Democratic participation in urban governance

Objective

The DEMOS project will address the need for innovation and sustainability in urban governance in a European society suffering increasingly from democratic deficit, citizen dissatisfaction and policy fragmentation. Project partners form 3 interlinked spheres of action research: city test sites, research & evaluation framework, and advisory & dissemination forum. Core partner cities will implement & test innovatory mechanisms for participatory local governance, using an Innovation Development Fund. Research partners will continuously assess & feed back on the partner cities' organisational processes and outcomes & provide them with training. Associate partners will contribute to the project's audit of existing good practice & the pool of ideas for innovative actions to be piloted. All core, research & associate partners, jointly with a wider network of interested authorities, will disseminate the transferable project results, aiming to build the findings into integrated policy-making.

Fields of science

• social sciences › sociology › governance

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-4. - Key action City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

Address

St Giles Street 12
EH1 1PT Edinburgh
United Kingdom

Participants (14)

ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL

United Kingdom

Address

Town House, Broad Street
AB10 1AQ Aberdeen

CITY OF TURKU

Finland

Address

Kristiinankatu 1
20100 Turku / Abo

CITY OF UTRECHT

Netherlands

Address

3503 RJ Utrecht

CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES

United Kingdom

Address

Rosbery House, 9 Haymarket Terrace
EH12 5XZ Edinburgh

DEUTSCHER STAEDTETAG

Germany

Address

Lindenallee 13-17
50968 Koeln

ENA CHIOS SA

Greece

Address

Kountouriotou 16
82100 Chios

EUROCITIES ASBL

Belgium

Address

Square De Meeus 18
1050 Bruxelles

HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

Address

Riccarton
EH14 4AS Edinburgh

KATHOLIEKE HOGERSCHOOL MECHELEN

Belgium

Address

Raghenoplein 21
2800 Mechelen/malines

MUNICIPALITY OF KRAKOW

Poland

Address

Plac Wszystkich Swietych 3/4
Krakow

PATHWAYS

United Kingdom

Address

Hilton Centre, Hilton Avenue
AB24 4RE Aberdeen

STDAT SOLINGEN

Germany

Address

Cronenberger Strasse 59-61
42651 Solingen

STICHTING VERWEY-JONKER INSTITUUT

Netherlands

Address

Kromme Nieuwegracht 6
3512 HG Utrecht

UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN

Greece

Address

M. Livanou Street 54
82100 Chios