As policymaking becomes global in scale, new tools are needed in order to include and engage citizens worldwide in the political processes. The challenge is to close a widening democratic gap between policymakers and citizens and thereby increase the citizen’s sense of ownership to decisions made about current global issues.

World Wide Views on Global Warming (WWViews) is a response to this challenge.
With the participation of more than 4,000 ordinary citizens gathered in 38 countries worldwide, WWViews was the first and only initiative taken to produce a trustworthy, detailed and in-depth snap shot of the global public opinion of the climate negotiations at COP15. 

    

                WWViews India                         WWViews Mozambique

 
Unlike traditional opinion polls, the WWViews method offers participating citizens extensive information on a complex subject as well as time for face-to-face deliberation before the questions are answered. Therefore the WWViews method ensures more qualified and well-considered answers from the participants.

On this site you will find extensive information about the World Wide Views-concept. World Wide Views on Global Warming serves as an exceptional example of how to include everyday citizens in future global policymaking, giving them a bigger sense of political ownership and policymakers a better insight in the views of the citizens they represent.

Thanks to MasterMedia who produced the WWViews Documentary.