Democracy

A Citizens’ Assembly for the Scottish Parliament

How would sortition be implemented in a second legislative chamber? What would its powers be, how would participants be selected, and would they be paid? These and a host of other questions are answered in this paper proposing a second sortition chamber for the Scottish Parliament, published by the Sortition Foundation in collaboration with Common Weal Scotland and the newDemocracy Foundation. It gives a clear, succinct answer to the common questions regarding the practical implementation of a sortition chamber.