ABSTRACT
Iceland is the first country in the world which tried to produce a crowdsourced constitution. In 2010, there was an initiative to involve randomly selected citizens who would draft the topics of the new constitution and involve citizens through a referendum to refer articles to the parliament. However, the attempt failed due to a lack of political support. This failure caused frustration among the citizens and led to a change of majority in government. A second attempt was initiated six years later. This time around, the leading party made sure to have sufficient support from other political parties in the parliament and to organize the process over two legislatures (2018–2025). The party leaders and the Prime Minister have been following the process closely. They have invited experts to support the planning and implementation process, combining offline and online deliberations. The methods used involve opinion polling, crowdsourcing, and deliberative polling. The results have been forwarded to the government to develop the new constitution. The process has been fully transparent and has resonated positively with the population.
