Citizens assemblies: an alternative to select committees?
From The House by RNZ
April 12, 2026 · 14 min · Episode 779
About this episode
The episode discusses the concept of citizens assemblies as a potential alternative to traditional select committees for shaping national policy.
What if a group of randomly selected people were put in a room and asked to hammer out national policy? it sounds a bit like a social experiment, but at last month's democracy forum at Parliament, it was sincerely proposed. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Topics covered
- citizens assemblies
- national policy
- democracy
- select committees
- social experiment
Keywords
- citizens assemblies
- select committees
- national policy
- democracy forum
- social experiment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RNZ
Places: Parliament
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