Democratic participation

💡🗳 The period between elections is a critical - yet often overlooked - phase of the democratic process. While election days tend to capture headlines and public attention, the true test of a democracy lies in what unfolds in the...

The European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) is running its second International Summer School titled “Resilient Communities: Strengthening Local Democracy in times of change.” The immersive, high-level training programme...

This is a call for project proposals under the DEAR Programme. It aims to assist civil society organisations in strengthening concrete actions in the field of anti-discrimination and structural racism. The call is open to civil...

In this interactive session, we’ll dive into how democratic innovations, like deliberative panels and digital participatory platforms, are reshaping how citizens engage with democracy. To begin the conversation, the YDC welcomes...

The Youth Democracy Cohort is launching a contest for its first Photography Exhibition, which will take place during the official launch of the Global Youth Political Participation Index this June. Please share this opportunity...

UN Women will convene an Expert Group Meeting (EGM) to explore social norms that impact women’s participation in public life and begin to develop an approach towards addressing these norms and measuring norm change in order to...