ActiveCitizens

Citizen's participation in small and medium EU cities

Edited on 07/06/2025

01/09/2019 15/03/2022

Closed
  • Action Planning Network
  • Digital transition
  • Participation
  • Small and medium-sized cities

The aim of ActiveCitizens is to rethink the place of the citizen in the local governance by finding a balance between representative democracy and participatory democracy. Led by the City of Agen (France), this Action Planning Network of European small and medium-sized cities, with the same expectations and the similar challenges, will take into account, to do this, new digital tools while integrating the issue of citizens away or not comfortable with digital tools.

Summary

Partners

Lead Partner : Agen - France
  • Hradec Kralove - Czech Republic
  • Dinslaken - Germany
  • Saint-Quentin - France
  • Bistrița - Romania
  • Cento - Italy
  • Santa Maria da Feira - Portugal
  • Tartu Vald - Estonia

Timeline

  • Kick-off Active Citizens Network, Study Visits Adventure & Baseline Study
  • Validation of Phase 2, Communication Plan, Phase 2 Journey & Integrated Action Plan Roadmap
  • Analyse of problems, Visions, First series of experiments (Small Scale Actions), Mid Term Reflection, State of Action Report & Integrated Action Plan Draft
  • Reprogramming Network, Last rounds of Small Scale Actions, Final Integrated Action Plan, dissemination & Closure of the Active Citizens Project

Network Outputs

ActiveCitizens - The different levels of citizen participation

Integrated Action Plans

Listen and co-create with citizens - Integrated Action Plan Santa Maria da Feira
Listen and co-create with citizens

Santa Maria da Feira hosts multiple inspiring practices of citizen participation but also multi-stakeholder collaboration. Read more here !

 

Santa Maria da Feira - Portugal
Integrated Action Plan Hradec Kralove

Read more here ! 

Hradec Kralove - Czech Republic
NEW PERSPECTIVES OF PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY IN URBAN POLICY

Read more here !

COMUNE DI CENTO - ITALY
GIVING VOICE (AND POWER) TO CITIZENS IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE

Read more here !

Agen - France
Bistriţa Integrated Action Plan

Read more here !

Bistrita - Romania
Saint-Quentin Integrated Action Plan

Read more here !

Saint-Quentin, France
CO-CREATING PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY WITH CITIZENS

Read more here 

DINSLAKEN - GERMANY
FASTER ALONE, FURTHER TOGETHER – TARTU PARISH FOR AND WITH CITIZENS

Read more here 

TARTU VARD - ESTONIA

Useful links

  • Digital Free Version of the Game  Citizen participation? Hell No !!  Just follow the link
  • Video presentation of Active Citizens here
  • First Small Scale Action in Agen - Video : Improvement works on Chopin Square
  • Small Scale Action in Agen - Video : Choice of Voluntary Drop off Points
  • Small Scale Action in Agen - Video : Market of ideas
  • Small Scale Action in Agen - Video : Videomaton developement works on Place Fallieres
  • Small Scale Action in Agen - Video : Citizenship Project with High School
  • Small Scale Action in Agen - Video : Reduilding a Schoolyard with Pupil's ideas
  • Small Scale Action in Agen - Video : Videomaton In Palissy High School
  • Last Transnational Meeting in Lead Partner City of Agen - Video : Lead Partner and Lead Expert interviews

Get in touch

 

 

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