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Germany Political movement 2018

Aufstehen: the largest Polis conversation ever

Germany’s Aufstehen movement ran the largest single Polis conversation in the world — to build its platform from members up.

33,547

participants

#1

largest ever

2018

year

Context

Aufstehen ("stand up") emerged in the summer of 2018 as a response to the rise of right-wing parties in Germany.

Process

That autumn, the movement opened a Polis conversation to its members to understand where broad consensus could be built — and to shape its platform around what people actually agreed on.

Results

With 33,547 participants, it still holds the record for the most people ever in a single Polis conversation — a vivid demonstration of how technology can bring fresh ideas into the democratic process.

Opinion landscape

[ Opinion group visualization ]

Cluster map and key statistics — to be added with sourced data

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