In our projects, we develop different governance formats with one main goal: Finding municipally and transnationally viable, common good-oriented solutions for urgent societal challenges.
We make local involvement possible through Municipal Development Councils. We believe that the participation of all relevant stakeholder groups strengthens local democracy.
The visualisation of knowledge, trialogue results or participation processes in a non-linear form encourages new views and perspectives on complex interrelationships.
Gesine Schwan & Laura Gerards Iglesias im Interview über Kommunale Entwicklungsbeiräte mit DEMO, dem sozialdemokratische Magazin für Kommunalpolitik.More
Our municipal development councils have been awarded a seal of approval for administrative innovation by the German Association of Towns and Municipalities and the Re:Form initiative.More
Prof Dr Gesine Schwan sheds light on the democratic-theoretical and democratic-political function of municipal development councils in contrast to citizens' councils.More