Process Igbo Village Assemblies

Igbo Village Assemblies are decentralized grassroots governance systems practiced by Igbo communities in southeastern Nigeria. Characterized by the absence of centralized authority, these assemblies operate through open deliberation, consensus-building, and rotational leadership, regulating land, justice, and social life. They represent a classic example of acephalous democracy and communal self-governance.

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, Awka, Anambra, Nigeria NG
Creation date	1200
Topics	Democracy, Commons, Land Use, Social justice, Ancestral Knowledge
Context	Rural
Number of participants
Typology	Grassroot group
Languages	⧼rv-language-ibo⧽
Thematics	Radical DemocracyRadical Democracy

Process Igbo Village Assemblies

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