No ivory towers – DEMOS researchers team up with citizens
Research in social sciences should eventually contribute to societal progress. In the DEMOS (Democratic Efficacy and the Varieties of Populism in Europe)…
Launch event: “Civil Society Hub for actors addressing populist movements”
European democracies have come under increasing pressure by populist actors over the last decade. Divisive politics have put into question…
Enhancing Citizenship Competences in the EU
Discussions on citizenship education in Europe open a large selection of topics to touch upon. In fact, it is difficult…
Civil society action countering populist movements
By Hendrik Nahr This blog post is based on a working paper, published in the scope of DEMOS – a…
Enhancing citizenship competences in the EU
Today, maybe more than ever, active citizens are needed safeguard democracies all over the European Union (EU). The significant rise…
Civil Society recommendations for a Sustainable Multilevel Democracy
On 1 March, ECAS, ALDA and R.E.D. hosted a workshop dedicated to Sustainable Multilevel Democracy. It took place in the…
Conference Report: Advancing Citizen-Driven Participation through Digital Tools
How can the impact of citizen-driven e-democracy tools be strengthened throughout Europe? This was the main question that the conference…
Coming together and building a better EU future: The role of civil society in the response to COVID-19
By Raia Mihaylova, ECAS Communications and Outreach Coordinator; Carlotta Besozzi, Civil Society Europe This article was originally published on Nonprofit,…
Civil Society Days 2018: More E-Tools To Increase Civic Engagement
On 24 and 25 May the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) hosted Civil Society Days 2018: Citizenship, Democracy and Culture…
European Civic Days: Citizenship – Participation – Policies: Building Europe From Grassroots Up
From 29 - 30 May the Citizen Participation Forum will hold the annual European Civic Days conference, entitled 'Citizenship -…