Making sure a Citizens’ Assembly will influence public decisions is an important task. The commissioning public authority, institution, or organisation should publicly commit to responding to or acting on recommendations developed by the Assembly promptly.
Vulnerabilities with examples:
- Sovereignty challenges aimed at the organiser
- Lack of trust due to polarisation
- Political Polarization: Decisions of the assembly being disregarded due to political biases.
- Power Imbalance: Influential groups undermining the assembly’s authority.
Mitigating Techniques/Strategies:
- Secure commitments from political leaders to consider the assembly’s outcomes.
- Establish clear, transparent mechanisms for how assembly decisions will be used.