The unit examines a variety of democratic innovations including their background and effects. Currently, we experience a boom of these new practices fostering the involvement of citizens and civil society. Our research encompasses the breadth of this burgeoning phenomenon, examining various innovations, such as direct democratic and dialogue-oriented procedures. We investigate the background conditions for these innovations and scrutinize their effects.
Integrating Public Deliberation for Impact (i4i) Project PIs: Dr. Rikki Dean (Goethe University), Prof. Dr. Brigitte Geißel (Goethe University) Prof. Paulina Pospieszna (Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan), Prof. Jean Benoit Pilet (Université Libre de Bruxelles) Funding: DFG Weaver Time frame: 1. May 2024 - 31. April 2027 |
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Intersectional Spaces of Participation: Inclusive, Resilient, Embedded (INSPIRE) Project Coordination: Prof. Sonia Bussu (University of Birmingham) and Prof. Brigitte Geißel (Goethe University) Funding: Horizon Europe Time frame: 1. May 2024 - 31. April 2027 |
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Evaluation of the Citizen Assembly Aachen (2023-2024) Leader: Brigitte Geißel |
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Evaluation of the Citizen Dialogue on Sustainable Nutrition (2023-2023) Leader: Brigitte Geißel |
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(New) Political Representative Claims: A Global View (France, Germany, Brazil, India, China)Project Coordinators for Germany: Prof. Dr. Brigitte Geißel and |
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Inequality and Direct DemocracyTimeframe: 2017 - 2020 |
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Impacts of Dialogoriented Participatory Procedure - Metaanalytical PilotstudyTimeframe: 2014 - 2016 |
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Elections Experiment: City of FilderstadtThemis-Experiment |
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Participation in Change - Our Democracy between Voting, Participating an DecidingTimeframe: 2012 - 2014 Further Information (PDF) |
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Evaluation of the Citizen Assembly on Democracy (2019)Leader: Brigitte Geißel https://demokratie.buergerrat.de/dokumentation/evaluationsbericht/ |
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Scientific Evaluation of Participatory Budgeting in Frankfurt/MainTimeframe: 2011 - 2014 |