Engaging citizens to reinvent democracy

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Citizens Reinvent Democracy
Contract Title Engaging citizens to reinvent democracy (Contract)
Funding Agency Youth in Action
Partners -
Website http://citizensreinventdemocracy.wikispaces.com/




Background and Overview

The project “Engaging citizens to reinvent democracy" was born as an initiative of Future Worlds Center. It aims to bring together Cypriots of different age groups in an attempt to envision, conceptualize and design new models of democratic governance. The one-day workshop will be organized as an interactive co-laboratory, fully utilizing up-to-date methodologies and technologies of the science of structured democratic dialogue. The structured democratic dialogue methodology is a highly effective methodology that is employed for conflict resolution and which ensures that a variety of stakeholders represents the problem system of concern and that all stakeholders’ opinions are equally represented in the dialogic process. This project falls under the activities of the Cyprus Presidency.

Vision and Objectives

The project aims to generate an online platform for the collection and exchange of views of Cypriots of different age groups in an attempt to envision, conceptualize and design new models of democratic governance. Specifically, it aspires to create Joint Action Plans and Vision Maps to promote reforms of current systems of governance in their own ideal socio-political-economic environments.

Target Groups

  • Cypriots of different age groups

Dissemination

A dissemination plan would be developed to produce:

  • Web-based portal and website;
  • Joint Action Plans and Vision Maps to promote reforms of current systems of governance in their own ideal socio-political-economic environments.


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