Understanding the impact of participatory and deliberative democracy
Following the launch of the report, Impact of Citizen Engagement: Making a difference to policy, institutions and society, the Community of Practice of the Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy is holding a seminar to take the conversation about impact further and hear from researchers, policymakers and citizens about their stories and methods for assessing and evaluating impact.
Programme
Introduction: David Mair, Joint Research Centre Head of Unit: Science for Democracy, Public Governance and Administration
Presentation of the JRC Impact Report, ‘Impact of citizen engagement: Making a difference to policy, institutions and society’.
First roundtable (20 minutes) - Stories of Impact, moderated by Ângela Guimarães Pereira
- Tommaso Chiamparino, DG JUST, EU Member State Public administration representative (TBC)
- Alexandra Medina Pérez, Participant of the Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators
Second roundtable (20 minutes) – Impact Assessment and Indicators, moderated by Tessa Dunlop
- Nicole De Palmenaer, Parliament of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
- Professor Jane Suiter, Dublin City University
- Pablo García Arcos, Government of Catalonia
Questions/discussion