• Deliberative Democracy Days

    Moving deliberative democracy and participatory tools forward

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    The Intercultural Dialogue Platform, in collaboration with the Citizen Z Project partners and in partnership with the European Parliament, is organizing a 3-day event on deliberative democracy and participatory tools entitled "Deliberative Democracy Days: Moving Deliberative Democracy and Participatory Tools Forward". The event's main aim is to improve the understanding of deliberative democracy and the use of its methods to strengthen the civic and democratic participation of young people in EU countries. The event includes conferences, interactive workshop sessions, presentations, panel discussions, and testimonies. It is intended for civil society organizations, researchers in democratic studies, practitioners, youth associations and representatives, teachers and youth workers, policymakers, and public authorities representatives.

     

     

  • Program

    Day 1: Exploring Deliberative Democracy and its Methods

    Monday, March 13

    13:00 Arrivals and Registrations

    13:30 Opening speech: Presentation of the EP flagship initiatives

    13:45 Roundtable: Understanding Deliberative Democracy and the different methods at hand

    15:00 Coffee Break

    15:20 Discussion Panel: The potential of the Deliberative Democracy methods and Participatory tools for enhancing civic and political engagement among youth

    16:30 Workshop sessions:

    1. Democracy fitness: Let’s train our democracy muscles
    2. Deliberative democracy, diversity, and inclusion
    3. Online Deliberation and digital technology

    17:45 Takeaways for the day

    Day 2: Navigating Deliberative Democracy

    Tuesday, March 14 

    9:00 Arrivals
    9:30 Testimonies: Success stories of projects having applied deliberative democracy and Participatory tools
    10:45 Coffee break
    11:15 A youth panel: Priority topics and policies for young people
    12:45 Networking Lunch
    14:45 Workshop sessions

    1. Deliberative democracy and arts: How can creativity and the arts be used as tools for enabling the expression of youth voices?
    2. Deliberative democracy and cultural awareness – Mindful diversities - How can we deliberate while being culturally aware and emotionally literate?
    3. The role of intercultural and interfaith dialogue in deliberative democracy

    16:30 Takeaways for the day

    Day 3: Moving Forward Deliberative Democracy

    Wednesday, March 15

    9:00 Arrivals
    9:15 Discussion Panel: Gender equality, Inclusion, and Deliberative Democracy: In what ways does deliberative democracy serve gender equality and inclusion?
    10:30 Discussion panel: Youth in Croatia, Belgium, Italy, and The Netherlands - Similarities, particularities, and cultural differences in political and democratic participation
    11:30 Coffee break
    12:00 Closing Conference: Follow-up on the Conference on the Future of Europe
    12:45 Closing Speech: Priorities for the European Elections 2024 – Milestones and Timeline

  • Where?

    European Parliament

    Info Hub

    Esplanade Solidarność 1980

    B-1050 Brussels

    Belgium

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