Sowing The Seed of Deliberation
The initiative combines deliberative methodologies with accessible technology, amplified through media partnerships, to build metaconsensus—understood as possible agreements between people who think differently, without requiring unanimity
CIVIS, Enhancing Citizen Participation in the Law-Making Process
The primary aim of CIVIS is to facilitate citizen participation in legislative processes through accessible public consultations. This digital platform enables people across India to share their opinions on draft laws in plain, understandable language, using channels such as WhatsApp, IVR, and social media.
Modular Deliberative Forums, DEMDIS
DEMDIS emerged as a response to a deeply polarized context, where misinformation and distrust in institutions have fragmented public discourse. In this environment, the practice seeks to restore the value of citizen dialogue by creating carefully curated digital spaces where individuals with divergent views can listen to one another without fear or hostility.
Debate model of civic education
The civic debate model promoted by the Croatian Debate Society (CDS) is a national-level initiative that responds to the lack of youth awareness regarding active citizenship, political agency, and democratic culture. Through a network of debate clubs, the practice aims to empower young people to express their ideas, argue with reasoning, think critically, and actively engage in public life.
Community Engagement for Sustainable Impact
This deliberative process with farmers in Washim, India, exemplifies how deliberative democracy can empower rural communities and ensure their active participation in political decision-making—especially in crucial matters such as climate change, sustainable agriculture, and natural resource management.
ARTvocacy Movement
This project worked with youth aged 18 to 35 in informal settlements of Nairobi and Kisumu, aiming to develop effective ways to include them in democratic processes. Barriers identified included deep mistrust in government institutions, poverty, and participatory platforms that lacked feedback mechanisms. Despite these challenges, traditional structures like barazas (community meetings), WhatsApp groups, and bunges (informal parliaments) were already serving as local spaces for civic expression and were seen as opportunities to be strengthened and modernized.
Citizen School Lab, Pre-University School of Social Sciences and Humanities
The main goal of this project was to gather the necessary information to design a global survey that could evaluate the experiences of individuals participating in Participatory Budgeting (PB) processes worldwide.