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Democracy

We are committed to strengthening democratic processes and thought-out governance strategies in Germany, Europe and the world.

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Climate & Energy

We build bridges between national and international climate policy, and we facilitate dialogues between science, politics and civil society.

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Migration

We develop innovative solutions for a human rights-based EU migration policy and offer a platform for collaborative processes.

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Urban Development

We develop local participation formats that mediate between different interests and thus contribute to sustainable urban development. 

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Our projects

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.

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Energy transition twin city 3.0
Logo and a municipality from the Berlin Governance Platform's Re:Match pilot project in four colours. The individual pieces of the symbol match with the others to create a matching whole.Re:MatchJob
Logo of the Berlin Governance Platform's Re:Match pilot project in four colours. The individual pieces of the symbol match with the others to create a matching whole.Re:Match
This header image shows a symbol for networking in the colours of the Berlin Governance Platform over a picture of a municipality. The project for this is in the area of migration and is called Networks for a Welcoming Europe.Networks for a Welcoming Europe
Photo of participants in the trialogue "Nutrition, health and social cohesion"Trialogue series Social Cohesion
A municipal development advisory board accompanies the urban development of the city of DuisburgMunicipal Development Council in Duisburg
A municipal development advisory board supports the development of climate protection measures in MeinersenMunicipal Development Council in Samtgemeinde Meinersen
In Cottbus, a municipal development advisory board is supporting the redesign of the historic city centre promenadeMunicipal Development Council in Cottbus/Chóśebuz
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Our formats

Municipal Development Councils

We make local involvement possible through Municipal Development Councils. We believe that the participation of all relevant stakeholder groups strengthens local democracy.

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Multi-Actor Networks

We open up new perspectives on complex topics by visualizing knowledge, trialogue results, or participation processes in a nonlinear format.

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Trialogues

Trialogues bring stakeholders from business, politics & administration, organized civil society and academia into a structured exchange.

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Knowledge Atlases

The visualisation of knowledge, trialogue results or participation processes in a non-linear form encourages new views and perspectives on complex interrelationships.

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News

Stellenausschreibung: Studentische Hilfskraft im Bereich Demokratie / Kommunale Entwicklungsbeiräte

Studentische Hilfskraft gesucht: Unterstützung unseres Teams bei der Begleitung Kommunaler Entwicklungsbeiräte in Berlin, mit Aufgaben in Recherche, Kommunikation zu Beteiligungsprozessen...
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7. April 2026In, ,

Shaping the municipal heating transition in a participatory way

From planning to implementation: For over a year, we support selected municipalities in the development of practical, widely supported strategies...
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13 October 2025In, ,

Publication by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation: Organised interests and the common good

Gesine Schwan, Laura Gerards Iglesias and Tara Ella Grimm publish an article at the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on multi-stakeholder participation as a...
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11 August 2025In, ,
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