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		<title>New publication: The Limits of Representativeness in Citizens’ Assemblies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New article published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Sortition. In The Limits of Representativeness in Citizens&#8217; Assemblies: A Critical Analysis of Democratic Minipublics Paolo Spada and I explores key questions about representation in citizens&#8217; assemblies, building on &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How representative is it really? A correspondence on sortition</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/29/how-representative-is-it-really-a-correspondence-on-sortition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, Paolo Spada and I published a blog post about sortition and the representativeness of citizens&#8217; assemblies. We were pleasantly surprised by the response to our post and the ensuing discussions. In this new exchange at the &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/29/how-representative-is-it-really-a-correspondence-on-sortition/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/08/29/how-representative-is-it-really-a-correspondence-on-sortition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on the representativeness of citizens’ assemblies and similar innovations</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2023/02/22/reflections-on-the-representativeness-of-citizens-assemblies-and-similar-innovations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 06:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Co-authored with Paolo Spada) Introduction For proponents of deliberative democracy, the last couple of years could not have been better. Propelled by the recent diffusion of citizens&#8217; assemblies, deliberative democracy has definitely gained popularity beyond small circles of scholars and &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/02/22/reflections-on-the-representativeness-of-citizens-assemblies-and-similar-innovations/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2023/02/22/reflections-on-the-representativeness-of-citizens-assemblies-and-similar-innovations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>46 favorite reads on democracy, civic tech and a few other interesting things</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been exchanging with some friends on a list of favorite reads from 2020. While I started with a short list, it quickly grew: after all, despite the pandemic, there has been lots of interesting stuff published in the &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>2020 and beyond: 11 predictions at the intersection of technology and citizen engagement</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New World Bank Report on the effects of emerging technologies on public participation.  <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/12/27/2020-and-beyond-11-predictions-at-the-intersection-of-technology-and-citizen-engagement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Democratic Lottery*</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2019/01/09/the-democratic-lottery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a newly elected President and the most fragmented Parliament in its history, Brazilian politics are likely headed for gridlock. Lottery could well be the solution. Tiago Peixoto and Guilherme Lessa For many Brazilians who recently cast their ballots to &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/01/09/the-democratic-lottery/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/01/09/the-democratic-lottery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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