DAY 1 – Topic: Participative democracy and immigrants
Presentation of the subjects of the course
Presentation of the experience of participants with regard to democracy work
Keynote speech: Participative democracy in relation to immigrants:
-Why has it proven difficult to integrate them?
-Immigrants in European societies?
DAY 2 – Topic: Triangular citizenship. How can active citizenship be improved at local, national and European levels?
Workshop I : How can an active citizenship be developed at the working place?
Workshop II: How can an active citizenship be developed in time of leisure?
Project visit: Projects which attempt to integrate immigrants in active citizenship.
Discussion: How can active citizenship be developed in relation to immigrants?
DAY 3 - Topic: Negotiating skills
How can citizens in local areas acquire more influence in political decision-making?
How to strengthen participants’ negotiating skills?
How can future insight be implemented within a planning system?
How can the participants’ competencies in network governance be strengthened?
DAY 4 - Topic: Participative Democracy and Youth
How to stimulate young people’s interest in participative democracy?
Keynote speech “It should be for everyone, but who cares about
Democracy today?”
Workshop: How can the interest in a European citizenship be strengthened among young people?
What is meant by a tendency towards individualism?
How can one strengthen the notion of community across national borders?
DAY 5 - Topic: Citizen involvement in sustainable community development.
How to build the dialogue between local communities and political decision-makers?
Methods and case studies
Visit to the Town Hall and to the municipal politicians and civil servants.
Presentation on citizen involvement.
How can the experience gained from the course be put to good use when we return home?
Evaluation.