We are developing innovative ways of connecting the voices of ordinary citizens to political decision-making through participatory and deliberative approaches to citizen engagement.

We are rethinking how human institutions, practices, and principles can develop a productive relationship with the Earth system.

We are advocating for meaningful global citizen deliberation on urgent and emerging global issues – from climate change to genome editing.

We provide intellectual leadership in advancing theoretical debates and methodological innovations in deliberative democracy.

We examine the role of public deliberation in highly polarised and post-crisis contexts and the possibilities for democratic transformation in technocratic and semi-authoritarian regimes.