Local
Democracy Labs

Trust in public administration in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic

Scotland

Public participation in online event

Friday 30 April 2021 BST

The Democracy Labs are part of the Populism and Civic Engagement (PaCE) project, an
EU-funded research and innovation programme. It is a deliberative online event which gathers people to discuss the condition of democracy in Scotland through the lens of present challenges during the covid-19 pandemic.

Democracy Labs are organised across six European countries: Iceland, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Bulgaria and Scotland.

We invite YOU to join Democracy Lab

Who can participate?

You are welcome to join Democracy Lab if you:

  • are 16 years or older

  • live in Scotland

  • enjoy sharing your ideas and discussing them with others

We encourage everyone to participate, including minorities, people with migration background, of different educational and professional background and strive to ensure gender balance.

Your participation in the Local Democracy Lab is of great importance!

By sharing your opinion on democracy, you will have a beneficial impact on the PaCE (Populism and Civic Engagement) research and voice in the process of evolution and development of democracy across Europe.

Stages of the Local Democracy Lab

Starting up

Pre-event ideas generation on a dialogue platform

Online participation and ideas exchange on democracy and trust in government through Your Priorities platform for 10 days prior the event.


Online deliberation event

Zoom communication platform
April 30, 2021

3-hour-long online deliberation event with about 30 participants. This is held in a World Cafe format and run by professional facilitators, ensuring everyone can have a say on democracy and trust in government in pandemic times.

Follow up

Post-event ideas gathering on a dialogue platform

Post-event ideas exchange, informed by findings from deliberation, enabling participants to engage further and express your options.

Facilitators

Kelly McBride

Democratic Society, Scotland

Annie Cook

Democratic Society, Scotland

Mat Basford

Democratic Society, UK

Pandora Ellis

Democratic Society, UK

Alexander Zur-Clark

Democratic Society, UK

Organizers

Local Democracy Labs are part of the Populism and Civic Engagement (PaCE) project,
organised by a consortium of nice European institutions