ActiveCitizens

Citizen's participation in small and medium EU cities

05/06/2019 08/08/2022

Closed

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
ActiveCitizens - The different levels of citizen participation

Get in touch

 

 

City of Agen (FR)

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Final products

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

Articles

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