The European Commission's competence centre on participatory and deliberative democracy newsletter. 24/09/2024.
Date: 2024-09-24
Institutions: Joint Research Centre
Subjects: access to EU information, deliberative democracy, participatory democracy, serial publication

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24/09/2024

Newsletter

Dear colleague,

We hope that you had an enjoyable and restful summer. Hot off the press in
this autumn edition, we're pleased to announce that registrations for our
Citizen Engagement in Policymaking Training are OPEN. The training will
take place on two separate days of 16th and 23rd of October, 2024. 

In this edition, you can also find the European Commission's Corporate
Guidebook on Citizen Engagement. The Guidebook summarises different
forms of citizen engagement and provides guidance on how to choose and im-
plement citizen engagement in policy files.

Finally, in case you missed our Festival in June, see our wrap-up article with
links to the sessions on demand.  

To find out more about the Competence Centre and our work, visit our website,
sign up to meet our team in September, or get in touch. 

The Competence Centre Team

News and Events

 
 
Citizen Engagement in
Policymaking Training

Meet the Competence
Centre Corners

Sign up for our training on 16th and
23rd October, focused on delibera-
tion and co-creation practices, illus-
trating different methods and guid-
ance on how to plan citizen engage-
ment activities.

We are pleased to connect with
members of the Community of
Practice or to address specific ques-
tions concerning citizen engage-
ment from 2pm to 5pm CEST on
30th September. If interested, book
your 30-minute slot!

more

more

Citizen Participation and
Deliberative Democracy
Festival Highlights

Read about the June 2024 Festival in
Brussels, which looked at innova-
tions in participatory and delibera-
tive processes with a spotlight on
the Green Transition.

Check out more events on
our website

Our Community of Practice website
features upcoming events related to
participatory and deliberative
democracy.

more

more

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and Reports

Corporate Guidance on
Citizen Engagement

Trustworthy Public
Communication

The objective of the European
Commission's Guidebook is to es-
tablish a reference toolbox that
summarises different formats and
objectives of citizen engagement,
and provide guidance on how to
choose and implement citizen en-
gagement in policy files.

more

This JRC provides evidence-based
insights and recommendations on
how public communicators can
strengthen the future of democra-
cies by navigating (new) information
ecosystems in ways that earn the
trust and confidence of citizens.

more

 
 
 
 
Defending Democracy in
Europe: Addressing the
threat of authoritarian
populism and reinforcing
democratic practice

The European Group on Ethics
analyses how a recent wave of far-
right populism puts democracy at
risk. It formulates a substantive un-
derstanding of democracy that does
not limit it to elections, but makes
real the values and rights it is based
upon.

Strengthening Democracy
through Participatory and
Deliberative Processes

This Parliamentary Assembly of
Council of Europe report finds that
participatory and deliberative
democracy processes can contribute
to rekindling citizens’ trust in public
authorities and strengthen their po-
litical engagement, including their
participation in decision-making
processes, in complementarity with
representative institutions.

more

more

Projects

 
 
 
 
Sign up to be-
come European
Capital of
Democracy 2026
Every year a different
city is selected as the
European Capital of
Democracy (ECoD) by
a jury of 4,000
European citizens. The
call to become the
next European Capital
for Democracy is now
open.

Empowering
Citizens for a
Greener Europe:
join the
European
Climate Pact

The European
Climate Pact is ex-
cited to announce
the new call for
Climate Pact
Ambassadors, run-
ning from 1 to 31
October.

more

more

The CLIMAS
Project Citizen
Science Toolkit
The Toolkit is a re-
source for organiza-
tions, communities,
and participants in-
volved in climate citi-
zens’ assemblies. By
integrating citizen sci-
ence into climate as-
semblies, participants
can gain expertise and
contribute to breaking
top-down structures,
fostering a more
democratic and inclu-
sive deliberative
process.

more

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