Democracy International and Democracy Without Borders present at this event a new joint policy brief on Global Citizens’ Assemblies: Pathways for the UN – Principles, Design, and Implementation. The 40-pages document, to be released on that day, explores how Global Citizens’ Assemblies (GCAs) can be used to bring diverse, randomly selected citizens into deliberation on pressing global challenges, from climate change and AI to reforming global governance. The paper outlines design principles, practical challenges, and institutional pathways, particularly focusing on implementation within the United Nations system. GCAs are recommended to be used as tools for inclusive and informed citizens input in global governance that complement other democratic changes like the creation of a UN Parliamentary Assembly or a World Citizens’ Initiative.
Agenda
- Welcome and opening remarks
- Presentation of the policy brief
- Discussion: Pathways for Global Citizens’ Assemblies
- Conclusions
Speakers
- Andreas Bummel, Democracy Without Borders
- Nicole Curato, University of Birmingham
- Tim Murithi, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation
- Caroline Vernaillen, Democracy International
- David Levai, Iswe Foundation
- Mathias Koenig-Archibugi, London School of Economics
- further experts from across the deliberative democracy community to be confirmed
Moderator: Nudhara Yusuf, Co-Chair, Coalition for the UN We Need
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