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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Denmark Develops New Model for Green Energy with the Help of Citizens' Assemblies Researchers at the University of Copenhagen are working on a new model to increase citizen engagement in the transition to green energy, with a particular focus on the use of citizens' assemblies. The... May 22, 2023
The Nobel Foundation is organizing a democratic deliberations on May 25th The Nobel Prize Summit on Countering Misinformation and Building Trust in Science will take place from May 24th to 26th. Over the course of three days, international experts and Nobel laureates will e... May 20, 2023