Creating Democratic Surplus through Citizens’ Assemblies
This paper, originally a presentation to the Sydney Democracy Forum, discusses how the current democratic deficit could be converted to a democratic surplus. In particular, attention is focused on an ambitious project which has recently commenced in Australia which will culminate in a grassroots cit...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Westminster Press
2007-12-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Deliberative Democracy |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://delibdemjournal.org/article/id/336/ |
| _version_ | 1797985269749645312 |
|---|---|
| author | Lyn Carson |
| author_facet | Lyn Carson |
| author_sort | Lyn Carson |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | This paper, originally a presentation to the Sydney Democracy Forum, discusses how the current democratic deficit could be converted to a democratic surplus. In particular, attention is focused on an ambitious project which has recently commenced in Australia which will culminate in a grassroots citizens’ assembly. One hundred and fifty Australians will be randomly selected from each electorate and will participate in a range of deliberative environments (online and face-to-face), culminating in a four-day citizens’ parliament in Sydney. The project is jointly funded by an Australian Research Council-Linkage grant and a not-for-profit organisation, newDemocracy. During the entire process, typical Australians will consider ways in which Australia’s political system could be strengthened to better represent the will of the people. |
| first_indexed | 2024-04-11T07:15:25Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-50ecaf75e0a445f5b41f7db6abd9b84c |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2634-0488 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-11T07:15:25Z |
| publishDate | 2007-12-01 |
| publisher | University of Westminster Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Deliberative Democracy |
| spelling | doaj.art-50ecaf75e0a445f5b41f7db6abd9b84c2022-12-22T04:38:01ZengUniversity of Westminster PressJournal of Deliberative Democracy2634-04882007-12-014110.16997/jdd.64Creating Democratic Surplus through Citizens’ AssembliesLyn Carson0University of Western SydneyThis paper, originally a presentation to the Sydney Democracy Forum, discusses how the current democratic deficit could be converted to a democratic surplus. In particular, attention is focused on an ambitious project which has recently commenced in Australia which will culminate in a grassroots citizens’ assembly. One hundred and fifty Australians will be randomly selected from each electorate and will participate in a range of deliberative environments (online and face-to-face), culminating in a four-day citizens’ parliament in Sydney. The project is jointly funded by an Australian Research Council-Linkage grant and a not-for-profit organisation, newDemocracy. During the entire process, typical Australians will consider ways in which Australia’s political system could be strengthened to better represent the will of the people.https://delibdemjournal.org/article/id/336/citizens’ parliamentAustraliacivic participationdemocratic deficit |
| spellingShingle | Lyn Carson Creating Democratic Surplus through Citizens’ Assemblies Journal of Deliberative Democracy citizens’ parliament Australia civic participation democratic deficit |
| title | Creating Democratic Surplus through Citizens’ Assemblies |
| title_full | Creating Democratic Surplus through Citizens’ Assemblies |
| title_fullStr | Creating Democratic Surplus through Citizens’ Assemblies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creating Democratic Surplus through Citizens’ Assemblies |
| title_short | Creating Democratic Surplus through Citizens’ Assemblies |
| title_sort | creating democratic surplus through citizens assemblies |
| topic | citizens’ parliament Australia civic participation democratic deficit |
| url | https://delibdemjournal.org/article/id/336/ |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lyncarson creatingdemocraticsurplusthroughcitizensassemblies |