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INSPIRE is about fostering a more inclusive and participatory society, which starts from the experience and knowledge of marginalised groups to inform more equitable policies. https://linktr.ee/inspiredemocracy
The Safe(r) Spaces Toolbox offers practical starting points, including a health check, a pre-survey to understand participants’ needs, and a checklist for hybrid meetings. These tools help facilitators spot barriers and adapt as the process unfolds. participate.inspiredemocracy.eu/processes/sa...
Who sets the agenda? Who moderates? Whose contributions are documented, and who decides what happens next? INSPIRE’s work on relational power asks organisers to make these choices visible, open to discussion and accountable. Explore in Safe(r) Spaces: participate.inspiredemocracy.eu/processes/re...
[Safe(r) Spaces] Relational Power - INSPIRE
Power shapes who is heard, how decisions are made, and whether participation leads to meaningful outcomes. Safe(r) spaces make these dynamics visible, negotiable, and accountable.
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💾 Who gets to decide how they participate, what they share, and how their data is used? Autonomy and agency are conditions of a safer participatory space. Participants need meaningful choices about visibility, consent, and the ways they contribute. participate.inspiredemocracy.eu/processes/au...
[Safe(r) Spaces] Autonomy and Agency - INSPIRE
For this condition, we are putting a special focus on data. Data is an expansive term that takes on different meanings across fields and practices. In participatory contexts, equality data can support...
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Who gets to participate, on whose terms, and what happens when harm occurs? Safe(r) Spaces offers eight conditions and practical tools for making democratic participation more inclusive, accountable, and responsive to harm, online and in person. participate.inspiredemocracy.eu/superspaces/...
[Crash → Care Course] Safe(r) Spaces - INSPIRE
INSPIRE is a collaborative research project exploring how democratic innovations can be reimagined to work for everyone especially those historically excluded from political decision-making. Through s...
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#INSPIRE is at #OIDP2026 in Kraków! With PHOENIX, we’re exploring how Democratic Capabilities and Safe(r) Spaces can help institutions engage excluded communities and make participation inclusive, embedded and consequential. More about the conference here: oidp2026.krakow.pl/en/schedule
Where is democratic innovation happening, and whose work gets recognised? 🌎 Yanina Welp and Melisa Ross explore Latin America from a less Western-centric perspective in Episode 10 of the Democratic Innovations podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/39oz... #DemocraticInnovations
Ep.10: Where in Latin America? - With Yanina Welp and Melisa Ross
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The latest policy report from INSPIRE unveils how creative participatory methods can transform youth voices into powerful agents of change in addressing youth employment in the West Midlands and the UK. Access the full report here: bit.ly/Therealities... #INSPIRE #YouthParticipation
🎨 How does the use of arts-based and creative approaches in participatory processes promote inclusive policymaking and intersectional equity? If you are a policymaker, practitioners, or participant, this one is for you! Read our report here or scan the QR code: bit.ly/LessonsforIn... #INSPIRE
At INSPIRE we are delighted to launch our Democratic Capabilities Framework (DCF). The report argues that meaningful participation depends not just on well-designed processes, but on people's real freedom and opportunities. ➡️ Read the full report here: bit.ly/DemocraticCa...
🎉 INSPIRE's April webinar and blog post are now live! "The Day After Participation: Accountability, Embeddedness and What It Takes to Follow Through" Read more and hear our reflections here: www.inspiredemocracy.eu/post/the-day... Watch here: youtu.be/iRrwR2S6khY
The Day After Participation: Accountability, Embeddedness and What It Takes to Follow Through
Across the seven INSPIRE pilots, participatory democracy did not end with performances, exhibitions or a list of policy proposals. It moved into a more demanding - and often less visible to the main p...
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We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar as we explore the journey and experiences from our pilot programmes in embedding participation and participants' insights beyond our pilots. When: 15th April 2026, 2pm (GMT) Register here: ipsos.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #INSPIRE #Participation
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The day after: Participation beyond one project (An INSPIRE webinar) . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
INSPIRE invites you to join us on the 15th April as we explore the journey and experiences from 6 of our pilot programmes in embedding participation and participants' insights beyond the pilots. Disco...
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Revisit the highlights from Reunião (Meeting) 🎥 This event brought together artists, activists, and partner organisations in a space for dialogue and reflection on the community of people with disabilities. 🔗 Watch the event highlights here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PHy... #Reunião #Inspire
REUNIÃO - December 2025
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Kickstart your week with our new INSPIRE blog by Lucy J Parry! 📖 Participation for the soul: supporting safety, community and collective care in participatory processes Read more and explore INSPIRE here: www.inspiredemocracy.eu/post/partici... #INSPIRE #Intersectionality #Participation #Methods
Participation for the soul: supporting safety, community and collective care in participatory processes
We all want to feel cared for, and valued. It matters for our wellbeing, but, we argue, it also matters for our sense of agency and our participation in democratic life. When we tend to the simple, hu...
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Don't miss out on the latest in Legislative Theatre!🎭 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuj7... We are delighted to share our January seminar, hosted by the Center for Deliberation at the Faculty of Sociology, University of Warsaw. #INSPIRE #LegislativeTheatre #Intersectionality #Participation
Legislative Theatre Seminar
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🌏 We're excited to share our most recent blog post from INSPIRE's Irish pilot! "Exploring and Interpreting Migrant Women’s Experiences of Policy Making and Political Decision Making" Read the full article here: bit.ly/ExploringMig... #Inspire #Inclusion #Cocreation #Participation #Artsbased
Want to learn more about Legislative Theatre? 🎭 Understand how groups needing to strengthen their visibility and voice in politics can be amplified? Join our upcoming INSPIRE seminar. When: 7th January 2026, 3pm (CET)/2pm (GMT) Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #INSPIRE
“Nothing about us without us” Check out INSPIRE's most recent blog! 📖 In December 2025 the Lisbon pilot of INSPIRE hosted “Reunião” ("Meeting"), a co-creation project directed by Inês Cóias and Mia Meneses, curated by Diana Niepce. www.inspiredemocracy.eu/post/reuni%C... #Reunião #Inspire
“Reunião”: A performance based on Legislative Theatre for disability rights
In December 2025 the Lisbon pilot of INSPIRE hosted “Reunião” ("Meeting"), a co-creation project directed by Inês Cóias and Mia Meneses, curated by Diana Niepce. This event brought together artists, a...
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🎥 Catch the Replay! The latest INSPIRE webinar is now live on YouTube! Delve into redesigning democracy around lived time rather than institutional convenience. Insights span from Afrofuturist chronopolitics to youth-driven innovation. Watch it now: www.inspiredemocracy.eu/projects-8
Democracy Takes Time: Intersectional Temporalities in Participation and Deliberation
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This is tomorrow, last chance to register! 🗓 Date & Time: Thursday 11th December, 14:00 GMT (15:00 CET) 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: bit.ly/DemocracyTak... #INSPIRE #Temporalities #PoliticsofTime #Intersectionality #Participation
Check out the most recent episode of the Democratic Innovations podcast! This episode explores the theme of civic participation through the lens of the structural inequalities in society. open.spotify.com/episode/2NVW... #INSPIRE #DemocraticInnovations #CriticalPoliticalEconomy #Participation
Ep.06: Why critical political economy? - with Adrian Bua
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Don't forget there is still time to register for our upcoming webinar Democracy Takes Time! 🗓 Date & Time: Thursday 11th December, 14:00 GMT 🔗 Register now to secure your spot: bit.ly/DemocracyTak... #INSPIRE #Temporalities #PoliticsofTime #Intersectionality #Participation
“Reunião” — uma assembleia em cena Uma assembleia em cena onde a experiência se transforma em voz, e a voz em futuro. Produção integrada no ‘INSPIRE - Intersectional Spaces of Participation: Inclusive, Resilient, Embedded’, um projeto cofinanciado pela União Europeia. Apoio da Fundação GDA e CML.
⏳ Webinar Alert: Democracy Takes Time Why is time an overlooked factor of inequality in participatory democracy? Join us on 11th December at 14:00 GMT for a hands-on webinar exploring this issue. Reserve your place now and let's reimagine democracy together! bit.ly/DemocracyTak... #INSPIRE
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Democracy Takes Time: Intersectional Temporalities in Participation and Deliberation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining...
⏳ Democracy Takes Time – but not everyone has the same share of it. As part of the INSPIRE project, we’re hosting a one-hour webinar connected to our working paper Democracy Takes Time: Intersectiona...
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📽️ Rounding out the month with a few key highlights from INSPIRE’s most recent webinar ‘Intersectional Crossroads in Urban VS Digital Participation’! Check out part 1 here bit.ly/4ofopjU and don't forget to watch part 2 over here! bit.ly/4oo0Qps #PoliticalUserExperience #Intersectionality
⏰ Last chance to register for INSPIRE's upcoming webinar on intersectionality, civic tech, and participatory infrastructures tomorrow at 12:30pm GMT! Register to join us here: bit.ly/politicaluse... Hope to see you soon! #INSPIRE #PoliticalUserExperience #Intersectionality #Participation
Hear more from Nadia Nadesan about our INSPIRE webinar on October 21st! Learn how to create effective and equitable civic initiatives. Perfect for anyone looking to adapt new strategies for social impact. Register here: bit.ly/politicaluse... #INSPIREToolkit #Intersectionality
In our next webinar, we're diving deep into "Political User Experience" (PUX). Join us to gain practical insights into designing digital platforms that are inclusive, transparent, and genuinely empowering for all communities. Register here: bit.ly/politicaluse...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: From Insight to Impact: Building Sustainable and Intersectional Civic Futures. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the we...
This session focuses on intersectionality, civic tech, and the question of continuity in participatory infrastructures, drawing from key insights in our research. It’s aimed at making the findings fr...
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The INSPIRE team is excited to announce its next webinar. This time the focus is on political user experience of digital platforms. Join our colleagues from Platoniq on October 21st to hear more. bit.ly/politicaluse...
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🎉 Exciting times ahead! The INSPIRE team is delighted to introduce our new stakeholder panel and our 8 distinguished stakeholders to support the strategic vision of INSPIRE. Learn more about our panel here 👇 www.inspiredemocracy.eu/about-1 #InspireDemocracy #PDD #Inclusion
Happy #InternationalDayOfDemocracy! 🌍This year's theme is ACTION. At the INSPIRE project, we do it by: 🎭 Using legislative theatre with youth 🎨 Running arts workshops with migrant women 🤝 Co-designing policy with communities Learn how: www.inspiredemocracy.eu/blog #DemocracyDay #Inclusion
