Vilnius citizens' assembly: Recommendations and process report
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Report on the 2025 Vilnius Citizens' Assembly regarding sustainable mobility recommendations.
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Scaling democratic innovations: Features of effective catalyst organizations & future frontiers
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This paper examines "scaling catalysts", organizations that intentionally drive the expansion of deliberative and participatory practices in their regions.
Read MoreParticipatory Budgeting in Social Housing: 10 ideas for better engaging with tenant and resident groups
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A manual that summarizes years of learning on how social housing providers (housing associations, cooperatives, and councils) can use participatory budgeting
Read MoreParticipatory budgeting at scale: Mainstreaming PB for service commissioning and investment
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A refreshed 2025 guide aimed at helping local authorities and public bodies in the UK transition from small-scale grant-making to mainstreaming participatory budgeting (PB) as a tool for large-scale service commissioning and investment.
Read MoreA Greater Manchester Participation Playbook
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A comprehensive guide and collection of participatory tools designed to help communities and decision-makers in Greater Manchester work collaboratively to design services, shift power, and rebuild trust in local democracy.
Read MoreLegislative theater case studies
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This resource features four case studies (Austria, Zimbabwe, UK, and Brazil) that illustrate how legislative theater serves as a powerful tool to bridge the gap between marginalized communities and policymakers.
Read MoreEmpowerEU: Educate for democracy training program
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A pedagogical toolkit and non-formal education program designed for youth, educators, and youth workers to deepen understanding of EU democracy, institutions, and electoral processes.
Read MoreExample: Digital cross-border citizens' dialogue
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Detailed two-day schedule and report template for an on-site transnational citizens' dialogue.
Read MoreVideo series: Legislative theater around the world
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A five-part video resource by The People Act documenting the global application of legislative theater as a tool for political advocacy and policy co-creation.
Read MoreLegislative theater policy impacts
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A comprehensive overview of various legislative theater processes across the UK, showcasing how creative participation has led to tangible policy changes in housing, safety, climate, and social inclusion.
Read MoreLocal youth councils: Mapping practices
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An analysis of the different models and structures of local youth councils in Belgium, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, and Portugal, examining their national contexts and specific municipal case studies.
Read MoreQuality charter on participatory and inclusive local youth councils
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An assessment tool providing concrete indicators to help local youth council members and municipality officers build, reform, or relaunch councils that are more participatory, inclusive, and impactful, including a practical companion manual that explains how to use it.
Read MoreLocal youth councils: Analysis of policy and mechanisms
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A 2024 report providing a comparative analysis of the legal frameworks, operational structures, and impact of Local Youth Councils (LYCs) in Estonia, Lithuania, Norway, and Portugal.
Read MoreGood practices and case studies of youth engagement
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A comprehensive resource mapping successful implementations of youth engagement mechanisms at local, regional, national, and international levels.
Read MoreQualitative guidelines for mechanisms of youth engagement
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A comprehensive guide designed to help policymakers and organizations implement, improve, and compare eight different mechanisms for meaningful youth participation.
Read More"Phygital" youth participation: Guidelines and quality indicators
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A specialized guide for combining physical and digital elements ("phygital") to enhance youth engagement in local democracy.
Read MoreExample worksheets for three topics: Social Europe, Digital Europe, and Global Europe
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Structured deliberative worksheets for guiding citizen discussions on three key European policy areas.
Read MoreExample multilingual digital dialogue: Citizens evaluation in five languages
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A multilingual slide template for real-time digital evaluation of transnational citizens' dialogues.
Read MoreCitizens’ dialogue: Example questionnaire for citizens’ evaluation in 11 languages
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A standardized 11-language evaluation questionnaire for assessing participant experience in on-site citizens' dialogues.
Read MoreTransnational digital citizens’ dialogue: Multilingual warm-up questions
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A multilingual slide template with warm-up polling questions for digital citizens' dialogues.
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