The Democratic Society

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.

Centring Lived Experience - Theory & Practice

How do organisations centre voices on the receiving end of injustice and inequality? How does it feel to put theory into practice in this work, and what does that tell us about how new ways of governance and organising need to work to do good?

Power at Work: Transparency

Power at Work: Unlearning

In this third part in the Power at Work blog series we look at the process of permissioning and unlearning that helps people see and use the power they already have.