Articles by Clara Pirie

November 18, 2022

Citizen assemblies must report on expert diversity and inclusion

Clara Pirie

Deliberative approaches like citizen assemblies are gaining traction, particularly to inform climate policy. To ensure the legitimacy of these processes, Jen Roberts and her team argue that the process of selecting experts involved in citizen deliberations should be transparent, and must consider diversity and inclusivity

Clara Pirie

Widening Participation Tutor, University of Glasgow

Clara also works for the Scottish Government as a Policy Officer.

Her research interests include equity in education, and tackling poverty and inequality more broadly.

She tweets @Pirie_Clara

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