Just before the start of the summer holidays, on 6–10 July, methodological workshops were held in Ljubljana as part of the MAGnituDe project. Representing our Department, Dr Maja Grabkowska, together with members of the University of Gdańsk team – historian and Scandinavian studies expert Dr Marta Grzechnik and sociologist Elżbieta Czapka, as well as other
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On 20th and 21st February, the first meeting of partners in the research project MAGnituDe: Migration, Affective Geopolitics, and European Democracy in Times of Military Conflicts, funded by Horizon Europe, took place in Gothenburg. The aim of this four-year project is to strengthen democracy and civil society in the Baltic region by improving the relationship
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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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In June we had the opportunity to appear at the 10th Forum of Participation Practitioners in Bydgoszcz. It was an event where people involved in participatory processes had the opportunity to meet, exchange experiences, and talk about current problems and directions of policy development.
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In mid-May, another meeting of the EUARENAS project consortium took place, this time in Berlin, involving practitioners and experts in participation and deliberation (Community of Practice) who collaborate with us, as well as local guests invited to participate in workshops under the theme “Democracy Action Day.” The first part of the meeting began with short
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On 29-30th March, EUARENAS partners met in one of the project pilot regions in Võru County. The Development Centre of Võru County was our host. During two days the project key issues, problems and achievements we discussed with the use of the World Cafe method.
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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 would like to invite you to read our brand-new articles dedicated to the studentification process in Poland.
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