A partnership between leading actors working with deliberative democracy in the Nordic countries. Founded on a shared ambition to strengthen the Nordic democracies by bridging the gap between citizens and political system. Together, we strengthen capacities, and advance democratic innovation across the Nordic region.

Learning Calls

The Nordic Deliberation Network is running a series of thematic and interactive sessions focused on the Nordic Deliberative Landscape with the purpose to:
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and collaborative learning
• Nurture deliberative democracy: Support the growth and development of deliberative initiatives in the Nordics

Previous learning calls:

• 4th of June, 2025, Scaling Deliberation – Citizens’ Assemblies Commissioned by Non-governmental Actors
• 4th of March, 2026, Beyond Polarisation and Polls – Citizens’ Assemblies that live up to OECD good practice principles
• 10th of June, 2026, Path towards institutionalization in local governments – How do we instutionalize Citizens’ Assemblies in Nordic cities?

The Nordic Deliberation network has received funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers’ funding programme Demos for the project Nordic Deliberation Network – Enhancing Democratic Resilience