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Fostering greater and more informed civic engagement is deemed to be an effective way to strengthen democracy and democratic values in the EU.
Participatory budgeting, a process in which community members directly decide how to allocate a portion of a public or community budget, is an innovative solution to overcome this perceived democratic deficit and dissatisfaction among citizens. It also serves to increase civic engagement and promote transparency and accountability.
Whilst active citizen engagement, such as participatory budgeting, can bring democracy closer to citizens, questions remain about whether it will give a voice to the voiceless or simply amplify voices we already hear.
There are concerns about the diversity of participants such as the youth, people with migratory backgrounds, and lower-income citizens, who tend to not take part in these initiatives.
In the context of the H2020 project DEMOTEC, join this EURACTIV Virtual Conference to discuss the potential of participatory budgeting in the national context and at EU level. How effective are projects in fostering civic engagement and countering the democratic deficit and citizen dissatisfaction? How can participatory budgeting be inclusive for all?
Panellists:
- Andrea Erdei, Policy Analyst, Innovation in Government, Democracy and European Values, DG RTD, European Commission
- Helmut Scholz MEP, Member, AFCO Committee, European Parliament
- Philip von Brockdorff, Member, Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship, European Economic and Social Committee
- Elisa Lironi, Programme Director, European Citizen Action Service
- Giovanni Allegretti, Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra & Member, Working Group on Democracy, Citizenship and Law
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement no 962553.
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