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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589811625000461
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Department of Public Administration and Policy, University of Birmingham, UK
John S. Dryzek
Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra, Australia
Iswe Foundation, UK
Iswe Foundation, UK
Melisa Ross
SOCIUM Research Center on Inequality and Social Policy, University of Bremen, Germany
Rich Wilson
Iswe Foundation, UK
Abstract
Building on the proof of concept that was the 2021 Global Assembly on the Climate and Ecological Crisis, we explore an expanded and even institutionalized role for effective and consequential citizen deliberation in global climate governance. Such an expanded role could not just strengthen citizen voices in negotiations, but also counter vested interests, promote civic learning, enhance the legitimacy of governance, foster global solidarity, and generate reflective input to galvanize policies.
1. Introduction
Especially given renewed disruption and the risks of backsliding attending the second withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement, global climate governance needs all the help it can get. An expanded role for citizen deliberation can help a lot, perhaps to the point of helping in the transformation of global governance. In 2021 a Global Assembly on the Climate and Ecological Crisis (GAC) was held successfully online – the first of its kind on any global issue.1 So do we need another one or more? The 2021 exercise constitutes proof of concept, and there can be an expanded – even institutionalized – role for citizens’ assemblies in global climate governance.
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