A group of Scholars alumni have just published an essay with the OECD based on their policy project research. Portal2EU looked at how to enhance the EU’s public consultations in order to improve citizen engagement. Their essay on ‘Digital public consultations: Lessons from the European Union‘ outlines their key findings and their implications for the EU and other organisations such as the World Bank. It appears in Improving the Inclusivity of IO Rulemaking, edited by Rita Furreiro Teixeira, Marianna Karttunen, Axel Marx, and Jan Wouters.
Their work appears in Chapter 10 on this webpage.
Portal2EU
Cohort 3, 2022/23
Group members: Hasan Akintug, Jan Farfal, Florence Felsheim, Carolina Gerli, Nathalie Koubayova, Cyprian Liske, Claudia Negri Ribalta, Keith Prushankin, Kseniia Soloveva
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‘Have Your Say’ (‘HYS’ or ‘Platform’) was introduced by the EU in 2015 to deepen its democratic legitimacy and enhance public participation. The Platform provides an opportunity for European citizens to engage in policymaking that impacts them. Although HYS remains a frontrunner in the use of public consultations (OECD, 2021), there are certain challenges that impede wider citizen engagement. To determine its impact on public engagement, the project team Portal2EU conducted an in-depth examination and evaluation of HYS, revealing three key dimensions in which it can be improved: accessibility, transparency, and outreach.
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