Local government and democratic innovations: reflections on the case of citizen assemblies on climate change

IMPACTSince the 1980s, deliberative democracy has dominated thinking around democratic innovation as an approach to address ongoing legitimacy crisis of public insitutions. One methods implementing democracy, citizen assemblies (CAs), are increasingly being applied mainstream decision-making. The scale in UK been notable—representing a seminal juncture adoption CA method engagement. This article focuses on how these processes, so far, have connected wider sphere and decision-making processes commissioning organizations explore whether this represents sustainable for renewal or passing fad.