On 2 October 2024, Prof. Iwona Sagan and Dr Maja Grabkowska represented the UG team at the conference ‘Cities as Drivers of Deliberative and Participatory Democracy in Europe’ summarising the EUARENAS project. They were accompanied by a member of the Community of Practice project working group, Dr.-Ing. arch. Hanna Obracht-Prondzyńska from the Department of Spatial
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On 11-15 July 2023, the 35th annual Congress of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) took place in Łódź. It was attended by Prof. Iwona Sagan and Dr Rafał Gajewski.
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Prof. Iwona Sagan attended the Regional Studies Association’s Annual Conference 2023 which was held in partnership with the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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We are pleased to inform that the phase of data gathering has just finished. We also encourage you to read the report that provides a summary of our case studies.
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Focus Interviews on the civic budget in Gdańsk took place on 6 and 13 October. Focus Interview is a qualitative method of research that relies on a planned and moderated group interview and discussion. The participants are sampled from the study population via a randomized or deliberate selection. The meeting was attended by representatives of
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Between 11 and 14 of May Prof. Iwona Sagan, Dr. Maja Grabkowska and Dr. Klaudia Nowicka took part in the fourth consortium meeting of the international research project EUARENAS. This time, the project participants visited the charming Reggio Emilia – one of the four cities where pilot project activities are planned. The organizers of the
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We are very pleased to announce that the paper authored by Grzegorz Masik, Iwona Sagan and James W. Scott has been recently published in the “Cities” journal. The authors deal with the prevailing topic of Smart City strategies, concerning activities and policies implemented in Polish cities.
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The project: “Cities as Arenas of Political Innovation in the Strengthening of Deliberative and Participatory Democracy” (Acronym: EUARENAS), led by Professor Iwona Sagan, has received funding from the European Commission under the prestigious Horizon 2020 Program.
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Professor Iwona Sagan was invited by the Director of the Strategy Department at the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy to join a body of experts responsible for the preparation of the programme of the 11th World Urban Forum, that will be held in Katowice in 2022. Congratulations!
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The Smart Metropolia Awards have been handed by the Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot Metropolitan Area Association for several years to individuals and institutions that show particular commitment to metropolitan cooperation in our region. This year, the award in the “Partner in Action” category went to Professor Iwona Sagan. Congratulations!
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