1. Cristina Barna Pro Global Science Association YiA, RO-13-E9-2013-R1

2. Do you know? Etymological roots of democracy DEMOCRACY People are in power! KRATOS (Greek) DEMOS (Greek)

3. What is a participatory approach? YiA, RO-13-E9-2013-R1 Actively involving “the public” in decision – making processes. Why government – citizen relations? How to strengthen government – citizen relations? EU members states terms: Civil Dialogue, NGOs, Active Citizenship, Participatory Democracy

4. Participatory Democracy YiA, RO-13-E9-2013-R1 (P2P Foundation) – participatory democracy is a deliberative dialogue and decision making process which hears all voices and diverse perspective to enact meaningful change. (OECD) - participatory democracy does not take away governments elected ‘right and duty’ to make policy decisions; it gives new ways to exercise it and increased legitimacy to decisions made. Citizens as partners in the decision and policy making! EESC: “Effective participatory democracy is needed to restore credibility of the EU” Ref: 0692012

5. From FLASH EUROBAROMETER 373 “Europeans’ Engagement in Participatory Democracy” (March 2013) Results on Citizens’ engagement in influencing political decision-making Results at EU level, country cases Results at EU level, country cases Forms of engagement: - to sign a petition - to express views online - to express views with an elected local representative - to take part in a public debate at local or regional level - participation in NGOs and associations etc YiA, RO-13-E9-2013-R1

7. YiA, RO-43-E080-2012-R3

8. Conclusions: YiA, RO-13-E9-2013-R1 IT MEANS YOU GET INVOLVED! IT MEANS YOU GET INVOLVED! What is participatory democracy? http://www.eesc.europa.eu/?i=portal.en.video s.15540 Enjoy the movie!