Concept

Citizens' juries

Properties

Alt label
  • Citizens juries
SES ID
  • 449700
  • 449702
Notation
  • 449700
In scheme
Broader
Definition
  • A group of between 12 and 20 people, chosen to represent the communities from which they come, asked to look at real issues, in the same way as a jury does in a courtroom. The idea is to give ordinary people a bigger role in democratic decision making.