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Economics

Deliberative Democracy and Citizen Juries in Practice

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In a citizen jury, a representative sample of 12 to 24 ordinary citizens meets for several days, hears from experts, and deliberates to produce a recommendation—a process that has been used in countries like Brazil and Canada for over 30 years.

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What if the most important political decisions were made by a small group of randomly selected citizens, given the time and tools to really understand the issues? Would you trust their judgment more than that of career politicians?