Patrizia Nanz, co-founder of EIPP, was invited to take part in a panel discussion broadcast live on German television. Other participants were Horst Seehofer, prime minister of Bavaria, Hans-Werner Sinn, director of the Ifo institute for Economic Research, Matthias Horx, futurist and researcher and Daniel Dettling, author.
The panel discussed ways to learn from the current economic crisis and find new, sustainable ways of living together. Partizia emphasised the contribution public participation can make to a better future. She highlighted the strengths of citizen engagement, the potential of a collective wisdom.
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+++ UPDATE (13.07.09): the original text of the Sole 24 Ore article has been added +++
This is one of the primary intentions of our work at the EIPP – making sure that citizens’ voices are heard and listened to in policy-making. Crucial in that regard is, however, that the broader public debate also engages with public participation, its concepts and potentials. We participate in that debate.
Our recent contributions in the run up to the European elections – but also beyond – are articles on ZEIT online (German) and in …