Citizens assembly

MACHEN WIR DIE DEMOKRATIE BESSER

Der G1000 ist die belgische Plattform für demokratische Innovation. Wir entwickeln und unterstützen neue Formen der Bürgerbeteiligung. Wir sind in Gemeinden, Städten, Regionen und auf nationaler Ebene aktiv und sind Teil verschiedener internationaler Netzwerke.

Institution
6
institutionalized citizen councils
Sortition
39
panels of randomly selected citizens
Participants
1992
randomly selected citizens

Fallstudien

Mechelenmakers Citizens panel

The municipality of Mechelen wanted to involve the citizens more in the political life and therefore gathered in May 2021 a panel of 50 randomly selected citizens to discuss the question of the balance between a lively and a peaceful city—the recommendations resulting from this process have been forwarded to the local institutions for implementation.

Datum
2021
Standort
Mechelen
Einrichtung
Stad Mechelen
Ebene
Lokaal
Organisator
Stad Mechelen
Teilnehmer
50

Citizens Panel on Climate in Wallonia

In 2021, the Walloon Government commissioned a Citizens Panel on Climate as part of the revision of the Air Climate Energy Plan, asking the approximately sixty citizens selected by lot to formulate recommendations for measures to be taken to reduce greenhouse gases of 55% since 1990 by the year 2030.

Datum
2021-2022
Standort
Namen
Einrichtung
Waalse Regering
Ebene
Regionaal
Organisator
Tr@me
Teilnehmer
60

Permanent Citizen Council of Saint-Gilles

In 2020, the municipality of Saint-Gilles has set up a permanent citizens' council, made up of 35 Saint-Gilles inhabitants, in order involve residents in the development of public policies, encourage citizen participation and improve the interaction between residents and elected officials.

Datum
since 2020
Standort
Brussel
Einrichtung
Gemeente Sint-Gillis
Ebene
Lokaal
Organisator
Particitiz
Teilnehmer
35

Brussels Mixed Committees

Since 2020, the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region and the French-speaking Parliament of Brussels organize joint commissions bringing together citizens chosen by lot and elected officials to formulate recommendations on various topics that are then dealt with in the Parliament.

Datum
since 2020
Standort
Brussel
Einrichtung
Brussels Parlement
Ebene
Regionaal
Organisator
Particitiz
Teilnehmer
45

Agora Citizens Assemblies

Since 2020, the political movement Agora organizes the deliberations of the Brussels Citizens' Assembly, gathering 89 citizens drawn by lot to formulate proposals relayed to the Brussels Parliament by an elected spokesperson.

Datum
since 2020
Standort
Brussel
Einrichtung
Brussels Parlement
Ebene
Regionaal
Organisator
Agora
Teilnehmer
89

Future Forum Zoet Water

In 2020, 38 citizens from the municipality of Oud-Heverlee were chosen by lot to discuss the future of the "Zoet Water" site and to formulate proposals for the municipal council, in order to co-design with the local institutions the future of this important territory of the municipality.

Datum
2020
Standort
Oud-Heverlee
Einrichtung
Gemeente Oud-Heverlee
Ebene
Lokaal
Organisator
Levuur
Teilnehmer
38

Permanent Citizen Dialogue in Ostbelgien

Since 2019, the German-speaking Community has adopted a decree for a “permanent citizen dialogue”, a deliberative model consisting of a permanent council of citizens drawn by lot initiating occasional assemblies of citizens also drawn by lot, who deliberate and formulate recommendations around a theme defined by the citizen council.

Datum
since 2019
Standort
Eupen
Einrichtung
Parlement van de Duitstalige Gemeenschap
Ebene
Regionaal
Organisator
G1000
Teilnehmer
35

Ghent's Citizens' Cabinet

In 2017, the municipality of Ghent set up a "citizens cabinet" composed of 150 randomly selected citizens to deliberate and provide recommendations to the city council, as part of a broad citizen consultation process on the city's traffic plan in progress since 2015.

Datum
2017-2018
Standort
Gent
Einrichtung
Stad Gent
Ebene
Lokaal
Organisator
Stad Gent
Teilnehmer
150

G1000 Citizens' Summit

In 2011, in the midst of a political crisis in a governmentless Belgium, G1000 was a citizens' initiative aimed at breathing new life into democracy by organizing a major citizens' consultation, bringing together 1,000 randomly selected citizens to make recommendations to the political world.

Datum
2011
Standort
Brussel
Einrichtung
G1000
Ebene
Nationaal
Organisator
G1000
Teilnehmer
704

G1000

In Bürgerversammlungen trägt jede Person zur politischen Entscheidungsfindung bei. Jeder mit seinem Wissen, seinen Fähigkeiten und seiner Erfahrung. Wenn sie die Zeit und die notwendigen Informationen erhalten, können die Bürgerinnen und Bürger realistische und mutige Lösungen für das Gemeinwohl erarbeiten, ohne Wahlkampfinteressen und Parteizwang.

Der G1000 fordert, dass diese Form der Demokratie auf allen Regierungsebenen zum Standard wird.

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Ursula Von der Leyen

The Citizens' Panels that were central to the Conference [on the Future of Europe] will now become a regular feature of our democratic life.

State of the Union - September 2022

Ursula Von der Leyen
President of the European Commission
Aristotle

Although each individual separately will be a worse judge than the experts, the whole of them assembled together will be better or at least as good judges.

Politics, Book III

 

Aristotle
Greek philosopher
Kofi Annan

We need to make our democracies more inclusive. This requires bold and innovative reforms, such as selecting parliaments by lot instead of election. This would prevent the formation of self-serving and self-perpetuating political classes.

Kofi Annan (1938-2018)
Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Peace Prize 2001
Claudia Chwalisz

Many of the criticisms against deliberative democracy are similar to those that were first levelled against universal suffrage in another age.They stem from fears that ordinary citizens are not competent enough to handle complex political decisions.

Claudia Chwalisz
Founder and CEO of DemocracyNext, worked for OECD

Uns unterstützen

Der G1000 ist eine unabhängige, gemeinnützige Organisation, die ohne die Unterstützung ihrer Beitragszahler/innen nicht existieren kann.

Auch Sie können eine Rolle bei der Umsetzung einer demokratischen Erneuerung in Belgien spielen. Unterstützen Sie uns finanziell oder beteiligen Sie sich ehrenamtlich.

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