Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Luca Belgiorno-Nettis is the founder and director of the newDemocracy Foundation.
Convene a citizens’ assembly to deliberate on housing prices March 4, 2024 By Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Editors' Picks Communities don’t want a decision imposed that risks depreciating their number one asset. People need to be involved in the solution.
We must end the never-ending trail of political positioning and one-upmanship August 2, 2023 By Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Community & Social Helping inform Australians about the Voice would have been a golden opportunity to convene a citizens’ assembly.
A citizens’ assembly should deduce the Voice’s yes or no cases February 13, 2023 By Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Culture A random ‘jury’ of 100 everyday people could be tasked with answering ‘what do people need to know in order to vote in the Voice referendum?’
Premium Insights and analysis A referendum each for the resolution of two touchy issues January 21, 2022 By Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Culture Australia has spent decades debating models for a republic; what we need is a better forum that leads to a better model.
An innovative step toward truly empowered citizen governance March 6, 2019 By Luca Belgiorno-Nettis Editors' Picks A small Belgian city tries out a new governance system that gives 25 Average Joes and Josephines decision-making influence on the management of important social issues.
