Citizens’ assemblies point towards a more inclusive approach to governance

At their core, these deliberative processes upend many of the assumptions that shape modern politics: that people are too busy or disinterested to engage in complex issues.
Citizens’ assemblies illustrate what can happen when people are offered the opportunity to do more than vote, knock doors, or donate, and instead take a seat at the table, writes Peter MacLeod.
Quietly and away from the glare of elections in Canada, and now the U.K., a new approach to politics is gaining traction. It's a politics without parties, and without much of the rancour that defines national contests. It's also a more modest politics that doesn't trade in boldface names or politica...

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