Table of Contents. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spring 1996 Bascarsija Antonella Valmorbida

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2 Table of Contents Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spring 1996 Bascarsija Antonella Valmorbida Foreword Oriano Otočan Jean Marc Roirant Chapter 1. Objectives of This Volume Antonella Valmorbida 1.1. From a Representative Democracy to a Participative Democracy: Practices and Evaluation What is the Added Value of the Citizen Participation Practices Put in Place in the Last Years? At the End of the Programmes, What Did We Learn from the Programme Supported by Europe for Citizens? Chapter 2. The Approach of the Association of Local Democracy Agencies to Citizen Participation Territorial Approach and Local Communities at the Core of the Action Local Authorities and Civil Society Working Together: a Comprehensive Form of Decentralisation Project Based Approach The Local Democracy Agencies Concept Features of Cooperation in the LDAs Definitions Citizen Participation to Develop a Sense of Ownership and Responsibility to the Community and Inclusive Society Participatory Democracy: a Fundamental Element for Building a Democratic Society

3 2.9. Citizen Participation: a European Value within the EU and in the Enlargement and Neighbouring Countries. Eastern Europe and Western Balkans in Transition The Southern Policy of the European Union Assessment of Our Action Chapter 3. Data and Figures from a Seven Years Implementation Period Methodologies Adopted Analysis of the Data Chapter 4. Citizen Participation in Europe. Focus on the European Year of Citizens, Practices and Trends Introduction: Trends and Development Citizen Participation and the European Union Policies The Lisbon Treaty and the Opportunity Offered by the Art European Citizens Initiative, Start up, opportunities and Difficulties Other Possibilities with Consultations and Structured Dialogues and Networks at the EU Level Civil Society Forua Local Authorities and Civil Society Networks The European Alliance for Citizen Participation Individual Participation: One by One The Role of the European Economic and Social Committee The Europe for Citizens Programme Council of Europe s Practice in Matters of Citizen and Civil Participation: Code of Good Practice for Civil Participation in the Decision Making Process and other Mechanisms Biljana Zasova Friederich 4.7. Final Considerations

4 Chapter 5. Citizen Participation at the National Level General Frameworks of Consultations and Partnership The Power of Partnerships: Latest developments with the Compact between the Government and the Voluntary and Community Sector in the UK Oliver Henman 5.2. Civil Society Participation in Latvia Rasma Pipike 5.3. Citizen Participation in Georgia How Does It Really Work? Davit Melua 5.4. Citizen Participation. The Case of Sweden, from My Perspective Ludvig Sandberg The Framework The National Level The Regional and Local Level Challenges The challenges of Citizen Participation in Transitional Societies of Western Balkans Zoran Stojkovski The Challenges of CSOs in Fostering Citizen Participation in Western Balkans Countries Some Promising Models and Examples That Positively Influence Public Participation at the National and Local Level Chapter 6. Citizen Participation at the Local Level and Best Practices Introduction Training and Problem Solving Modules on Active Citizenship Proposed by ALDA Council of Europe and Practices for Citizen Participation at a Local Level Citizen Participation Practices at a Local Level

5 Engaging New Voters : Recently Naturalised Swiss Citizens and Young People Katja Blanc To Increase Citizen Participation, There is a Strong Need to Educate and Inform Citizens, Youth in Particular Jean Claude Mairal Social Capital and the Way Citizens Are Involved Are the Central Aspect of the History of Reggio Emilia. The Municipality Coordinates Decentralisation and Participation in Deliberative Processes Serena Foracchia Active Citizen Is the One Who on His/Her Own Free Will, Is Involved in the Accomplishment of Tasks Benefiting Society without Wishing for Any Kind of Economic Reward Chrissa Geraga The Dominant Vision of Active Citizenship in Croatia Is Promoting and Developing Civil Society Patrizia Bosich Working on The Environmental and Social Fields and Introducing Critical Historical Consciousness to Encourage Active Citizenship Steluta Purcaru Chapter 7. Citizen Participation in Enlargement and Neighbouring Countries: Comparing Frameworks, Experiences and Outcomes Citizen Participation at a Local Level in Eastern Partnership Countries An Essential Element of Democracy Building and Sustainable Development Introduction The Role of the Civil Society Forum for Eastern Partnership and Its Subgroup about Local Government and Public Administration Reform Activities of the Local Democracy Agencies and Related Projects by ALDA

6 Conclusions Additional Documents Local Democracy Agencies in the Western Balkans. Paving the Way towards EU Integration. Introduction Stanka Parac The Role of Parliaments The Role of Local and Regional Democracy The Role of Civil Society The Tunisian Spring or the Democratic Transition from Representation to Participation Moncef Ben Slimane The First Steps of the Democratic Transition The Tunisian Spring: from Representative to Participative Democracy ALDA and LAM ECHAML Working for Citizen Participation Chapter 8. Experience of the Local Democracy Agencies in Citizen Participation LDAs Analysis LDA Albania LDA Armenia LDA Subotica (Serbia) LDA Central and Southern Serbia (LDA CSS) LDA Georgia LDA Kosovo LDA Montenegro LDA Osijek Operational Partner of ALDA LDA Sisak Operational Partner of ALDA LDA Verteneglio/ Brtonigla Operational partner of ALDA LDA Prijedor (Bosnia and Herzegovina) LDA Zavidovići (Bosnia and Herzegovina) LDA Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Experience of the Local Democracy Agencies in Citizen Participation Case by Case

7 The Local Democracy Agency in Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Dženana Dedic LDA Georgia Joseph Khakhaleishvili The Green Agenda in Niksic Participative Development and Implementation of the Local Sustainable Development Strategies and Plans Kerim Medjedovic LDA Zavidovići Sladjan Ilic Youth Participation at a Local Level: the Experience of LDA Verteneglio Umberto Ademollo LDA Armenia Lusine Alexandryan Why Talk about Active European Citizenship and Citizen Participation? LDA Osijek, Croatia, Miljenko Turniski Local Democracy Agency for Central and Southern Serbia Sasa Marinkov Democracy and Citizen Participation in Today s Global World LDA Sisak, Paula Raužan LDA Prijedor (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Dragan Dosen Promoting Democratic Governance in Local Multicultural Community LDA Subotica, Serbia, Silvija Patarcic Chapter 9. Citizens Panels: an Innovative Approach for Enhancing Participation Marco Boaria 9.1. Citizens Panels in Practice: Introducing the Key Components

8 9.2. The Experience of the Association of Local Democracy Agencies Lessons Learned. Analysis of the Outcomes A Question of Numbers A Question of Time A Question of Trust A Question of Method A Question of Levels A Few Key Questions Chapter 10. Contributions About Citizen Participation in Europe Democracy Means Construction Jo Spiegel Analysis of Citizen Participation Projects by the Foundation for Partnership and Civil Society Development of the Istrian Region, Croatia Andrej Pevec The Local Economic Development Agency of the Vlora Region in Albania, a Practical Example from the UNDP Art Programme in Albania Giancarlo Canzanelli The Experience of Developing the Mechanisms of Civil Society s Participation in the Eastern Partnership Initiative: the Civil Society Forum of Eastern Partnership and Its National Platforms Andrei Yahorau, Alena Zuikova Civic Participation in Contemporary Authoritarian Systems. The Case of Belarus Belarusian National Platform as a Form of Developing the Participation Mechanisms In the Direction of a Further Growth Practices and Prospects for Citizen Participation at the Local Level in the EU. The Committee of the Regions Point of View Mercedes Bresso 13

9 Re-building the Lost Trust in the Political Institutions of the EU by Reinforcing Citizens Awareness of the Rights Linked to EU Citizenship The Key Role of Local and Regional Authorities What Are the Rights Which Constitute the EU Citizenship? Case Studies. Examples of Good Practices by LRAs All around the EU A Tip for the Future: Cultural Foyers vs EU InfoPoints Conclusion Decentralised Cooperation Serving Citizens Ivana Dimistrovska Citizen Participation in Macedonia and France Decentralised Cooperation for Better Local Governance Citizen Participation in Actions for Local Development: Case Studies Challenges Faced in the Promotion of Citizen Participation Conclusion Youth Participation in EuroMed: Illusion or Reality? Bernard Abrignani For a Year of the Real European Citizen, Policy Paper on the European Year of Citizens Giovanni Moro Which Citizenship Which Citizens What to Do What Kind of Post-National Democracy? Giuseppe Gangemi Participatory Democracy in View of the Reorganisation of EU Constitutional Order Pier Virgilio Dastoli Citizen Participation in the Decision Making Process: Some Reflections David Kode and Danny Sriskandarajah 14

10 Lessons Learned What Needs to Change? Conclusion The Congress An Active Promoter of Citizen Participation Andreas Kiefer Treaties The Legal Basis Recommendations for Political Practice Participation of Civil Society Findings and Perspectives for a New Era Chapter 11. Conclusions Chapter 12. Annexes WTD Partners Take Position on Human Development Policies Empowering Citizens and Strengthening Local Governance in Neighbouring Countries: Lessons Learned and Opportunities from East to South. June 7th, 2012, Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, Udine, Italy Volunteering for Democracy: Dangers and Opportunities for Good Governance and Active Citizenship ALL.4.EU ALDA Charter of Citizens Panels EYCA Recommendations Towards Democratic European Citizenship EYCA Manifesto