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    THE ACTIVE CITIZENS NETWORK: A PARTNERSHIP BASED ON HONESTY, TRANSPARENCY AND FRIENDSHIP

    Christophe Gouache, the Active Citizens network Lead Expert, is a designer of public policy but also a teacher at “Science Po” Lille, a trainer at the National Institute of Territorial Studies in

    Barbara Gautherie

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    Active citizen = investment in the future

    The statutory city of Hradec Králové has enough experience with so-called "hard" investment projects. But even "soft" projects cannot be underestimated. For this reason, I consider it very important

    Barbara Gautherie

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    PARTICIPATIVE DEMOCRACY A REAL BENEFIT FOR THE MUNICIPALITY

    Bertrand Girardi is Delegate Municipal Councilor in charge of the city of Agen’s Participative Democracy and in particular of the URBACT Program and European projects of citizen participation

    Barbara Gautherie

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    « L’espace citoyens » : a smart collective hub

    The city of Saint Quentin took over citizen participation in 2014.

    Barbara Gautherie

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    « L’espace citoyens » : a smart collective hub

    The city of Saint Quentin took over citizen participation in 2014.

    Barbara Gautherie

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    TRANSNATIONAL MEETING IN DINSLAKEN: AGEN, LEAD OF THE ACTIVE CITIZENS NETWORK, BRINGS PARTICIPATIVE DEMOCRACY TO THE HEART OF EUROPE

    FEEDBACKS FROM AGEN’S DELEGATION FOLLOWING THE TRANSNATIONAL MEETING IN DINSLAKEN.

    As part of the European Urbact program, the “Active Citizens” delegation from the city of Agen took part, on March 30

    Barbara Gautherie

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    Local governmental committees (LGC) as a flagship of a democracy Our planned small-scale action with a long-term impact

    There is an ongoing discussion of how to encourage people to take care about their town, neighborhoods or park, which they use every day while walking to the job. On that account one has to ask: Why

    Barbara Gautherie

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