Stakeholder Involvement in Climate Assemblies

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The main actors and main focus of citizens' assemblies are the citizens themselves, the body that has commissioned the assembly – usually a public authority – and the design and delivery organisation. But other actors are often involved, including stakeholders that can link the assembly to the world 'outside' the protected space of citizen deliberation.

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Stakeholders can be powerful actors with resources that can influence public opinion, decision makers and potentially the delivery of assemblies and the response to their recommendations. They can range from actors who have significant financial resources or can mobilise large numbers of people through to those who represent minority communities whose voice and interests are often overlooked. They can play an important role in ensuring that assemblies hear a diversity of perspectives and the more effective implementation of assembly proposals.

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