The report presents European Research Council-funded projects working on challenges confronting democratic systems as well as the resilience of democratic principles and civic engagement.
CC-DEMOS has recently initiated an in-depth and interdisciplinary study on the impacts of citizen engagement in policymaking. The study consists of various research and collaborative activities, and will be followed by a comprehensive report crafted to support practitioners, academics and policymakers in their efforts to create policy impact by using participatory methods. As a launching event, a first collaborative workshop on citizen engagement impacts has taken place on 21st June 2023. The event has welcomed a variety of participants interested in contributing the discussion on the multiplicity of impacts that citizen engagement has across Europe and beyond. The participants, who represented both academia and the European Commission, were ask to share their stories on impacts and reflect on such questions as how to frame, define and identify the most important areas in which the impact has been taking place. This mapping exercise on the impacts of citizen engagement has led to some initial conclusions that citizen engagement is an effective tool for shaping policy process in case of particularly complex policy issues that require innovatory approach, contextual knowledge and are multi stakeholder orientated. Also, citizen engagement is deemed as a general tool for improving the quality of democracy.
Find out what the cohort is working on and aiming to achieve as part of U.S. President Biden's 2023 Summit for Democracy (Cohort launch 17th January - Register now).
This open access publication covers 31 research methods written by scholars in the field
Is deliberation universal? Should it be? Is our way of conceptualizing and organizing it in Europe (too) “Western-centric”? Two researchers and experts in “democratic innovations”, Nicole Curato and Melisa Ross, speak to Missions Publiques to bring some perspective to our practices.
This World Bank report explores the issue of inequality when it comes to civic technologies
Ângela Guimarães Pereira, head of the Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy, explains why June 17th, 2022 was a significant day for citizen engagement in EU policymaking
Go on a journey with MosaicLab directors Kimbra White, Nicole Hunter and Keith Greaves as they take you behind the scenes of a public deliberation in this comprehensive, practical guide.
This paper presents a participant-observation account of John Boswell's experience as a randomly selected participant at a Citizens’ Assembly. He reflects on what the unique experience of ‘seeing like a citizen’ can add to accepted understandings and practices of mini-public deliberation.
Interview with Marjan H. Ehsassi
