28 October 2024
Major project aims to improve participatory democracy
Researchers from the Department of Political Economy are part of a team working on a major, pan-European project designed to improve participatory democracy and policy-making.
Dr Marta Wojciechowska and Susana Higueras Carrillo are working on the INSPIRE project, co-funded by the European Union and UK Research and Innovation and involving colleagues from 17 academic and public policy bodies across the continent.
The project team will work with marginalised groups across Europe to evaluate existing democratic practices and test creative, arts-based methods that can make democratic participation more inclusive for diverse communities.
The project launched earlier this year and will run until 2027. It features six work packages, ranging from understanding intersectional equity to dissemination of findings.
To find out more about the project, visit the website here: Re-imagining Democracy with Europe’s Diverse Communities.
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