Between hopes and systemic unsustainability
An analysis of citizens assemblies’ potential on climate change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23201493 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louise Knops (0000-0003-2495-7993, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Julien Vrydagh (0000-0002-3291-9623, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 211-226 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | De Gruyter Handbook of Citizens' Assemblies (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9783110758269-018 |
| OpenAlex | W4377261222 |
| ISBN | 9783110758269 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
Citizens' assemblies (CAs) dealing with climate change have been mushrooming throughout Western democracies. In this chapter, we take stock of recent empirical experiences of CAs to further inspire the theoretical discussions on their potential to respond to the climate crisis. We adopt a problem-based approach to identify four sets of problems which are linked to climate change and the "governance of unsustainability" that characterizes current representative democracies: namely the issues related to territoriality, temporality, conflictuality, and denialisn. We discuss for each one of them whether and where CAs can make possible contributions. We then engage in a two-way empirical and theoretical discussion which summarizes key lessons before presenting a set of concluding remarks and paths for further research. Overall, we argue that despite strong hopes placed in the climate and democratic potential of CAs, strong obstacles remain to turn CAs into a real instrument of societal transformation.
Climate change · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economics · Empirical research · Epistemology · Management · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Set (abstract data type) · Sociology · Temporality · Computer Science · Ecology · French Urban and Social Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |