Jon Alexander meets Claudia Chwalisz and Katy Rubin, two globally acknowledged pioneers, to explore modes of democracy that seek to involve and work with people, not deliver for them. We are now living in a democratic emergency. Autocrats, authoritarians and outright fascists appear to be on an inexorable rise, while few politicians seem capable of charting a credible path forward in the face of today’s immense challenges. Yet just beneath the media radar, another story is taking shape: a story of democratic renewal and reinvention, with citizen participation, deliberation, and serious joy at its heart.
Come and explore this possible future, and where it’s already emerging, with Jon Alexander, author of Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us. He’ll be in conversation with two globally acknowledged pioneers: Claudia Chwalisz, CEO of DemocracyNext and one of the world’s leading practitioners and advocates of Citizens’ Assemblies, and Katy Rubin, who leads The People Act and is a driving force behind the growing global movement of Legislative Theatre.
