Publications

Future EU Cohesion Policy is likely to hand more decision-making over to member states with the European Commission’s plans of merging multiple funds delivered to member states by national envelopes. Such a delivery model for Cohesion Policy will curtail the involvement of...

Ces dernières années, les assemblées citoyennes se sont rapidement multipliées en Europe. À Bruxelles sont nées les commissions délibératives ; c’est le Parlement francophone bruxellois et le Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale qui sont les premiers à intégrer ces...

In recent years, Citizens Assemblies have spread rapidly throughout Europe. A group of randomly selected citizens deliberatively develops concrete political recommendations. This basic concept of a Citizens Assembly was innovated in Brussels. In 2019, the Brussels Regional...

Democratic governments around the globe are increasingly seeking to find new and effective ways to involve citizens in policy making. Through its unique blend of trust between citizens and government, and the existence of a vibrant, tech-savvy civil society, Taiwan has...

Following up on the final report on the Conference on the Future of Europe and its recommendations on a permanent European Citizens’ Assembly or Panel, this conference discussed the following questions:

• What are the lessons learned from the Conference on the Future of...

The recently concluded Conference of the Future of Europe demanded more opportunities for citizen participation. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised to deliver on this. Brussels wants to be closer to its citizens. To support this push for more...

Four out of five European citizens want to have a bigger say in EU policymaking. Already now, they can participate in the European Union through elections, citizens’ initiatives, consultations, petitions, dialogues, and the Ombudsman. But how well do these participation...

A resilient European democracy requires meaningful citizen participation. But the EU’s participatory system is a patchwork of disconnected instruments. It is largely unknown and creates little impact. To give citizens a say and deepen democracy, the EU needs to develop a...

Four out of five European citizens want to have a bigger say in EU policymaking. Already now, they can participate in the European Union through elections, citizens’ initiatives, consultations, petitions, dialogues, and the Ombudsman. But how well do these participation...

Mini-publics, citizens' assemblies and citizens' panels with randomly selected citizens are spreading across Europe. Better political decisions, more trust in democratic processes - politicians increasingly take note of the advantages of new forms of deliberative...