Citizens' Councils and Democratic Renewal

Can citizens’ councils strengthen democracy without undermining representative institutions? This collection explores the promises and limits of citizens’ councils as instruments of democratic renewal. Bringing together scholars from law, political science, and philosophy, it offers an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective centred on the Franco-German experience while opening broader international perspectives. The contributions combine normative and empirical approaches to examine the legal, political, and ethical challenges of deliberative democracy and its role in addressing today’s societal issues – an essential resource for everyone interested in democratic innovation and citizen participation.