Join our next webinar to hear the latest innovations in inclusive democracy and new resources to help governments, funders, and civil society support more inclusive democratic practices.
Participatory and deliberative democracy are often viewed as tools to complement representative institutions, by empowering people to collaborate with governments in decision-making processes that affect their lives. In practice, however, are these approaches genuinely shifting power and engaging broader communities in decision-making?
Governments, civil society organizations, and philanthropies frequently struggle to engage marginalized communities in democratic decision-making. Even with efforts like sortition to ensure representative participation, structural barriers such as power dynamics hinder effective and meaningful involvement. Addressing these challenges requires a fundamental shift in process design, to make inclusivity the default.
Date: June 4
Time: 10–11:30 AM ET / 4–5:30 PM ET
Speakers: to be announced soon
Flow: 1 hour of panel discussion, followed by 30 minutes of optional breakout rooms with speakers
Discussion topics
Why is inclusion important when designing participatory programs?
What are the key barriers to inclusion and strategies to overcome them?
What are examples of inclusion of women, indigenous, internally displaced people, youth, and elderly persons?
How do we support inclusion at a larger scale sustainably? How should funders and organizations invest time and resources in ways that lead to systemic change?
Meet our speakers
Join a discussion with diverse speakers, including:
Blair Glencorse, Co-CEO of the Accountability Lab, United States
Elisa Peter, Fund Director at Civitates, France
Enrique Bravo-Escobar Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), United States
Frank Mpahlo, Executive Director at Green Governance Zimbabwe Trust, Zimbabwe
Maria Solar, Social Connection Coordinator at Ollin, Mexico
Miren Martiarena Barkaiztegi, Director of Open Government, OGP Basque Country
Luiza Jardim, Program Associate at People Powered, Brazil (Moderator)
At the one-hour mark, you can join a breakout room to interact directly with speakers. Register now for this engaging discussion on June 4.
This event is part of a series of learning webinars by People Powered, Open Government Partnership, and Trust, Accountability, and Inclusion (TAI) Collaborative. Register for the next events now.
