Descrizione del progetto
Coinvolgere i cittadini per promuovere soluzioni di sostenibilità
La società si trova dinanzi al bisogno di gestire il compromesso tra governance democratica e urgente necessità di sostenibilità, un delicato equilibrio che rappresenta l’obiettivo del progetto DEMETRA, finanziato dall’UE. Il progetto si propone di superare le tensioni in tal ambito mediante l’analisi di innovativi processi partecipativi deliberativi, offrendo soluzioni inclusive per il coinvolgimento democratico dei cittadini. Concentrandosi sul caso critico della trasformazione dei nostri sistemi alimentari, DEMETRA raffronta e identifica sistematicamente le migliori pratiche adottate in tutta Europa. Incentrato su processi partecipativi deliberativi all’avanguardia come le assemblee dei cittadini e l’e-governance, il progetto mira a responsabilizzare tutti i segmenti della società, ponendo l’accento sugli aspetti di genere e su quelli intersezionali. Attraverso un approccio multidimensionale e una progettazione comparativa di matrice transnazionale, DEMETRA identificherà le migliori pratiche per garantire il coinvolgimento dei cittadini e la sostenibilità della società.
Obiettivo
DEMETRA will demonstrate means to alleviate tensions between democratic governance and climate and sustainability transitions through an analysis of new deliberative participatory processes (DPPs) such as citizens’ assemblies and e-governance. These bottom-up processes can be highly inclusive allowing to afford a genuine political voice to all segments of society. Accordingly, gender and intersectional aspects (e.g. socioeconomic background, ethnicity) will be focused on throughout the project in particular with regard to citizen participation. DEMETRA analyzes the micro-, meso-, and macro-level opportunities for DPPs across Europe supporting the transition towards a more sustainable future; focuses in particular the transformation towards a more sustainable food system as a crucial case study; systematically compares DPPs’ setup, processes, and outcomes to identify best practices that contribute to citizens’ democratic engagement and the co-construction of sustainable societies; identifies DPPs that maximize inclusiveness and empowerment across social groups, particularly those at the margins of society; and identifies widely applicable solutions to engage in the transformation toward sustainable food systems. DEMETRA builds on a multidimensional approach that combines macro- (institutional), meso- (organizational), and micro-level (individual) explanatory factors; a cross-national comparative design that includes European countries with different DPPs experience and different food systems (Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, and UK); and an integrated methodological approach based on multiple sources and methods (including population surveys, organizational survey, semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and public policy analysis). In view of the climate imperative and related environmental challenges, DEMETRA seeks to provide tools for a democratic governance of sustainability transformation.
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