Claudia Chwalisz

How to scale democratic innovations?

Read my new DemocracyNext paper, co-authored by Sammy McKinney, about "scaling catalysts" - the organisations playing a crucial role in scaling democratic innovations in their regions.

www.demnext.org/projects/sca...

It was a real pleasure & honour to be David Runciman's guest on his History of Ideas podcast (which is just brilliant - worth checking out the series if you don't know it!)

Have a listen to our conversation about citizens' assemblies:

#delibwave #citizensassemblies #sortition

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!

David talks to @cchwalisz.bsky.social, founder & CEO of Democracy Next, about how citizens’ assemblies could help fix what’s wrong with democracy. Where does the idea of a jury of citizens chosen at random to answer political questions come from?

Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

Claudia @cchwalisz.bsky.social does a brilliant job here of explaining the politics and practicalities of citizens' assemblies

⚖️ "We offer an expanded definition of scale by breaking down the concept across five dimensions: [scaling out, scaling up, scaling across, scaling deep, and scaling in..]" www.demnext.org/uploads/Demo... @sammymckinney.bsky.social @cchwalisz.bsky.social

Each of Norway's 5.5 million inhabitants has a theoretical $300,000+ stake in the country's $1.8 trillion Oil Fund. But what would they actually like to do with it? Who should decide that? And how?

demnext.substack.com/p/norways-ci...

Temptations of Tyranny by Roger Berkowitz

"“If this isn’t tyranny, what is?” So asks Rod Dreher, one of President Trump’s most steadfast intellectual supporters, now increasingly alarmed by the President’s abuses of power.

And More from @cchwalisz.bsky.social on the Paris permanent citizen assembly. medium.com/amor-mundi/t...

KQED Youth Takeover: Deliberative Democracy Puts Dialogue and Reason at Center of Decision Making KQED's Forum · Episode

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Youth Advisory Board's Ryan & Anaya, professor James Fishkin,
@cchwalisz.bsky.social & American Public Trust's Rahmin Sarabispoke w/
@alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about deliberative democracy & how we can put dialogue and reason at the center of decision-making.

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@cchwalisz.bsky.social, founder and CEO of DemocracyNext, examines the Paris Citizens’ Assembly, where deliberation played a central role in shaping municipal policies.

Are workplaces the next frontier for deliberative democracy?

Excited to announce a new collaboration between DemNext x @arantzazulab.eus x Mondragon Corporation x MIT Center for Constructive Communication to innovate workplace governance.

demnext.substack.com/p/are-workpl...

💬 @cchwalisz.bsky.social DemocracyNext: “The three key concepts that characterise deliberative democracy are: sortition, deliberation and rotation. Assembly members need enough time to build trust, be with complexity and strengthen agency”.

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What AI is doing to America's democracy | LSE Event YouTube video by LSE

The title doesn't convey where Lawrence Lessig goes in this presentation: solutions based on random, representative, informed deliberative groups of people making decisions that affect policy: www.youtube.com/live/bF6rer0...

Celebrating work by @landemore.bsky.social and @cchwalisz.bsky.social

Was thinking about @azeem.bsky.social 's recent piece on Preparing for the Next European War when I read this news today: www.exponentialview.co/p/preparing-...

🚨My small book with
@cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social
on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨

shorturl.at/jZyPz

*The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended
@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

Wow, I didn't know Japan was so active with deliberative democratic innovations. Good to see.

US funding freeze hits DemNext – an appeal Local citizens' assemblies need funding as US Treasury suspends payments to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

The US funding freeze has hit DemNext.

But we're determined to keep our work to reinvigorate democracy going 💪

If you'd like to help:

➡️ Get in touch with me.
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demnext.substack.com/p/us-funding...

Democracy without Politicians (Claudia Chwalisz) - How To Citizen with Baratunde How To Citizen with Baratunde reimagines the word “citizen” as a verb and reminds us how to wield our collective power. So many of us want to do more in response to the problems we hear about constant...

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Listening to @cchwalisz.bsky.social in this podcast episode gives me such a clear picture of the transformational potential of #CitizensAssemblies in the field of deliberative democracy and why looking at there design and implemented is really exciting to explore ☺️

💡 Is the workplace the next frontier for deliberative democracy?

Super excited about DemocracyNext's new collaboration with MONDRAGON Corporation, MIT Center for Constructive Communication & Arantzazulab on tech-enhanced deliberation in coop decision making

👉 www.demnext.org/projects/dem...

🇯🇵 Japan's boom in randomly-selected mini-publics Notes after visiting a little-known but pioneering frontier

🇯🇵 Over 500 deliberative assemblies in Japan!

Some thoughts and learnings after visiting this pioneering frontier in deliberative democracy

👉 demnext.substack.com/p/japans-boo...

No 😅 but would equally love some inspiration here!

Interesting paper.

The picture shows the title page of the paper "From latest buzzword to conceptual framework: Unraveling the complexities of democratic resilience" published in the German Journal of Comparative Politcs.

Happy to see this piece out in ZfVP🥳 Democratic resilience is a widely discussed topic, but the concept still shows some shortcomings. @lionmert.bsky.social, @matthiasrosenthal.bsky.social, Jana Niedringhaus, Johannes Helgest, and I address these systematically. A🧵:

doi.org/10.1007/s122...

Gen Z against autocracy – Serbia – 270125 Gen Z is about to topple an autocracy in Europe This is a living document. It will be updated as events evolve.

If you've vaguely heard that something is going on in #Serbia, Marija Gavrilov explains it all. Please share.

docs.google.com/presentation...

How can urban AI initiatives align with global governance frameworks to ensure responsible and inclusive AI deployment?

What can global policymakers learn from how cities implement and govern AI?

📅 Join us at the Paris AI Action Summit on 11 Feb:

www.eventbrite.com/e/aligning-u... @thegovlab.org

Good to see DemNext founder Claudia Chwalisz on Bluesky!

Interesting paper on local engagement in AI governance. I'm generally a bit skeptical of engagement without power/control & would like to hear more on the procedures that can vest control on such global/transversal issues at the local level.

Thanks Tom.

I fully share the skepticism about engagement without power - hence why we believe in the need for it to always be connected at the source of decision making. It's why I am yet to be convinced by any of the calls for global engagement on AI.

Want to work with me and my fabulous colleagues at DemocracyNext?

We're hiring a Comms Lead. Applications open until 9 Feb. We're getting in touch on a rolling basis.

👉 www.demnext.org/uploads/DemN...

Please help us spread the word! 🙏

Thanks David! I've caved.

Indeed :)

Photo: Brussels, 25 February 2024. Participants at the first weekend of the Citizens' Panel on Artificial Intelligence. CC BY 2.0, Belgian Presidency

🔎 As the Paris AI Action Summit approaches, the spotlight turns to the question: How do we govern AI responsibly?

Stefaan Verhulst (@thegovlab.org & @thedatatank.bsky.social) and I argue that effective engagement and governance start locally.

👉 Read our paper: www.demnext.org/projects/ail...