Citizens’ consultations seem to be the new trend in EU and national politics. But what role do they actually play and how can the results of these debates efficiently be translated into policies? Are they a useful tool to increase the democratic nature of a political system or just an attempt to improve the image of the organisers? The aim of this workshop is to bring together experts in the field of citizens’ consultations to openly discuss this new policy trend from different perspectives.
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Speakers:
Joachim Ott, Head of Unit 'Citizens Dialogues', European Commission @joachim_ott
Regina Kothmayr, Head of Task Force of the 2018 Austrian Presidency in the Federal Chancellery
Gaëtane Ricard-Nihoul, Citizens' Consultations, Ministry for European Affairs, France
Dr. Anja Trebes, Federal Press Office, Citizens' Consultations, Germany
Claudia Chwalisz, leading work on future of democracy at Open Government Unit, OECD @ClaudiaChwalisz
Federico Guerrieri, #Cities4Europe campaign manager, Eurocities, @f_guerrieri
Moderator:
Jirí Buriánek, Secretary-General, European Committee of the Regions