When Participation is Not Enough: Lessons from Valencia IDEAL SSH Workshop Democratic participation is expanding across Europe. Yet a persistent question remains unanswered: who is actually in the room? For many people, including newcomers, people with disabilities, and thos...

🗣️#IDEAL challenge is clear: European institutions have built the infra for participation, but the "social layer" is what actually determines who is in the room.

Read more in our blog post ⤵️ ⤵️
www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/when-pa...

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Beyond Technical Expertise: The Human Skills That Make a Difference Please share a short biographyDina Zabaneh is a political economist and development researcher specializing in labour market policies, gender relations, and inclusive economic development in the Arab ...

🌍 In our latest feature, Dina shares her journey as a political economist working across the Middle East & Europe—bridging data, gender-responsive policy, labour market reform, and real-world impact.

➡️ Read interview: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/dinazab...

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IDEAL Organised a Workshop at the House of Refugees in Paris In Paris, La Maison des Réfugiés (House of Refugees) is an emblematic space: a resource center dedicated to learning, support, and socio-professional integration. It promotes solidarity and inclusion,...

🗼 In November 2025, the #IDEAL project brought its work directly into the heart of Paris, hosting an inspiring workshop at the House of Refugees.

➡️ More info: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/ideal-o...

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From Research to Real‑World Impact: Why European Cultural Exchange Inspires My Work Please share a short biographyMy name is Fabienne Trotte, I am Head of Research, Innovation and Training at Relais Culture Europe, the French Creative Europe Desk. Trained in cultural management and g...

🤝 Meet Fabienne Trotte - Head of Research, Innovation, and Training at Relais Culture Europe. Fabienne supports projects that explore democracy, multilingualism, and social innovation.

Full interview below ⤵️
www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/from-re...

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Inclusive Democratic Engagement and Language Technologies in Europe IDEAL Consortium Introducing IDEAL IDEAL, a project funded by the European Commission (2.9M EUR), is set to transform democratic participation by addressing one of Europe’s greatest challenges - langu...

🆕 Our first project newsletter is live!

📜 Read more to find out fresh updates, from breaking down communication barriers to empowering more voices in public debate.

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👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/inclus...

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Generative AI and Multilingual Digital Democracies Today, digital democracy is becoming an important complement – and some would say even an alternative – to offline forms of political participation. Increasingly more people use social media as a news...

🦜 As political debate increasingly moves online, language barriers keep many people out.

The new IDEAL article ⤵️

www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/generat...

highlights how #GenAI can execute real‑time translation to help citizens express themselves more clearly across languages.

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What Makes Text Simple? One of the main goals of the IDEAL project is to make the democratic collaboration more accessible to various communities, including those that may have difficulties using the dominant language of the...

🔡 The #IDEAL project aims to make democracy debates accessible to all, regardless of language.

👉 Read our article to find out more info: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/what-ma...

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🗣️ Day 2 of the #IDEAL project meeting has come to a close! Over the past two days, we’ve 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, and 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 to the next level.

👉 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐝 www.idealdemocracy.eu

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💫 Today’s IDEAL project meeting from Paris is more than just a gathering—it's a powerful step 👟 toward 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 across Europe.

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⭐ At the #𝐄𝐔𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬, #IDEAL & MultiPoD shared powerful insights on how to 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in Europe.

➡️ Read more: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/key-tak...

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🚧 #IDEAL aims to remove the barriers that keep millions of citizens from participating in deliberation & decision-making.

🔑 Want to find out what the Key Characteristics of the #IDEAL project are? Follow us!

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🆕 New Video Alert!

💡Want to understand what the 𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 is all about?

🎥Our latest video breaks it down—clear, engaging, and inspiring. Watch now, discover how IDEAL is shaping the future, and follow us!

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Play Bold, Learn Deep, Stay True Please share a short biographyI am Assistant Professor at the Institute for Public Management and Governance, WU Vienna University for Economics and Business. With a background in political science, e...

🔦 Spotlight on Shefali Virkar. Shefali opens our Women in ICT interview series in the #IDEAL project. Her insights are powerful, and her advice is inspiring. Don’t miss it!

📰 To read the whole interview, visit the link below⤵️
www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/play-bo...

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🏃‍➡️ Day 2 of the #IDEAL project meeting started. We grabbed our ☕& started a day that promises to be full of interesting presentations, brainstorming, & decisions on our next steps.

💻 Check out our website for more info: lnkd.in/eUCVAt-D

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🌞 The #IDEAL consortium met on the beautiful island of Samos, the home of our coordinator, the University of the Aegean, for the 2nd project meeting.

🔗 Check our website www.idealdemocracy.eu

Stay tuned for more updates from our project meeting!

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Shaping the Future of Digital Democracy: Ethics, Inclusion, and Civic Engagement In the rapidly growing digital world of today, we bear witness to the fast-paced development of the digital dimension of the public space for democratic participation. Importantly, we are faced with c...

🧔‍♀️ 💻 On May 27, 2025, the Center for the Study of Democracy hosted experts in Sofia to explore how digital tools can enhance meaningful participation, especially for vulnerable communities.

For more info: 🔗 www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/shaping...

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Shaping Democracy: Why Your Voice Matters in the IDEAL Survey Democracy is more than just casting a vote on election day. A truly effective democracy thrives when people engage in public debates, use their right to free speech, and actively participate in civil ...

🗳️ Help the #IDEAL project shape a technological solution, and policy & innovation recommendations to enhance democratic engagement at local, national, and regional levels.

🔗 More info: www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/shaping...

📔 Survey: tinyurl.com/rp39hjbn

📢 Your voice matters!

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🔍 At #IDEAL, we're exploring how culture, language & digital tools influence participation in political engagement —and we need your perspective!

Please fill out our survey 👇
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📢 Your voice matters. Your insights drive change!

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Empowering Every Voice: The IDEAL Project's Mission for Inclusive Democracy Democracy in Europe is undergoing a dynamic transformation as nations and organizations work together to address challenges and reinforce democratic values. From research initiatives to grassroots mov...

🆕The #IDEAL Project is transforming democracy by breaking language & cultural barriers with innovative multilingual tools

#IDEAL empowers underrepresented communities, enabling = participation in democratic processes.

www.idealdemocracy.eu/post/empower...

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iDEM news! ✨

Horacio Saggion presented iDEM for a CLARITI event t.co/PwbHH5tjQy at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel!

Keep up with iDEM's latest news in our website 👉 idemproject.eu

#HorizonEU #NLP #Citizendeliberation #inclusion #disability #AI #science 🧪

🚀 Exciting Times Ahead, as we kick off our #IDEAL project this week!

🌟#IDEAL aims to transform language into a bridge in the political arena by leveraging AI-powered real-time translation, creating a multilingual deliberation platform.

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🇫🇷 Inspiring feedback in Week 5 of our Participant Insights Series!  

Highlighting this week a participant from the French #minipublic, who is new to the concept of #citizendeliberation and shares their experiences. See more below!👇

Discover more in the report: regroup-horizon.eu/publications...
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