Claudia Chwalisz
@cchwalisz.bsky.social
Founder and CEO of DemocracyNext (www.demnext.org)
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
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
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
September 23, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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
Have a listen to our conversation about citizens' assemblies:
#delibwave #citizensassemblies #sortition
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
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
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
September 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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
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
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
Claudia @cchwalisz.bsky.social does a brilliant job here of explaining the politics and practicalities of citizens' assemblies
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
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
September 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Claudia @cchwalisz.bsky.social does a brilliant job here of explaining the politics and practicalities of citizens' assemblies
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
⚖️ "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
www.demnext.org
June 19, 2025 at 11:22 AM
⚖️ "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...
demnext.substack.com/p/norways-ci...
June 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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...
demnext.substack.com/p/norways-ci...
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"“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...
And More from @cchwalisz.bsky.social on the Paris permanent citizen assembly. medium.com/amor-mundi/t...
Temptations of Tyranny
by Roger Berkowitz
medium.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"“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...
And More from @cchwalisz.bsky.social on the Paris permanent citizen assembly. medium.com/amor-mundi/t...
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
🎧 Listen to the podcast!
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.
🔗 Listen:
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.
🔗 Listen:
KQED Youth Takeover: Deliberative Democracy Puts Dialogue and Reason at Center of Decision Making
KQED's Forum · Episode
buff.ly
April 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🎧 Listen to the podcast!
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.
🔗 Listen:
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.
🔗 Listen:
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
@cchwalisz.bsky.social, founder and CEO of DemocracyNext, examines the Paris Citizens’ Assembly, where deliberation played a central role in shaping municipal policies.
April 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
@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...
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...
March 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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...
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...
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
💬 @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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March 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
💬 @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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Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
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
Celebrating work by @landemore.bsky.social and @cchwalisz.bsky.social
What AI is doing to America's democracy | LSE Event
YouTube video by LSE
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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
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-...
March 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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-...
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
🚨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
@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
March 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🚨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
@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
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
Wow, I didn't know Japan was so active with deliberative democratic innovations. Good to see.
🇯🇵 Over 500 deliberative assemblies in Japan!
Some thoughts and learnings after visiting this pioneering frontier in deliberative democracy
👉 demnext.substack.com/p/japans-boo...
Some thoughts and learnings after visiting this pioneering frontier in deliberative democracy
👉 demnext.substack.com/p/japans-boo...
🇯🇵 Japan's boom in randomly-selected mini-publics
Notes after visiting a little-known but pioneering frontier
demnext.substack.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Wow, I didn't know Japan was so active with deliberative democratic innovations. Good to see.
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.
➡️ Donate: www.demnext.org/donate
➡️ Share this news.
𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝙞𝙨 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 🙌
demnext.substack.com/p/us-funding...
But we're determined to keep our work to reinvigorate democracy going 💪
If you'd like to help:
➡️ Get in touch with me.
➡️ Donate: www.demnext.org/donate
➡️ Share this news.
𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝙞𝙨 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 🙌
demnext.substack.com/p/us-funding...
US funding freeze hits DemNext – an appeal
Local citizens' assemblies need funding as US Treasury suspends payments to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
demnext.substack.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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.
➡️ Donate: www.demnext.org/donate
➡️ Share this news.
𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝙞𝙨 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 🙌
demnext.substack.com/p/us-funding...
But we're determined to keep our work to reinvigorate democracy going 💪
If you'd like to help:
➡️ Get in touch with me.
➡️ Donate: www.demnext.org/donate
➡️ Share this news.
𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝙞𝙨 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 🙌
demnext.substack.com/p/us-funding...
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
pca.st/episode/5583...
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 ☺️
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 ☺️
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...
pca.st
February 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
pca.st/episode/5583...
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 ☺️
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...
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...
February 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
💡 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...
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...
🇯🇵 Over 500 deliberative assemblies in Japan!
Some thoughts and learnings after visiting this pioneering frontier in deliberative democracy
👉 demnext.substack.com/p/japans-boo...
Some thoughts and learnings after visiting this pioneering frontier in deliberative democracy
👉 demnext.substack.com/p/japans-boo...
🇯🇵 Japan's boom in randomly-selected mini-publics
Notes after visiting a little-known but pioneering frontier
demnext.substack.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🇯🇵 Over 500 deliberative assemblies in Japan!
Some thoughts and learnings after visiting this pioneering frontier in deliberative democracy
👉 demnext.substack.com/p/japans-boo...
Some thoughts and learnings after visiting this pioneering frontier in deliberative democracy
👉 demnext.substack.com/p/japans-boo...
Interesting paper.
In the eyes of many citizens, democracy fails to meet its promises. In a new paper just published in Res Publica, Armin Schäfer and I argue that deliberative responsiveness constitutes a promise representative democracy can and should fulfill.
Open access link: rdcu.be/dp9lj
Open access link: rdcu.be/dp9lj
January 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Interesting paper.
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
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...
doi.org/10.1007/s122...
January 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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...
doi.org/10.1007/s122...
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
If you've vaguely heard that something is going on in #Serbia, Marija Gavrilov explains it all. Please share.
docs.google.com/presentation...
docs.google.com/presentation...
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.
docs.google.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If you've vaguely heard that something is going on in #Serbia, Marija Gavrilov explains it all. Please share.
docs.google.com/presentation...
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
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
January 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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
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
Reposted by Claudia Chwalisz
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.
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.
🔎 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...
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...
January 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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.
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.
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! 🙏
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! 🙏
January 29, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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! 🙏
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! 🙏
🔎 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...
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...
January 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🔎 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...
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...