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Citizens' Assemblies: Guide to Democracy That Works

Marcin Gerwin · Open Plan Foundation (Kraków) · 2018

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Type: Book
Author: Marcin Gerwin
Accessed: 2026-09-01
Reliability notes: Practitioner handbook by the coordinator of the Gdańsk assemblies; includes the 80% binding threshold agreed with Mayor Adamowicz.

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EstablishedIn Gdańsk it was agreed that recommendations supported by at least 80% of citizens' assembly members would be binding on the mayor, while lower-scoring proposals would be suggestions he could consider; the commitment rested on Mayor Paweł Adamowicz's declaration, not on a change in law.EstablishedGdańsk's local consultation rules (resolution XVI/494/15) name the citizens' panel as a method; 1,000 resident signatures can request one, and with 5,000 the mayor cannot refuse.