuli Silagadze, Jonas ... May 26, 2023 News
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR) publishes a guide to participation The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR) as recently published a comprehensive guide titled "Delaktighetstrappan" (The Participation Ladder). The document presents several models... May 24, 2023 News
New Handbook Explores Citizens' Assemblies as a Promising Democratic Tool A new handbook, "De Gruyter Handbook of Citizens' Assemblies," has been released by De Gruyter's publishing house, offering a comprehensive exploration of citizens' assemblies as a promising instituti... May 23, 2023 News