Citizen participation in Iceland, a success?

BY AMBRE LE RAY
Since the start of the decade, Iceland is well-known around the world for the innovations that its citizens developed in terms of digital democracy and participation.

Crowdsourcing a Constitution : Iceland and Mexico City — Pioneers of Participation at the Highest Level

BY DOMINIK HEMMI

The constitution — a summary of basic principles defining the coexistence between the people within a community…

Avoin Ministerio : the quest for an Open Ministry. Successes and drawbacks from a Finnish experiment

BY AGATA HIDALGO

Finland is traditionally held as a stable and advanced democracy. After all, it was the first European country to…

Digital Democracy in Barcelona

By GABRIELA STUPARU

Barcelona is well known around the world as being a major tourist destination thanks to its geographical position and cultural heritage and as one of the world’s economic and trade fair centres. Moreover, Barcelona is one of the…

Decide Madrid : Engaging citizens in binding policy-making

BY ANNA STROLENBERG

How to increase democratic processes by engaging citizens in decision-making procedures? Presented in this blog is the example of the city of Madrid. With the launch of the citizen…

Updating democracy in Taïwan

By BARBARA TEIXEIRA DE SOUSA SENECAUT

In a time of weakened and polarised democracies, Taiwan is re-inventing its democracy with a tool infamous for deepening divisions.

Píratar — The Icelandic Pirate Party

BY FRANZ WALTENBERGER

Citizen agenda-setting through e-petitions.

BY AUSTEJA TUNAITYTE

Introduction

When it comes to the definition of public policy , many scholars considered the one Thomas Dye to be the most comprehensive. The definition explains public…

Open Data to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

BY NGUYEN TRANG

The world is facing increasingly complexed and interconnected problems, demanding shared responsibility and contributions of all nationals. In 2015, all member states of the United Nations…

Participatory budgets : definition, variations and diffusion

BY GIACOMO MORONI

Participatory budgets (PBs) are undoubtedly one of the most diffused and successful participatory initiatives at the local level. Indeed, since its birth in Porto Alegre in 1989, the…