First REDRESS consortium meeting
After the online kick-off event in December, the first real-life consortium meeting took place on Friday 3 June. In the Lochal in Tilburg, Frank Hendriks
Increasing politician’s listening skills
Our democracy is suffering from a long due overhaul. Besides the frequent call for more countervailing power, there is a growing demand for new forms
Exchange with research group UGent
On Friday 20 May, the REDRESS team visited colleagues at Ghent University who are working on a research project on participatory local government in Belgium.
How to study democracy?
Jean-Paul Gagnon, a democratic theorist, suggests to study variants and innovations of democracy from a quasi-biological perspective. Nice idea, but you have to do it
Rutte and co, take a look at Ireland if you want to improve citizen participation
How can you the new Dutch government improve citizens' participation in policy making? In a recent op-ed piece in the Dutch national newspaper de Volkskrant,
Six lessons on organizing citizens’ assemblies
Many citizens want more control over their immediate living environment. And governments are looking for ways to involve citizens more directly in policy decisions. One
Are populists sore losers?
Donald Trump still questions the fairness of his lost election. Other populist leaders seem to be sore losers as well, giving the impression that populists
REDRESS’ research plans are now available online
The REDRESS project's research plans for the upcoming years are now available on the website. The first research plan discusses the demand side of democratic innovations: what is the citizens' perspective on hybrid democratic innovation? The second research plan addresses the supply side and discusses the criteria to evaluate hybrid forms of democratic innovation and the principles that can help to design hybrid democratic innovations.
Organizing citizens’ assemblies can be challenging
REDRESS-researchers Josje Den Ridder and Carolien van Ham have, together with Toine Fiselier, published a report on support for citizens' assemblies in The Netherlands. Using
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