Reflections from the Chair

Navigating Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss

Bibliographic Data

ID24218980
AuthorsAoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin (0000-0003-4823-495X, DCU)
Year2026
Volume1
Issue1
Publication date2026-09-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Deliberative Democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2634-0488 • E-ISSN: 2634-0488
PublisherUniversity of Westminster Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.16997/jdd.1993
OpenAlexW7165688019
LanguageEN
References cited13

This is an accepted article with a DOI pre-assigned that is not yet published.In this essay I reflect on my role as Chair of Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss. This role is a unique one within the assembly model since it spans both the operation and delivery of the work, both policy and public engagement, and is both internally and externally facing. I share some learnings from the position, emphasising the part the Chair must play in communicating the work of the Assembly and in representing the recommendations of the Assembly as they traverse through the political process. I hope these reflections provide some useful points of note for those chairing or arranging Citizens’ Assemblies into the future.

biodiversity loss · citizen assemblies · Citizen participation · Deliberative democracy · Ireland · policy recommendations · Political process · European Union Policy and Governance · Political Theory and Democracy · Public Policy and Administration Research

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