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  • Lisbon’s Citizens’ Council: Embedding Deliberation into Local Governance

    Lisbon’s Citizens’ Council: Embedding Deliberation into Local Governance

    Lisbon is joining cities like Paris, Bogota, and Milan in establishing new democratic institutions by convening Portugal’s first permanent…
    Go to the profile of Mauricio Mejia
    Mauricio Mejia
    Mar 22
    CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

    CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

    Involving citizens in cohesion policy
    Go to the profile of Mauricio Mejia
    Mauricio Mejia
    Mar 7
    Civic space is a cornerstone of citizen participation: Q&A with authors of new OECD report

    Civic space is a cornerstone of citizen participation: Q&A with authors of new OECD report

    The OECD published its first-of-its-kind flagship comparative report on civic space, The Protection and Promotion of Civic Space…
    Go to the profile of Mauricio Mejia
    Mauricio Mejia
    Jan 26
    Putting citizens first: participation and open government in Brazil

    Putting citizens first: participation and open government in Brazil

    The Brazilian government requested the support of the OECD to identify the strengths and opportunities of the federal open government…
    Go to the profile of Mauricio Mejia
    Mauricio Mejia
    Nov 24, 2022
    What impact can participating in a deliberative process have on citizens’ behaviour and attitudes?

    What impact can participating in a deliberative process have on citizens’ behaviour and attitudes?

    Interview with Marjan H. Ehsassi
    Go to the profile of Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Jul 18, 2022
    Beneficiaries’ juries: Giving citizens a voice in unemployment policy programs

    Beneficiaries’ juries: Giving citizens a voice in unemployment policy programs

    Robin Bénévent provides insight into beneficiaries’ juries — a citizen deliberation process implemented by the French Ministry of Labour…
    Go to the profile of José Zeferino Sánchez Ruiz
    José Zeferino Sánchez Ruiz
    May 23, 2022
    Inclusive policy making in a digital age: The case for crowdsourced deliberation

    Inclusive policy making in a digital age: The case for crowdsourced deliberation

    Theo Bass makes the case for crowdsourced deliberation.
    Go to the profile of Theo Bass
    Theo Bass
    Apr 11, 2022
    Available now: Engaging Citizens in Cohesion Policy Final Report

    Available now: Engaging Citizens in Cohesion Policy Final Report

    Read the report and watch the recording of the high-level launch.
    Go to the profile of Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Mar 17, 2022
    Public deliberation in the Basque Country

    Public deliberation in the Basque Country

    The OECD is supporting the social innovation lab Arantzazulab to promote the use of public deliberation in the Basque Country.
    Go to the profile of Mauricio Mejia
    Mauricio Mejia
    Nov 30, 2021
    Available now: OECD Evaluation Guidelines for Representative Deliberative Processes and Database…

    Available now: OECD Evaluation Guidelines for Representative Deliberative Processes and Database…

    Access the guidelines and the database
    Go to the profile of Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Nov 23, 2021
    A third chamber for ongoing citizen participation

    A third chamber for ongoing citizen participation

    France’s reforms to bring everyday citizens into the functioning of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE)
    Go to the profile of Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Nov 8, 2021
    Communicating about Citizens’ Assemblies

    Communicating about Citizens’ Assemblies

    Lessons from the Poznan Citizens’ Assembly in Poland
    Go to the profile of Zuzanna Nowak
    Zuzanna Nowak
    Oct 20, 2021
    Innovative citizen participation for cohesion policy: Lessons from five pilot projects

    Innovative citizen participation for cohesion policy: Lessons from five pilot projects

    Join our workshop at EU Week of Regions and Cities 13 Oct 2021
    Go to the profile of José Zeferino Sánchez Ruiz
    José Zeferino Sánchez Ruiz
    Sep 28, 2021
    Morocco finds a new source of policy expertise — its own citizens.

    Morocco finds a new source of policy expertise — its own citizens.

    By Lex Paulson
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    Lex Paulson
    Sep 22, 2021
    Citizens at the heart of investment decisions

    Citizens at the heart of investment decisions

    Besaya’s Citizens’ Jury on Fair and Inclusive Ecological Transition
    Go to the profile of Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Ieva Cesnulaityte
    May 11, 2021
    Democratic design for the long-term

    Democratic design for the long-term

    What might a revitalised democracy for future generations look like?
    Go to the profile of Graham Smith
    Graham Smith
    Apr 16, 2021
    Embracing digital parliaments: An international perspective

    Embracing digital parliaments: An international perspective

    COVID-19 has catalysed digital transformation in parliaments around the world
    Go to the profile of Mariane Piccinin Barbieri
    Mariane Piccinin Barbieri
    Mar 23, 2021
    Deliberative Committees: When parliament and citizens work together

    Deliberative Committees: When parliament and citizens work together

    Interview with Magali Plovie, President of the Francophone Brussels Parliament
    Go to the profile of Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Mar 8, 2021
    Can citizens’ councils strengthen democracy?

    Can citizens’ councils strengthen democracy?

    A webinar by the OECD Berlin Center
    Go to the profile of L. Gourlet
    L. Gourlet
    Mar 8, 2021
    How can stakeholder engagement and mini-publics better inform the use of data for pandemic response?

    How can stakeholder engagement and mini-publics better inform the use of data for pandemic response?

    By Andrew Zahuranec, Andrew Young and Stefaan G. Verhulst
    Go to the profile of Stefaan G. Verhulst
    Stefaan G. Verhulst
    Feb 19, 2021
    Citizen councils: An international perspective

    Citizen councils: An international perspective

    Join us for a virtual event on 22 February 2021! #delibWave
    Go to the profile of Claudia Chwalisz
    Claudia Chwalisz
    Feb 2, 2021
    Building political trust for deliberative processes

    Building political trust for deliberative processes

    Interview with Graham Allen, Convener of The Citizens’ Convention on UK Democracy, former Chair of the UK Parliamentary Select Committee…
    Go to the profile of Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Jan 5, 2021
    Digital Participation in Taiwan:

    Digital Participation in Taiwan:

    Takeaways for Europe[1]
    Go to the profile of Stefan Roch
    Stefan Roch
    Nov 30, 2020
    Digital tools to open the judiciary: A perspective from Argentina

    Digital tools to open the judiciary: A perspective from Argentina

    By promoting conscious uses of digital technologies in favour of open justice, we have learnt that to facilitate and promote deliberation…
    Go to the profile of Pablo Hilaire
    Pablo Hilaire
    Oct 26, 2020
    How can Citizens’ Assemblies open up parliament?

    How can Citizens’ Assemblies open up parliament?

    Interview with Pepijn Kennis, Member of the Brussels-Capital Regional Parliament and Chairperson of the Agora.Brussels parliamentary group
    Go to the profile of Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Ieva Cesnulaityte
    Sep 18, 2020
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