WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON?
Our ambition is to hear the voices of least engaged communities, especially in structurally weak regions dependent on energy-intensive industries, which will be most affected by transitions towards a more sustainable future
We use the principle of ‘active subsidiarity’ to understand the determinants of participation in decision-making on sustainability transitions at different levels of governance
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The project develops and operationalizes novel participatory instruments for proactive and strategic citizen engagement in sustainability transitions
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Combining design-led territorial tools with digital tools for citizen deliberation at scale
and developing effective policy recommendations for an inclusive engagement of civil society
OUTPUT
A collection of evidence-based instruments, methods, good practices, and knowledge packages for a comprehensive and just transformation
POLICY INSTRUMENTS
KNOWLEDGE
GOOD PRACTICES
PARTNERS
OBJECTIVE
To support the delivery of place-based policies for just sustainability transitions that enhance citizen participation and trust in democratic governance, especially among the least engaged communities
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS
NOVEL PARTICIPATORY INSTRUMENTS
A PLACE - BASED APPROACH
To support the delivery of place-based policies for just sustainability transitions that enhance citizen participation and trust in democratic governance, especially among the least engaged communities
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CASE STUDY REGIONS
Research using mixed methods will be undertaken in 8 case study regions to investigate the factors enhancing or hindering citizen participation. Co-creation between partners will allow us to dive deep, drawing on skills to understand regional challenges and opportunities.
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REGIONAL EXPERIMENTS
Participatory experiments will be conducted in 4 of the case study regions (where just sustainability transitions pose the greatest challenges) to test the potential of a hybrid format that applies innovative design-led territorial and digital tools for citizen participation.