AER ENoP Forum on New Forms of Democratic Engagement 🌟

On 1-2 June 2022 the Assembly of European Regions (AER) and the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) co-organised a Forum dedicated primarily to innovative and more participatory forms of democratic engagement.

Background:
A new form of politics is gaining steam. Providing an alternative to traditional representative routes, citizen assemblies and other forms of deliberative democracy try to help governments through discussing and developing recommendations on needed steps to safeguard a healthy and stable world.

Practical examples on direct involvement of citizens in democratic processes enable an open discussion on particular policy challenges and giving recommendations to elected governments. Involved citizens are randomly selected to reflect the demographic diversity of the population. The process is typically facilitated by an independent and apolitical organisation, which brings in experts across a wide range of disciplines, as well as competing interest groups and the voices of those personally affected by the issue in question.

Building up on this, ENoP and AER have initiated a project that would capitalise on successful examples and good practices, while at the same time discussing the full potential and future of such direct involvement of citizens in democratic processes.

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