Our latest thoughts & news

Our staff and members contribute to the growing discussion on modernising democracy. Discover some of our recent contributions here.

Bridging the Energy Transition: Energy Communities and Combating Energy Poverty

Launching the Democracy for Transition Coalition

Democracy Needs Encounters - A Book Review

Demsoc at the European Commissioners' Hearings

Our Practices Book on nature-based solutions is out!

Nets4Dem Project kicks off in Brussels

End of the Conference on the Future of Europe, beginning of a Europe for all?

As official evaluator of the Conference on the Future of Europe, Demsoc asked Ward Den Dooven, project Officer at Demsoc and Associate Fellow at the Egmont Institute to share his views on the process.

Shaped by People – making active citizenship a shared strategic priority in Kirklees

Local democracy isn’t just about formal institutions; it’s about people’s ability to change things where they live. So Kirklees Council decided to make this ambition one of their shared strategic priorities, in partnership with local people and organisations. We sat down for a conversation with Diane Sims, Engagement and Communications Lead for Democracy and Place Based Working at Kirklees Council, to talk about how they’ve made this a reality, and what they’ve learnt along the way.