Archive - DemocracyNext’s Newsletter

DemNext’s summer watch, read & listen list 🌞

Whether you’re escaping to the coast or commuting in the heat, these books, pods, docs, and essays are fuelling our summer reflections - and might spark…

Jul 24 •

Paid research opportunity: Exploring citizens’ assemblies across Africa

We’re looking for someone to analyse and compare citizens’ assemblies conducted across Africa. This is a paid position, due to begin in August and…

Jul 10 •

June 2025

Deliberation in The Gambia – our view from Kerewan

Fresh from their visit to Kerewan, our Cities Programme team, James Macdonald-Nelson and Hannah Terry, share what it’s like to be part of a landmark…

Jun 26 •

Five dimensions of scaling democratic deliberation: With and beyond AI

Read our latest paper, watch the launch webinar, and leave us your comments or feedback!

Jun 18 •

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Claudia Chwalisz

Norway's citizens want to share their fortune with future generations and the world

In this week's DemNext Deep Dive, Hugh Pope, DemocracyNext International Advisory Council Member, speaks with members and organisers of Norway's Future…

Jun 12 •

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May 2025

You’re invited - Five dimensions of scaling democratic deliberation

Join DemocracyNext's launch event discussing the multifaceted role of AI in scaling democratic deliberation

May 29 •

Let’s talk about democratising financial institutions

Michael McCarthy joins Claudia Chwalisz to discuss his new book, about democracy’s failures in finance, and how sortition might fix them

May 15 •

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Claudia Chwalisz

Birmingham speaks, museums listen

In one of our occasional long reads, DemNext’s Chief Strategy & Creative Officer Lucy Reid talks about some of her favourite intersections - culture…

May 1 •

April 2025

Democracy, Paris-style… How assemblies are changing laws

5 min read: In a new essay, Claudia Chwalisz unpacks the permanent Paris Citizens’ Assembly’s unique approach to transforming recommendations into law

Apr 24 •

New paper: Spaces for deliberation

As the “deliberative wave” continues to grow, James MacDonald-Nelson and Gustav Kjær Vad Nielsen propose eight spatial qualities for enabling…

Apr 10 •

How to design spaces for deliberation?

On 10th April, join us for the launch of a new paper by DemNext's Cities Programme Lead James MacDonald-Nelson and Research Fellow Gustav Kjær Vad…

Apr 4 •

March 2025

Are workplaces the next frontier for deliberative democracy?

Announcing a new collaboration to innovate workplace governance at MONDRAGON, the biggest entity in Spain’s Basque Country

Mar 20 •

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