Book Launch Online: Climate Assemblies – New Civic Institutions for a Climate-Changed World

DemFutures at the University of Edinburgh, in collaboration with Newcastle University, launched their open access book Climate Assemblies: New Civic Institutions for a Climate-Changed World, edited by Oliver Escobar and Stephen Elstub.

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About the book

This book is open access and you can download it for free here.

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Climate Assemblies are capturing the imagination of people interested in how citizens can participate in decision-making to address the climate and ecological crisis. Climate Assemblies are new civic institutions that include a cross-section of the public in deliberation to influence environmental policy, governance, public discourse and collective action.

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This book brings together 25 authors to offer novel perspectives, critical insights and practical reflections based on original research about paradigmatic cases at local, national, transnational and global levels. The book investigates the state of the field, reflects on the hope and hype about this growing phenomenon, and proposes ways to improve climate assemblies so that they can make a difference in a climate-changed world.

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About the event

The event was hosted and facilitated by Fernanda Díaz, Elisabet Vives, Joanna Sakali and Iñaki Goñi (DemFutures, University of Edinburgh).

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This launch was an opportunity to find out more about the book and meet the editors and authors. Editors Oliver Escobar and Stephen Elstub gave an introduction and overview of the book, followed by breakout rooms to discuss different chapters with their authors. It concluded with plenary questions and reflections about the future of climate assemblies in research, policy and practice.