Solutions: How the Poles Are Making Democracy Work Again in Gdansk
By Tin Gazivoda, BlogActiv EU
Big changes are underway in Gdansk, Poland today. Since July 2016, some of the city’s most vexing problems have been dealt with calmly – even enjoyably — by a changing, randomly-selected “citizens assembly” made up of approximately 60 ordinary city dwellers, who are brought together and given the authority to take action.