Gesine Schwan, Laura Gerards Iglesias and Tara Ella Grimm publish an article by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation on multi-stakeholder participation as an innovation in plural democracy.
In a new article for the Citizen Participation Network, Inga Lutosch and Laura Gerards Iglesias explain the experiences and potential of municipal development councils with regard to the development of municipal sustainability and climate adaptation concepts.
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.
Prof Dr Gesine Schwan sheds light on the democratic-theoretical and democratic-political function of municipal development councils in contrast to citizens' councils.
Building on the experience gained in the pilot project "Shaping the future together locally!" 2021 - 2023, the concept of municipal development councils is presented in detail for the first time.
