Citizen Participation

Next Level Participation: Citizen-driven e-Democracy Tools

In a time where trust in traditional ‘political actors’ is in decline; the digitalisation of democratic participation provides new opportunities for citizen engagement with politics. In this effort, citizens and citizen groups all over Europe have developed digital tools to enhance political participation through deliberation, transparency, and wider participation. 

This publication explores the potential of such initiatives by analysing 15 case studies. The authors identify challenges and success factors and provide recommendations for the further promotion of digital citizen-led projects for participation and political action.

This publication has been produced as a part of the Citizen Advocacy through Digital Tools project of the European Liberal Forum with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (Project Office for Bulgaria and North Macedonia) and the European Citizen Action Service.

The original link to the publication is available on the ELF website.