VOLUME 5 (2009), ISSUE 1, Special Features
The Australian Citizens' Parliament: A World First John Dryzek, Australian National University SUGGESTED CITATION: John Dryzek (2009) "The Australian Citizens' Parliament: A World First," Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 9. http://services.bepress.com/jpd/vol5/iss1/art9	Download this article (211 K, PDF) Tell a Colleague Get Acrobat Reader Printing Tip: Select the option to 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog to ensure the article prints as it appears on screen. Learn more...
The Australian Citizens' Parliament was held in February 2009, with one participant from each federal electorate. The main meeting was a culmination of a process involving a series of regional meetings and online development of proposals by citizen participants. Within a broad charge of 'How can Australia's political system be strengthened to serve us better?' participants could develop their own proposals and so craft the agenda. The process yielded a set of recommendations for the structure and operation of government, as well as masses of social scientific data.
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