De Gruyter Handbook of Citizens’ Assemblies

” Citizens’ assemblies are the most successful embodiment of sortition so far, and as their numbers and status rises, not surprisingly there has been a recent gush of explainers. One of the most accessible guides is actually best read online, done by DemocracyNext, a non-profit institute, and full of useful links to background documents and explainers. For a book, though, I’ve chosen the De Gruyter one because it is the most authoritative. For newcomers, citizens’ assemblies still have a lot to prove. After all, they are competing – successfully – with traditional, elected parliaments as places where discussion can produce solutions to wicked problems in a society. The book also has the advantage of being downloadable for free.” Read more...

The best books on Citizens’ Assemblies

Hugh Pope, Development & Aid Workers (see also Economists)