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Citizens' panels can be yet another democratic disillusionment, or they can play a meaningful role in a European democracy (Photo: europe@home competition)

Whatever happened to the EU's 'citizens' panels'?

In her State of the Union keynote annual speech last month, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced, among other things, that citizen panels would become "an integral part of our democratic life."

Citizens' panels can transform European democracy, but only if used correctly.

Von der Leyen announced three major projects for European democracy. She wants to draft a Democracy Defence Act, convene a new convention to ...

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Jan-Baptist Lemaire is a researcher and doctoral student at KU Leuven in the law faculty. This piece is based on research at Yale Law School. He was also Volt Europe policy facilitator for citizen empowerment, and a candidate for Volt in the 2019 European Parliament.

Citizens' panels can be yet another democratic disillusionment, or they can play a meaningful role in a European democracy (Photo: europe@home competition)

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Author Bio

Jan-Baptist Lemaire is a researcher and doctoral student at KU Leuven in the law faculty. This piece is based on research at Yale Law School. He was also Volt Europe policy facilitator for citizen empowerment, and a candidate for Volt in the 2019 European Parliament.

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