Jeff Lovitt is a member of the International Experts Panel (IEP) of the OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM). He is Chair of New Diplomacy in Prague, Czech Republic, and the author of the Participatory Democracy Academy concept, currently being implemented as a Council of Europe project in Ukraine.
This blog is part of IRM Week: A Year in Review. Throughout the week, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) will share findings and analysis from recent reports through a series of events, report launches blogs, and fact sheets. Learn more here. …
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No es fácil establecer los umbrales de la participación ciudadana en el diseño participativo de políticas. La meta puede ser demasiado alta, pero la recomendación es “la consulta temprana y constante”. ¿Pero qué tan temprano es temprano y qué tan…
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