Paul Zeitz about permanent citizens' assemblies in the US and using technology to scale it
Ep. 48

Paul Zeitz about permanent citizens' assemblies in the US and using technology to scale it

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Episode description

Paul Zeitz is an author and advocate for global justice and human rights, among other things. With over 35 years of experience and several publications he is addressing systemic challenges. Especially in his book “Hit Refresh on the U.S. Constitution”, he calls for more deliberation in our democracies.

0:00Introduction
7:29Permanent citizens' assembly in the US
12:47How to bring innovation to democracy
18:20What is democracy?
19:42From recommendation to policy
24:39How to overcome the partisan divide
28:22How to build a political movement?
32:39About fear, money and power
41:36Final message