Graham Smith is Professor of Politics at the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, UK and a specialist in democratic innovation – new forms of public participation in political decision making. He has a particular expertise in participatory climate governance and is founding chair of the Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies (KNOCA) funded by the European Climate Foundation. KNOCA aims to enhance the impact of climate assemblies by improving their commissioning, design, implementation, follow-up and evaluation. Graham’s publications include Democratic Innovations: Designing Institutions for Citizen Participation(Cambridge, 2009), Can Democracy Safeguard the Future? (Polity, 2021) and Democracy in a Pandemic: Participation in Response to Crisis (University of Westminster Press, 2021, edited with colleagues at the participation charity Involve). His work, particularly on citizens’ assemblies, has influenced practice across a range of countries, through collaborations with governments, practitioners, civil society organisations and social movement activists.
