Democratic Society
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People making European democracy work better since 2006.
👋 JUST4CARE kicks off! Public spaces for all, even during heatwaves and floods. Communities in pilot cities will co-create safe spaces for extreme events while replicator cities will adapt solutions locally, spreading just climate adaptation in Europe.
➡️ Follow us on LinkedIn: @just4care-euproject
➡️ Follow us on LinkedIn: @just4care-euproject
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
👋 JUST4CARE kicks off! Public spaces for all, even during heatwaves and floods. Communities in pilot cities will co-create safe spaces for extreme events while replicator cities will adapt solutions locally, spreading just climate adaptation in Europe.
➡️ Follow us on LinkedIn: @just4care-euproject
➡️ Follow us on LinkedIn: @just4care-euproject
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About to talk at the UN about democracy and development. The live stream, if you are interested in that sort of thing, is here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x...
3rd Meeting, 12th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development
Item 5 (cont'd)
webtv.un.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
About to talk at the UN about democracy and development. The live stream, if you are interested in that sort of thing, is here: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x...
⏰ Last call! Only 1 day left to register for #DemocracyR&D2025 in Brussels.
Join global innovators in deliberative democracy for workshops, debates & new ideas to strengthen democracy.
🗓️ Oct 1 deadline
🔗 www.drd2025.org
Join global innovators in deliberative democracy for workshops, debates & new ideas to strengthen democracy.
🗓️ Oct 1 deadline
🔗 www.drd2025.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:14 AM
⏰ Last call! Only 1 day left to register for #DemocracyR&D2025 in Brussels.
Join global innovators in deliberative democracy for workshops, debates & new ideas to strengthen democracy.
🗓️ Oct 1 deadline
🔗 www.drd2025.org
Join global innovators in deliberative democracy for workshops, debates & new ideas to strengthen democracy.
🗓️ Oct 1 deadline
🔗 www.drd2025.org
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▶️ Panel 2: Bold ideas to innovate European democracies
▪️ Ken Godfrey, European Partnership for Democracy
▪️ David Van Reybrouck, writer, thinker and historian
▪️ Eva Bordos, DemNet Hungary
▪️ Anthony Zacharzewski, @demsoc.org
▪️ Ken Godfrey, European Partnership for Democracy
▪️ David Van Reybrouck, writer, thinker and historian
▪️ Eva Bordos, DemNet Hungary
▪️ Anthony Zacharzewski, @demsoc.org
September 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
▶️ Panel 2: Bold ideas to innovate European democracies
▪️ Ken Godfrey, European Partnership for Democracy
▪️ David Van Reybrouck, writer, thinker and historian
▪️ Eva Bordos, DemNet Hungary
▪️ Anthony Zacharzewski, @demsoc.org
▪️ Ken Godfrey, European Partnership for Democracy
▪️ David Van Reybrouck, writer, thinker and historian
▪️ Eva Bordos, DemNet Hungary
▪️ Anthony Zacharzewski, @demsoc.org
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▶️ Panel 2: Bold ideas to innovate European democracies
▪️ Ken Godfrey (@kenlcg.bsky.social), @epd.eu
▪️ David Van Reybrouck, writer, thinker and historian
▪️ Eva Bordos, DemNet Hungary
▪️ Anthony Zacharzewski (@anthonyzach.be), @demsoc.org
▪️ Ken Godfrey (@kenlcg.bsky.social), @epd.eu
▪️ David Van Reybrouck, writer, thinker and historian
▪️ Eva Bordos, DemNet Hungary
▪️ Anthony Zacharzewski (@anthonyzach.be), @demsoc.org
September 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
▶️ Panel 2: Bold ideas to innovate European democracies
▪️ Ken Godfrey (@kenlcg.bsky.social), @epd.eu
▪️ David Van Reybrouck, writer, thinker and historian
▪️ Eva Bordos, DemNet Hungary
▪️ Anthony Zacharzewski (@anthonyzach.be), @demsoc.org
▪️ Ken Godfrey (@kenlcg.bsky.social), @epd.eu
▪️ David Van Reybrouck, writer, thinker and historian
▪️ Eva Bordos, DemNet Hungary
▪️ Anthony Zacharzewski (@anthonyzach.be), @demsoc.org
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Stimulating public lecture on strengthening democracy by @anthonyzach.be from @demsoc.org organised by @dublincityuni.bsky.social fabulously captured in this illustration
September 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Stimulating public lecture on strengthening democracy by @anthonyzach.be from @demsoc.org organised by @dublincityuni.bsky.social fabulously captured in this illustration
🛡️ Civil society is the backbone of Europe’s democracy—driving participation, protecting rights, and pushing for climate and social justice.
💡 The EU Civil Society Strategy is a unique chance to strengthen CSOs and democracy.
The D4T Coalition’s position paper shows how ➡️ eeb.org/wp-content/u...
💡 The EU Civil Society Strategy is a unique chance to strengthen CSOs and democracy.
The D4T Coalition’s position paper shows how ➡️ eeb.org/wp-content/u...
September 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🛡️ Civil society is the backbone of Europe’s democracy—driving participation, protecting rights, and pushing for climate and social justice.
💡 The EU Civil Society Strategy is a unique chance to strengthen CSOs and democracy.
The D4T Coalition’s position paper shows how ➡️ eeb.org/wp-content/u...
💡 The EU Civil Society Strategy is a unique chance to strengthen CSOs and democracy.
The D4T Coalition’s position paper shows how ➡️ eeb.org/wp-content/u...
🤖 AI is entering democratic spaces, but what does that really imply?
Join us on 3 Sept, 13:00 CET for “Efficiency and Democracy: Why Slowing Down Might Be a Good Idea”.
🎙️ With Elizabeth Calderón Lüning & Arild Ohren.
👉 RSVP to join live or get the recording: 360democracy.circle.so/c/open-talks...
Join us on 3 Sept, 13:00 CET for “Efficiency and Democracy: Why Slowing Down Might Be a Good Idea”.
🎙️ With Elizabeth Calderón Lüning & Arild Ohren.
👉 RSVP to join live or get the recording: 360democracy.circle.so/c/open-talks...
August 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🤖 AI is entering democratic spaces, but what does that really imply?
Join us on 3 Sept, 13:00 CET for “Efficiency and Democracy: Why Slowing Down Might Be a Good Idea”.
🎙️ With Elizabeth Calderón Lüning & Arild Ohren.
👉 RSVP to join live or get the recording: 360democracy.circle.so/c/open-talks...
Join us on 3 Sept, 13:00 CET for “Efficiency and Democracy: Why Slowing Down Might Be a Good Idea”.
🎙️ With Elizabeth Calderón Lüning & Arild Ohren.
👉 RSVP to join live or get the recording: 360democracy.circle.so/c/open-talks...
The full Democracy R&D 2025 programme is here!
Changemakers from all over the world will meet this October to build strategies to make democracy work under pressure.
👉 Explore the programme: drive.google.com/file/d/1TEgK...
📌 Register at www.drd2025.org
🌍 Available funding for Global South + CEE
Changemakers from all over the world will meet this October to build strategies to make democracy work under pressure.
👉 Explore the programme: drive.google.com/file/d/1TEgK...
📌 Register at www.drd2025.org
🌍 Available funding for Global South + CEE
July 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The full Democracy R&D 2025 programme is here!
Changemakers from all over the world will meet this October to build strategies to make democracy work under pressure.
👉 Explore the programme: drive.google.com/file/d/1TEgK...
📌 Register at www.drd2025.org
🌍 Available funding for Global South + CEE
Changemakers from all over the world will meet this October to build strategies to make democracy work under pressure.
👉 Explore the programme: drive.google.com/file/d/1TEgK...
📌 Register at www.drd2025.org
🌍 Available funding for Global South + CEE
400 democracy changemakers
+100 workshops submissions
+30k fundraised for inclusion and diversity
Democracy R&D 2025 is where global voices meet to rethink democracy.
🔎 Are you from Global South & CEE? We'd love to fund your assistance!
👉 Learn more and register at www.drd2025.org
+100 workshops submissions
+30k fundraised for inclusion and diversity
Democracy R&D 2025 is where global voices meet to rethink democracy.
🔎 Are you from Global South & CEE? We'd love to fund your assistance!
👉 Learn more and register at www.drd2025.org
July 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
400 democracy changemakers
+100 workshops submissions
+30k fundraised for inclusion and diversity
Democracy R&D 2025 is where global voices meet to rethink democracy.
🔎 Are you from Global South & CEE? We'd love to fund your assistance!
👉 Learn more and register at www.drd2025.org
+100 workshops submissions
+30k fundraised for inclusion and diversity
Democracy R&D 2025 is where global voices meet to rethink democracy.
🔎 Are you from Global South & CEE? We'd love to fund your assistance!
👉 Learn more and register at www.drd2025.org
Last call for participatory democracy projects!
The Rising Stars Mentorship Program offers 1-on-1 guidance, 11 expert mentors, and support in 8 languages to help your initiative thrive.
📅 Apply by July 6, 2025
👉 nets4dem.eu/rising-stars...
The Rising Stars Mentorship Program offers 1-on-1 guidance, 11 expert mentors, and support in 8 languages to help your initiative thrive.
📅 Apply by July 6, 2025
👉 nets4dem.eu/rising-stars...
July 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Last call for participatory democracy projects!
The Rising Stars Mentorship Program offers 1-on-1 guidance, 11 expert mentors, and support in 8 languages to help your initiative thrive.
📅 Apply by July 6, 2025
👉 nets4dem.eu/rising-stars...
The Rising Stars Mentorship Program offers 1-on-1 guidance, 11 expert mentors, and support in 8 languages to help your initiative thrive.
📅 Apply by July 6, 2025
👉 nets4dem.eu/rising-stars...
Got a project that engages youth in policymaking or governance?
The Democratic Innovations Accelerator (DIA) offers free mentorship, tools & a peer community to help you design or grow your initiative!
📅 Deadline: July 6, 2025
👉 nets4dem.eu/democratic-i...
The Democratic Innovations Accelerator (DIA) offers free mentorship, tools & a peer community to help you design or grow your initiative!
📅 Deadline: July 6, 2025
👉 nets4dem.eu/democratic-i...
July 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Got a project that engages youth in policymaking or governance?
The Democratic Innovations Accelerator (DIA) offers free mentorship, tools & a peer community to help you design or grow your initiative!
📅 Deadline: July 6, 2025
👉 nets4dem.eu/democratic-i...
The Democratic Innovations Accelerator (DIA) offers free mentorship, tools & a peer community to help you design or grow your initiative!
📅 Deadline: July 6, 2025
👉 nets4dem.eu/democratic-i...
Help shape Demsoc’s new Community Resource Centre!
We’re collecting top tools for democracy, civic action & impact. Got a fave resource? Share it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Thanks in advance for contributing to this shared resource!
We’re collecting top tools for democracy, civic action & impact. Got a fave resource? Share it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Thanks in advance for contributing to this shared resource!
June 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Help shape Demsoc’s new Community Resource Centre!
We’re collecting top tools for democracy, civic action & impact. Got a fave resource? Share it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Thanks in advance for contributing to this shared resource!
We’re collecting top tools for democracy, civic action & impact. Got a fave resource? Share it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F.... Thanks in advance for contributing to this shared resource!
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Very pleased to be going to TicTEC next week in lovely Mechelen. @mysociety.org have been friends and partners since even before @demsoc.org was founded and it's great to see them (and lots of friends) in le plat pays. Here are the details: tictec.mysociety.org/event/tictec...
TICTeC 2025, Mechelen & online
To mark ten years since TICTeC began, mySociety will host the 8th Impacts of Civic Technology Conference (TICTeC) on 10 & 11 June 2025 in Mechelen, and online.
tictec.mysociety.org
June 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Very pleased to be going to TicTEC next week in lovely Mechelen. @mysociety.org have been friends and partners since even before @demsoc.org was founded and it's great to see them (and lots of friends) in le plat pays. Here are the details: tictec.mysociety.org/event/tictec...
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📣 Today, ECAS met with MEP Damian Boeselager to present key recommendations from our analysis of the European Commission’s 2023 Guidance on free movement.
🔗 Read our report: ecas.org/publication/...
@alliance4europe.bsky.social @demsoc.org @feantsa.bsky.social
🔗 Read our report: ecas.org/publication/...
@alliance4europe.bsky.social @demsoc.org @feantsa.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📣 Today, ECAS met with MEP Damian Boeselager to present key recommendations from our analysis of the European Commission’s 2023 Guidance on free movement.
🔗 Read our report: ecas.org/publication/...
@alliance4europe.bsky.social @demsoc.org @feantsa.bsky.social
🔗 Read our report: ecas.org/publication/...
@alliance4europe.bsky.social @demsoc.org @feantsa.bsky.social
¡Vente a pasear mañana con nosotros!
―Abrimos hilo―
🗓️ Jueves 5 junio, 16:30–19:30
📍 Metro San Cristóbal, Villaverde (Madrid)
Estamos en 2075 y los polígonos del sur de Villaverde, antes grises y olvidados, hoy son terreno fértil de iniciativas que brotan con fuerza: locales, circulares, vivas.
―Abrimos hilo―
🗓️ Jueves 5 junio, 16:30–19:30
📍 Metro San Cristóbal, Villaverde (Madrid)
Estamos en 2075 y los polígonos del sur de Villaverde, antes grises y olvidados, hoy son terreno fértil de iniciativas que brotan con fuerza: locales, circulares, vivas.
June 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
¡Vente a pasear mañana con nosotros!
―Abrimos hilo―
🗓️ Jueves 5 junio, 16:30–19:30
📍 Metro San Cristóbal, Villaverde (Madrid)
Estamos en 2075 y los polígonos del sur de Villaverde, antes grises y olvidados, hoy son terreno fértil de iniciativas que brotan con fuerza: locales, circulares, vivas.
―Abrimos hilo―
🗓️ Jueves 5 junio, 16:30–19:30
📍 Metro San Cristóbal, Villaverde (Madrid)
Estamos en 2075 y los polígonos del sur de Villaverde, antes grises y olvidados, hoy son terreno fértil de iniciativas que brotan con fuerza: locales, circulares, vivas.
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Street to system 🏙️
@demsoc.org connects local voices to democratic transformation across Europe in Nets4Dem.
#MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/
@demsoc.org connects local voices to democratic transformation across Europe in Nets4Dem.
#MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/
May 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Street to system 🏙️
@demsoc.org connects local voices to democratic transformation across Europe in Nets4Dem.
#MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/
@demsoc.org connects local voices to democratic transformation across Europe in Nets4Dem.
#MeetTheNetwork here 👉🏼 nets4dem.eu/our-network/
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Si quieres tener una escucha activa y real de los niños, se necesita ir a sus propios espacios, jugar y conversar. Luego, traducir este juego a los pliegos de arquitectura sin perder el espíritu. #JuanLopez-Aranguren @demsoc.org @disenoydiaspora.bsky.social
disenoydiaspora.org/609-sostenib...
disenoydiaspora.org/609-sostenib...
609. SOSTENIBILIDAD 5. Espacios para relatarnos (España). Una charla con Juan López-Aranguren Blázquez - Diseño y Diaspora
Juan López-Aranguren Blázquez es un diseñador y arquitecto español que trabaja en Democratic Society. En esta entrevista nos va a contar sobre el diseño del patio de juegos de una escuela en un bar...
disenoydiaspora.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Si quieres tener una escucha activa y real de los niños, se necesita ir a sus propios espacios, jugar y conversar. Luego, traducir este juego a los pliegos de arquitectura sin perder el espíritu. #JuanLopez-Aranguren @demsoc.org @disenoydiaspora.bsky.social
disenoydiaspora.org/609-sostenib...
disenoydiaspora.org/609-sostenib...
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Para que la participación ciudadana funcione se necesita unos profesionales que tienen una curiosidad real. Esto parece sencillo pero no lo es. Escuchar de manera atenta, sin imponer, requiere de gente valiente. #JuanLopezArangurrn @demsoc.org #activismo #sostenibilidad #educación
Si quieres tener una escucha activa y real de los niños, se necesita ir a sus propios espacios, jugar y conversar. Luego, traducir este juego a los pliegos de arquitectura sin perder el espíritu. #JuanLopez-Aranguren @demsoc.org @disenoydiaspora.bsky.social
disenoydiaspora.org/609-sostenib...
disenoydiaspora.org/609-sostenib...
609. SOSTENIBILIDAD 5. Espacios para relatarnos (España). Una charla con Juan López-Aranguren Blázquez - Diseño y Diaspora
Juan López-Aranguren Blázquez es un diseñador y arquitecto español que trabaja en Democratic Society. En esta entrevista nos va a contar sobre el diseño del patio de juegos de una escuela en un bar...
disenoydiaspora.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Para que la participación ciudadana funcione se necesita unos profesionales que tienen una curiosidad real. Esto parece sencillo pero no lo es. Escuchar de manera atenta, sin imponer, requiere de gente valiente. #JuanLopezArangurrn @demsoc.org #activismo #sostenibilidad #educación
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" #Democracy is not optimised for speed. It's supposed to be slow to allow time for collective sense-making." - Elizabeth Calderón Lüning of @demsoc.org debunking the efficiency promise of #AI for democratic process and how it reduces citizens to 'users'. #openknowledge #opensource #openscience
April 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
" #Democracy is not optimised for speed. It's supposed to be slow to allow time for collective sense-making." - Elizabeth Calderón Lüning of @demsoc.org debunking the efficiency promise of #AI for democratic process and how it reduces citizens to 'users'. #openknowledge #opensource #openscience
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What happens after democratic innovations? 🧭
Our new report draws lessons from 17 senior civil servants across Europe - showing how to embed participation into everyday governance.
10 takeaways and open questions 👉 bit.ly/3Gk86S0
Our new report draws lessons from 17 senior civil servants across Europe - showing how to embed participation into everyday governance.
10 takeaways and open questions 👉 bit.ly/3Gk86S0
April 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
What happens after democratic innovations? 🧭
Our new report draws lessons from 17 senior civil servants across Europe - showing how to embed participation into everyday governance.
10 takeaways and open questions 👉 bit.ly/3Gk86S0
Our new report draws lessons from 17 senior civil servants across Europe - showing how to embed participation into everyday governance.
10 takeaways and open questions 👉 bit.ly/3Gk86S0
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Reminded by a colleague that it’s 19 years today that @andrewmartin.bsky.social @benrowland.bsky.social, Helen, Andrew and I signed the papers to set up @demsoc.org. Going to have to have a big party next year…
April 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Reminded by a colleague that it’s 19 years today that @andrewmartin.bsky.social @benrowland.bsky.social, Helen, Andrew and I signed the papers to set up @demsoc.org. Going to have to have a big party next year…
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We’re delighted to see a full room for the launch of the Democracy for Transition Coalition with @demsoc.org!
It’s invigorating to see so many eager to unite the democratic and environmental movements in these trying times.
Check out our mission statement to learn more: eeb.org/library/miss...
It’s invigorating to see so many eager to unite the democratic and environmental movements in these trying times.
Check out our mission statement to learn more: eeb.org/library/miss...
January 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We’re delighted to see a full room for the launch of the Democracy for Transition Coalition with @demsoc.org!
It’s invigorating to see so many eager to unite the democratic and environmental movements in these trying times.
Check out our mission statement to learn more: eeb.org/library/miss...
It’s invigorating to see so many eager to unite the democratic and environmental movements in these trying times.
Check out our mission statement to learn more: eeb.org/library/miss...
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Democracy for Transition Coalition is brat. Enjoyed launching the new @demsoc.org project with our friends at @eeb.org - working together for citizen participation and climate transition as inseparable goals.
January 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Democracy for Transition Coalition is brat. Enjoyed launching the new @demsoc.org project with our friends at @eeb.org - working together for citizen participation and climate transition as inseparable goals.
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Overcoming the tech woes for a fun podcast recording with ALDA, talking about participatory democracy for a #localgov audience. Out in a couple of weeks and thanks for having me.
December 11, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Overcoming the tech woes for a fun podcast recording with ALDA, talking about participatory democracy for a #localgov audience. Out in a couple of weeks and thanks for having me.