The "Altitude 100" roundabout in Forest/Vorst has long been a flashpoint for the tensions that come with shared public space. Pedestrians, cyclists, families, shopkeepers, drivers, schools: everyone uses it, and not always in compatible ways. Elsewhere in the Brussels region, similar projects have too often run into opposition rather than agreement; several municipalities have had to backtrack in recent years on mobility plans that were designed with the best of intentions.

You have heard the term before. Maybe in the news, maybe in a report, maybe from a colleague. “Citizens’ assembly”. It sounds serious. Perhaps a little abstract. But what actually happens inside one? Who takes part? And why does it matter? This article breaks it down, no jargon, no prior knowledge required.

Design - Strategy - Training What kind of Europe do young people want to live in by 2040? This question lies at the heart of YouthDecide 2040 , a large-scale European project that places young citizens at the centre of democratic reflection. At a time when trust in political institutions is fragile and many young people feel disconnected from decision-making, the project proposes a different approach: listening seriously to youth voices and giving them the space, tools and le

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The project of citizens assembly in the Gambia involves tackling large-scale land degradation by building green infrastructure.

L'Ecolab Démocratie (2017), organisé par le parti Ecolo en Belgique, était un think tank et une plateforme de réflexion.

The Civico We Europeans Citizens' Assembly was a deliberative democracy initiative organized by Civico.

Canal Citoyen is a citizen panel established in Brussels, Belgium, as a deliberative initiative.

Between 2014 and 2019, I had the opportunity to co-coordinate the G1000 after writing my Master thesis (political science) on the dynamics o