Participatory democracy

17-11-2023

EU participatory democracy: bridging the gap between theory and practice

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Read this Special Report in Romanian or in Dutch. From the Conference on the Future of Europe to the European Citizens' Panels, in recent years, the EU institutions have been promoting a stronger participatory approach …

27-03-2023

A look at democratic experiments across Europe

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Read this Special Report in Romanian or in Dutch. From co-designing urban spaces to crowdsourcing and permanent citizen assemblies, European cities, regions and institutions are experimenting with different forms of participation to give citizens a …

28-11-2022

Voice to the youth: Political participation in the EU and beyond

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Read this Special Report in Romanian or in Dutch. From campaigns to lower the voting age to 16 to the introduction of children's assemblies, youth activists are looking at ways to promote young people's participation …

25-07-2022

Inclusive budgets: giving everyone a seat at the table

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Read this Special Report in Romanian or in Dutch. Participatory budgeting, the co-decision tool on the city expenditure, can be a leverage for equality and inclusion, giving every citizen a say on the initiatives and …

28-03-2022

Whose democracy? The tumultuous road to effective civic participation

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Read this Special Report in Romanian or Dutch. Consulting citizens on decisions that affect them, such as deciding how to spend money more often than not collected from their wallets, is seen as a way …

10-11-2021

Participatory budgeting: hype or democratic panacea?

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Read this Special Report in Romanian or in Dutch. European cities are increasingly giving their inhabitants a voice on local matters by asking urbanites how to spend municipal budgets and engaging them on innovative platforms. Local …

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