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DUST Trails 19: Solutions from Germany's Focus Groups
Completing our series on the outcomes of focus groups across DUST regions, we turn to Germany. Like other regions, participants expressed...
Jan 17
Welcome 2025!
As we enter the final year of the DUST project filled with exciting developments, here’s what to look forward to: DUST Academy A...
Jan 1
Winter scenes from some of our case study regions
As the winter sets in and the partners working on dust hang up their tools for the holidays, we look to the progress made in our case...
Dec 23, 2024
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Stara Zagora's second RFLL workshop
Artwork by Ooze Architects & Urbanists, Małgorzata Rybak What could Stara Zagora become in the next two decades? A thriving centre for...
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Next stop! Stara Zagora's first RFLL workshop
Our next stop on the Regional Futures Literacy Lab (RFLL) journey is Stara Zagora! Just like in Norrbotten, this first Bulgarian RFLL...
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Norrbotten's second RFLL workshop!
In the second workshop of the Regional Futures Literacy Labs (RFLLs) in Norrbotten, participants shared their expectations and...
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The first RFLL workshop in Norrbotten
Our first Regional Futures Literacy Lab (RFLL) in Norrbotten brought together diverse voices to explore how rural communities can...
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DUST Trails 25: The RFLLs are underway
Exciting times are unfolding as the Regional Futures Literacy Labs (RFLLs) are officially underway in the DUST project. After months of...
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Discover DUST 15: Humaju
We have a new partner in our German case study regions. DUST has recently been joined by The Humanistisches Jugendwerk association...
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DUST Trails: A Look into our Community Champion Network Workshop in Sweden
How can we involve citizens to participate in the just transition? What does gender equity in citizen engagement look like? These are key...
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How the Just Transition has different meanings for policy and communities
In the latest DUST deliverable , we explored how community, policy, and contextual factors influence the participation of vulnerable and...
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Is their mutual benefit? The role of relevance in transition policies and citizen engagement
How does the perceived relevance of transition policies affect community engagement? DUST research explored this question and found...
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DUST uses Pol.is: a powerful tool for e-democracy
In DUST, we combine our explorations of place-based democratic decision making, with increased citizen participation at scale. To reach...
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Inspiration for Engagement: Practices in Sweden
Achieving a sustainable future requires citizen participation to ensure that the transition is fair and inclusive. Across different...
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Civic participation in just sustainability transition initiatives: Scope, depth and determining factors
We have now concluded our desk research in the project. Conducted in work packages 2 and 3, we explored the conditions that support the...
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DUST Trails 19: Solutions from Germany's Focus Groups
Completing our series on the outcomes of focus groups across DUST regions, we turn to Germany. Like other regions, participants expressed...
Jan 172 min read
Welcome 2025!
As we enter the final year of the DUST project filled with exciting developments, here’s what to look forward to: DUST Academy A...
Jan 11 min read
Winter scenes from some of our case study regions
As the winter sets in and the partners working on dust hang up their tools for the holidays, we look to the progress made in our case...
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Building Trust: What’s Involved?
What does trust mean to you, and how can it be broken or rebuilt? Trust is a fundamental part of any community's ability to work...
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Media Analysis: Narratives For and Against the Transition
The European Union is embarking on a transformative journey towards a sustainable energy future, guided by the ambitious European Green...
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Discussing just transitions in Silesia during the DUST consortium meeting
During the recent DUST Consortium meeting in Katowice, Poland, we held a forum on participation in the progressing Just Transition...
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The Inside Scoop on DUST’s Consortium Meeting in Katowice
With just over a year remaining in its three-year journey, the DUST Consortium recently gathered in Katowice, Poland, for two...
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DUST Works 1: Our first policy brief!
Place-based approaches to policy design and deployment enable decision-making to be brough closer to citizens. Many EU policies seek to...
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DUST Champions: the CCN forum is live!
In DUST, we seek to promote lasting change in our case study regions and beyond, towards more democratic forms of decision making. One of...
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DUST Trails 18: Deliverable 4.1!
Curious about context mapping or territorial capital and their role in citizen participation? Well, a key block of the DUST project...
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Citizen engagement: exploring DUST’s Regional Futures Literacy Labs methodology
DUST activities are hotting up as we prepare to pilot the project’s Regional Futures Literacy Labs (RFLLs)! With the world transitioning...
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DUST Trails 17: New Deliverable 3.3!
As the EU seeks to decarbonize its economy and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, through widespread sustainability transitions, many...
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DUST Trails 15: Insights from Groningen's Focus Groups
Over the past few months, we’ve shared insights from focus groups conducted in DUST's case study regions in Poland, Bulgaria, and Sweden....
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The Importance of Intercultural Communication in Citizen Engagement Activities
While the organisation of effective stakeholder engagement activities is vital for democratic decision making, it can be difficult to...
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DUST Trails 14: Insights from Sweden's Focus Groups
Itching closer to sharing the central discussion points from all focus groups in DUST’s case study countries, today we excitedly present...
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DUST Trails 13: DUST at the Regional Studies Association's Annual Conference!
The DUST team was hard at work presenting research insights and learning from other European projects at the Regional Studies...
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DUST Trails 12: Deliverable 2.5!
Are you interested in realising, monitoring and improving meaningful and effective stakeholder engagement? Deliverable 2.5 (D2.5) from...
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DUST Trails 11: Deliverable 2.4!
Next up in a new series of DUST deliverables, is Deliverable 2.4 (D2.4)! The DUST project rethinks sustainability transitions in European...
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DUST Trails 10: New Deliverable 2.3!
Firmly in the middle of DUST’s second year, another series of deliverables has been released! The first of the series, Deliverable 2.3...
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DUST Trails 9: Interviews with Groningen’s Policymakers
As part of DUST's research into improving participation processes, we conducted interviews with policymakers driving key sustainability...
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Discover DUST 13: OOZE Architects & Urbanists
To complete the DUST partner team, we are thrilled to present OOZE Architects! Founded in 2003 in Rotterdam by Eva Pfannes and Sylvain...
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DUST Trails 8: Stara Zagora's Focus Groups
In the past year in DUST, we have dived into the form and levels of participation in just sustainability transition policies, through our...
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Discover DUST 12: Exploring Sister and Related Projects
DUST is part of a dynamic network within the EU Horizon initiative, joining forces with sister projects united by a shared mission: to...
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Sustainability transitions use different terminologies across Europe
In Dust, we work with an interdisciplinary team across our eight case study regions, adapting to the unique sectoral landscapes, societal...
May 16, 20242 min read
The Community Champion Network: coming to a case-study region near you!
In all applied research projects, it is important to consider the legacy of the research being conducted. In DUST, this is especially...
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The Low-down from DUST's 2nd Consortium Meeting
For sustainability transitions that work for everyone to become a reality, collaboration is key. That's why in DUST we bring together...
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Insights from DUST’s Polish Focus Groups
As we gear up for the experimental phases of the DUST project, including the Regional Futures Literacy Labs (RFLLs), it's a good moment...
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Discover DUST 11: SZ REDA
Welcome to the eleventh release of our series Discover DUST, where we shine a spotlight on each project partner, delving into their roles...
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Arenas for participation in sustainability transitions
As we steadily approach the experimental stages of DUST, partners at the University of Strathclyde have led research exploring the...
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Discover DUST 10: BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
Welcome to the 10th release in our series Discover DUST, where we spotlight each of the partners in the project and share their roles and...
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Discover DUST 9: ISOCARP Institute
The ISOCARP Institute is an international research centre serving as an “Urban Think Tank” that facilitates the generation...
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APES in the DUST Project!
Assessing the quality of citizen participation in policies for sustainability transitions is a central and recurring theme in DUST....
Feb 28, 20243 min read
Read our new deliverables in the Releases tab!
As DUST enters its second year, our partners are hard at work exploring the existing levels of citizen participation in just...
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Discover DUST 8: European Policies Research Centre (EPRC)
Welcome to the eighth release in our series Discover DUST, where we spotlight each of the partners in the project and share their roles...
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DUST’s STEP Index Reaches the Just Transition Platform
In the last few months, partners in DUST have been hard at work exploring the levels of participation in policies for sustainability...
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Discover DUST 7: Centre for Democracy Studies Aarau & Universität Zürich
Welcome to the seventh release in our series Discover DUST, where we spotlight each of the partners in the project and share their roles...
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Discover DUST 6: Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD)
Welcome to the sixth release in our series Discover DUST, where we spotlight each of the partners in the project and share their roles...
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Discover DUST 5: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach (UEK)
Welcome to the fifth release in our series Discover DUST, where we spotlight each of the partners in the project and share their roles...
Nov 23, 20232 min read
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