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)…
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…
Launch: Open Online Course on Digital Participation
Getting involved online is almost indispensable for citizens that want to trigger change in their community, region, country or in…
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…
A new dimension of European policy co-creation
By Elisa Lironi and Hendrik Nahr An ideal democracy is where everyone can get together to take joint decisions on…
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…
The case for transnational referendums in the European Union
By Bruno Kaufmann, president of the Initiative and Referendum Institute, Europe’s Global Direct Democracy Think-Tank This article was originally published on…
#EUTakeTheInitiative | Join us in Vienna, Austria on 13 December 2018 for a full-day conference on the European Citizens’ Initiative and its reform
The #EUTakeTheInitiative Roadshow is heading to Vienna for its final event of the year! On this occasion we are organising…