Citizens’ assemblies on climate change (CACC) have evolved from deliberative experiments into established governance tools, yet concerns persist about their transformative impact. This contribution – grounded in two years of NESUS-G research – aims to advance beyond descriptive accounts to analyse the concrete governance mechanisms emerging from CACC recommendations across Europe. Drawing on recent evidence of policy implementation rates – notably the French Citizens’ Convention on Climate’s 70% recommendation uptake five years post-Assembly – this study will assess how complementary democracy is reshaping sustainability governance. Through impact evaluation and comparative analysis, the research demonstrates that embedding citizen participation drives the transition from litigation-dependent responses to anticipatory models institutionalising citizen-driven climate constitutionalism.
Climate Democracy Redux. Citizens' Assemblies and Sustainability Governance
Enrico Buono
2026-01-01
Abstract
Citizens’ assemblies on climate change (CACC) have evolved from deliberative experiments into established governance tools, yet concerns persist about their transformative impact. This contribution – grounded in two years of NESUS-G research – aims to advance beyond descriptive accounts to analyse the concrete governance mechanisms emerging from CACC recommendations across Europe. Drawing on recent evidence of policy implementation rates – notably the French Citizens’ Convention on Climate’s 70% recommendation uptake five years post-Assembly – this study will assess how complementary democracy is reshaping sustainability governance. Through impact evaluation and comparative analysis, the research demonstrates that embedding citizen participation drives the transition from litigation-dependent responses to anticipatory models institutionalising citizen-driven climate constitutionalism.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
