James Macdonald-Nelson is a landscape architect turned Cities Programme Lead at DemocracyNext, an international nonprofit nonpartisan research and action institute, and a global platform for democratic innovation. In this conversation, James provides examples from around the world to demonstrate how Citizens' Assemblies can strengthen democratic infrastructure. We walk through James' educational and career pathway that led to his current focus on increasing citizen participation in the decision making around transforming and managing the built environment.

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Democracy Next, https://www.demnext.org/

Six ways to democratise city planning - Enabling thriving and healthy cities https://www.demnext.org/projects/cities

James Macdonald-Nelson on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-macdonald-nelson-745a1b6a

So I Decided can be found online at www.soidecidedpodcast.com and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/soidecidedpodcast/

So I Decided is recorded on Lenapehoking, the traditional homeland of the Lenape people.