Citizen participation toolkit: Cities as arenas of political innovation

Toolkit for strengthening deliberative democracy through political innovation in European cities.

This toolkit summarizes four years of research and experimentation (2021–2024) from the EUARENAS project. It serves as a comprehensive guide for urban practitioners and policymakers to strengthen deliberative democracy. The toolkit includes theoretical frameworks like the "Piano of Participation," 11 detailed case studies of European democratic innovations, and results from pilot projects in cities such as Gdansk, Reggio Emilia, and Võru. It is particularly useful for identifying experimental methods to include marginalized groups and for institutionalizing co-governance at the local level.

Source: European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
Language: English

Author: Matti Fritsch, James W. Scott, Kadri Kangro, Stanislaw Domaniewski (UEF); Wojciech Ufel, Leszek Koczanowicz, Piotr Jacob Ferenski (SWPS); Sofia Eliodori, Elena De Nictolis, Christian Iaione, Adriano Contardi, Mario Manna (LUISS)

Year of publication: 2024