The webinar will introduce the topic of participation and explore how to distinguish it from partnership. It will revisit the ladder of participation developed by Sherry Arnstein in 1969 after her work on Lyndon Johnson’s model cities programme and go on to look at its strengths and weaknesses as a framework. Practical examples will be presented for Naples and Zagreb looking at ways to engage with citizens in very different political and cultural settings. In Zagreb they have launched participative budgeting and are using this to bring city policy making closer to citizens. The webinar will finally look at the dark side of participation.
The Agenda and registration HERE
