Principles & Vision

+ 1. Filling the democratic deficit

The WCA project aims to create a deliberative citizens’ assembly composed of everyday people to democratize and reinforce contemporary frameworks of addressing global challenges. Participants will be randomly selected to create a sample of the world population based on basic demographic criteria.

+ 2. Diversifying viewpoints

Deliberately moving away from representative negotiation between nations, participants will present their own lived experiences and expertise, rather than being delegates of their nations.

+ 3. Inclusive informed deliberation

The WCA utilizes inclusive informed deliberation, pioneering an alternative to existing parliamentary and negotiation-based formats of global governance.

+ 4. Building legitimacy

The WCA will attempt to influence national governments and global institutions. The global legitimacy of the WCA will be based on its democratic method and transparency of process.

+ 5. Iterative project building

The WCA promotes “active project building” wherein project design is improved through pilot testing and on-the-ground creation. Learning discoveries will be compiled into a final design that will be submitted to international institutions to motivate the creation of such a body.