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I'm at the @UN today to speak about inspiring examples for the future of democracy ✨
The 1948 UN Declaration on Human Rights anchored the idea that democracy = elections.
But what if elections were *not* the heart of democracy? And this idea is limiting our imagination. A 🧵
The 1948 UN Declaration on Human Rights anchored the idea that democracy = elections.
But what if elections were *not* the heart of democracy? And this idea is limiting our imagination. A 🧵
It is relatively recently that democracy has come to be equated with elections.
The Ancient Greeks knew that elections lead to short-termism and polarisation. They mean only a narrow few have true power. In their words, they create oligarchies.
The Ancient Greeks knew that elections lead to short-termism and polarisation. They mean only a narrow few have true power. In their words, they create oligarchies.
In "On Revolution", Hannah Arendt also highlighted this perversion:
"Representative government has in fact become oligarchic government...
What we today call democracy is a form of government where the few rule."
"Representative government has in fact become oligarchic government...
What we today call democracy is a form of government where the few rule."
Si te digo que en Barcelona está floreciendo la democracia, ¿qué pensarías? 🤯Pues estos meses 100 barceloneses elegidos por sorteo se están reuniendo para informarse, deliberar y plantear recomendaciones al Ajuntament en materia ecológica. 👇
La Assemblea Ciutadana pel Clima es la segunda de estas experiencias rompedoras sobre democracia participativa en Barcelona. En 2021, los 99 jóvenes del Foro Joven BCN respondieron a "Como joven que vives en Barcelona, ¿qué necesitarías para llevar a cabo tu proyecto de vida?" 🤩
Increíble, ¿no? Pues no te equivoques: la ola deliberativa lleva un par de años rugiendo alrededor del mundo y de Europa. En París y la región oriental de Bélgica hasta han consagrado instituciones permanentes de ciudadanos elegidos por sorteo. #delibwave
Crisis can bring opportunity and innovation. The LA City Councillors are mired in controversy over racist insults, redistricting & other issues.
Compelling call to replace the elected Council with a Citizens' Assembly drawn by lottery.
sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo… #delibwave
Compelling call to replace the elected Council with a Citizens' Assembly drawn by lottery.
sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo… #delibwave
Imagining and creating concrete propositions for how new systems of governance without elections could function is precisely the work of @DemNext_
We believe in a next democratic paradigm of citizen participation, representation by lot & deliberation 👉 demnext.org
We believe in a next democratic paradigm of citizen participation, representation by lot & deliberation 👉 demnext.org
We need new visions to avoid falling into fatalism.
Visions that draw on evidence of what works - the hundreds of examples of Citizens' Assemblies around the world to be inspired by.
Another democratic future is possible.
Visions that draw on evidence of what works - the hundreds of examples of Citizens' Assemblies around the world to be inspired by.
Another democratic future is possible.
Sharp take by @JerusalemDemsas: When public participation is just ad hoc input by whoever shows up, government doesn’t work.
But if we limit our imagination to BAD participation or LESS participation, we’re missing something big: 🧵
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
But if we limit our imagination to BAD participation or LESS participation, we’re missing something big: 🧵
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
There are better ways to practice democracy, being used around the world. To make government work, we need to do participation & representation better, not less.
As @landemore writes, it’s time to change how people can govern.
newyorker.com/news/the-futur…
As @landemore writes, it’s time to change how people can govern.
newyorker.com/news/the-futur…
Take soda. Drinking too much soda is killing people. So should we stop drinking beverages? No, we should drink healthier beverages. Same for democracy - it’s time to cut unhealthy participation and replace it with healthier participation. @PublicAgenda
publicagenda.org/healthier-demo…
publicagenda.org/healthier-demo…
🌍Building on the work of OECD experts on innovative democracy - full report (A thread 1/10⬇️)
Exploring the OECD database on #delibWave processes, here is what I found!
✅Cross-reference variables
✅Interactive graphs
✅Analysis and report
Enjoy😉
Exploring the OECD database on #delibWave processes, here is what I found!
✅Cross-reference variables
✅Interactive graphs
✅Analysis and report
Enjoy😉
On this first image, one can see that some deliberative processes develop more quickly than others, such as citizens' juries and citizens' assembly.
But is this result really spread worldwide, or is it specific to some countries?
But is this result really spread worldwide, or is it specific to some countries?
Some countries have indeed sharply increased the number of internal deliberative processes, such as Japan at some point, the United-Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and others.
So, this is it? The increase in these deliberative processes is due to these countries?
So, this is it? The increase in these deliberative processes is due to these countries?
Available now 🎉
New @OECD report "Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave"
Read the report highlights, Good Practice Principles, full database & further resources ➡️ bit.ly/3f7sumr #delibWave @OECDgov
New @OECD report "Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave"
Read the report highlights, Good Practice Principles, full database & further resources ➡️ bit.ly/3f7sumr #delibWave @OECDgov
The report includes 289 examples (282 from OECD countries), from 1986 to October 2019.
The "deliberative wave" has been buliding over time. #delibWave
The "deliberative wave" has been buliding over time. #delibWave
Urban planning (43 examples), health (32), environment (29), strategic planning (26) and infrastructure (26) are top policy areas for which governments have commissioned representative deliberative processes.
