Citizenship and Democratic Innovations in Europe

Introduction: Citizenship and democratic innovations in Europe Part 1: Conceptual Debates 1. Citizenship theory and democratic innovations 2. Political trade-offs in governance between experts, politicians and citizens: A comparative study in Southern European countries Part 2: Deliberative Approaches 3. The French Citizen Climate Convention: Mini-publics and the un-deliberative democratic system 4. Political representation of denizens 5. Empowering citizens through democratic innovations: The case of Polish Citizens' Assemblies Part 3: Direct Democracy 6. Direct democracy integrity and referendums in Italy and Russia: The role of citizenship 7. The European Citizens' Initiative: Another case for Citizens' Washing 8. Democratic innovations in Serbia: In search for impact Part 4: Participatory budgeting 9. The new wave of participatory budgeting in eastern Germany: Discussing the shift from consultation to direct democracy 10. The national participatory budgeting in Portugal: Pursuing a transcalar vision of citizenship? 11. Democratic innovations in a hybrid space: Insights from participatory budgeting in Ukraine