Collective Effervescence - ReDefining a Democracy that Works with Isabella Roberts of ANTIPARTY

About this episode

The episode discusses the potential of Citizens' Assemblies to enhance democracy and address interconnected societal issues with guest Isabella Roberts.

Can we separate politics from democracy? Our political system is wholly corrupt and no longer fit for purpose - if it ever was. What if Citizens' Assemblies could bring agency to the whole of our population, helping people to find empathy with each other, to engage in conversations in good faith and work together to solve the wicked problems of the polycrisis: social inequity, climate chaos, the death cult of predatory capitalism. These are so interlinked, we won't fix one unless we fix them all. So how do we do it? This week, I'm talking to someone who spends her life reflecting on, teaching and researching this. Isabella Roberts started off in the Big Four, Private Equity and Investment Banking, then switched from the private markets into politics at the start of 2021 as a candidate for the London Assembly elections. Against the backdrop of the UK's first year out of the EU and in the depths of the COVID pandemic, she was inspired to take a stand and be the change she wanted to see in the governance of the UK's capital. She then took on a Masters in Digital Politics and Sustainable Development. Her thesis in 2023 focused on How Collective Intelligence Can Enhance Democracy…

People in this episode

Guest: Isabella Roberts

Topics covered

• democracy
• politics
• citizens' assemblies
• social equity
• climate change
• collective intelligence

Keywords

• democracy
• politics
• citizens' assemblies
• social inequity
• climate chaos
• predatory capitalism
• collective intelligence
• SAAFE
• epistemic growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ANTIPARTY

Places: UK, London

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