Whether this improves decisions or mainly legitimises them is still debated. The atlas tracks assemblies whose recommendations led to binding outcomes.
Original source: The Citizens' Assembly
Signal: citizens' assemblies becoming a routine instrument
Ireland has convened several citizens' assemblies since 2016; random-selection bodies are increasingly part of the ordinary toolkit rather than one-off experiments.
Polity Atlas editorsPublished 18 Jun 2026 · 1 min read