Citizen Engagement in Regional Planning and Policymaking

Citizen Engagement in Regional Planning and Policymaking

09 Jun 2022 -
10 Jun 2022

Description

This training is open and free to everyone. It is designed for anybody who is interested to know how to plan and design citizen engagement in regional planning and policymaking.

2 days total (9 hours) || ONLINE

Citizen engagement is recognised as a crucial task for socially robust, fit-for-purpose and inclusive policymaking. This training covers the rationales for citizen engagement, principles of best practice, as well as applied tools for running citizen engagement activities. The course includes a focus on the main types and methodologies of citizen engagement such as deliberation and co-creation together with case studies in their political context, and guidance on how to plan citizen engagement activities and find necessary resources. The training offers hands-on and practical exercises, in which participants will be invited to work on their own applied case.

The training will consist of four main modules:

  • Module 1: Rationales of citizen engagement across public policy settings
  • Module 2: Political context including local, regional and EU level initiatives
  • Module 3: Approaches and methods with case study examples
  • Module 4: Planning citizen engagement in a case study

Register in advance for this training:

https://europa.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpd-2orT0qHt3EB5HGOFaQOXeKQDyXVpGG

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.

Programme

9th June (Day 1)

10:00   Welcome and Introduction

10:10   Icebreaker.

10:30   Break

10:40   Module 1: Citizen Engagement: meanings and rationales

11:15   Q&A

11:35   Break

11:40   Module 2: Contexts of Citizen Engagement

12:10   Q&A

12:30   Lunch break

13:30   Energiser

13:40   Module 3: Approach and methods with case study examples, with a focus on co-creation and deliberative approaches.

14:40   Q&A

15:00   Break

15:15   Module 3: Cont.

15:40   Activity

16:00   END

10th June (Day 2)

10:00   Energiser

10.15   Module 4: Planning of Citizen Engagement in a case study. Organisation of group work.

10:45   Q&A

11:00   Break

11:10   Module 4: Group work. B|O rooms.

12:30   Lunch Break

13:30   Module 4: Exercise. B|O rooms. Cont.

14:45   Break

14:55   Discussion – reflection, challenges and needs

15:35   Implementation of CE opportunities: The Competence Centre on Participatory and Deliberative Democracy. The Community of Practice website and its inventories. Q&A

15:55   Evaluation

16:00   END

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