Hannah Arendt Center, French Studies Program, and Center for Civic Engagement present:
Lunch & Panel Discussion:
The French Climate Assembly
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Arendt Center
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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This is a hybrid event. There is an in-person film screening the night before in Preston.
To attend the lunch/panel panel on Thursday at the Arendt Center, RSVP by emailing Philip Lindsay: [email protected]
What can we learn from the French Convention Citoyenne and the new permanent 100-member citizen assembly in Paris? Can lottery-based democracy play a role in solving intractable policy issues in the United States?
In 2018, France's President Macron's carbon-tax increase led to months of political crisis and protests led by the "Yellow-Vest" movement. Macron's government responded by convening a "Grand National Debate," which included 18 regional citizens' assemblies and an additional National Assembly on Climate Change. In these processes, randomly selected citizens were tasked with deliberating the complex and difficult issues facing French society. The French Climate Assembly, lasting for nine months, put lottery-based democracy on the world stage.
The panel will feature:
Helene Landemore (Yale U. author of Open Democracy)
Agny Kpata (President of Les 150, the citizens' lobby)
Eva Rovers (Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies)
Dimitri Courant (Researcher at Harvard)
Marjan Ehsassi (Researcher at Johns Hopkins)
Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire (Director, Les 150)
Co-Sponsored by the French Studies Program at Bard and the Center for Civic Engagement
Can't make it in person?
Watch the film here (at your convenience before the panel)
To attend the lunch/panel panel on Thursday at the Arendt Center, RSVP by emailing Philip Lindsay: [email protected]
What can we learn from the French Convention Citoyenne and the new permanent 100-member citizen assembly in Paris? Can lottery-based democracy play a role in solving intractable policy issues in the United States?
In 2018, France's President Macron's carbon-tax increase led to months of political crisis and protests led by the "Yellow-Vest" movement. Macron's government responded by convening a "Grand National Debate," which included 18 regional citizens' assemblies and an additional National Assembly on Climate Change. In these processes, randomly selected citizens were tasked with deliberating the complex and difficult issues facing French society. The French Climate Assembly, lasting for nine months, put lottery-based democracy on the world stage.
The panel will feature:
Helene Landemore (Yale U. author of Open Democracy)
Agny Kpata (President of Les 150, the citizens' lobby)
Eva Rovers (Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies)
Dimitri Courant (Researcher at Harvard)
Marjan Ehsassi (Researcher at Johns Hopkins)
Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire (Director, Les 150)
Co-Sponsored by the French Studies Program at Bard and the Center for Civic Engagement
Can't make it in person?
Watch the film here (at your convenience before the panel)
Then join us online: Thursday, April 7th 1:30 PM EST/ 7:30 PM CET (online)