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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

🟡 At the end of INCITE-DEM's run, we present a wrap-up presentation that outlines the main steps that we undertook and showcases the project's main achievements. 💛 Thank you for following our journey! 🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/policy-...

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

🟡 Three years of (participatory) research, three years of refining and debating, three years of exploring. What started with the 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀, where members of the public voiced their opinions on how democratic innovations could best revitalize our trust in democracy... ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

🟡 We're saving some of the most exciting announcements for last - find out more about our upcoming book with Routledge: 🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/book-an... #incitedem #democracy #democraticinnovations

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

🟡 Did you know the INCITE-DEM podcasts are still going strong? Discover three new episodes about: • Intersectional inclusion • Critical political economy • Populism and polarisation 🎧 open.spotify.com/show/1Hx3nVe... ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

🟡 24 research events 🟡 9 countries 🟡 568+ participants, citizens, policymakers, civil society orgs, and other stakeholders 🔎 INCITE-DEM's research process was not one of ivory towers and closed doors - but an organic, vibrant journey that included citizens and stakeholders all the way through. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🟡 At a time when European institutions are reassessing their approaches to citizen engagement, we at INCITE- DEM offer timely research-based guidance on how participatory and deliberative mechanisms can meaningfully complement representative democracy. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

🟡 Can democracy evolve with citizens at the wheel? Read all about our final conference, our research and the insights that were presented: 🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/strengt... #democraticinnovations #democracy #trust

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

🟡 Are you a subscriber to the Incite-Dem newsletter? As our research project draws to a close, we are preparing a number of exciting publications and policy recommendations. Don't miss out - subscribe now! 🔗 incite-dem.eu/newsletter-s... 📰 The next issue is right around the corner...

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🟡 At Incite-Dem, we believe that a data-driven approach is crucial for tackling the democratic crises of our times. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🟡 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. Rising political polarisation, the spread of disinformation, and declining public trust are placing unprecedented pressure on democratic institutions. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🟡 We’re excited to acknowledge the contribution of Ana Catarina Mendes, Member of the European Parliament and Vice-President for "the Rule of Law and Strong Democracy" of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), to our 'Shaping the Future of Democracy' closing event. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

🟡 As INCITE-DEM draws to a close, we would like to invite everyone who followed us on this journey to its grand final: our closing event, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆. ⬇️ #incitedem #democracy #democraticinnovations

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

🎲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆? With the final installment of our Incite-Dem webinar series, we are heading over to Tallinn to take the 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 for a spin! 🟡 This tabletop game was developed within Incite-Dem to inspire discussion about participation and the future of democracy. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

🎉 Announcing our Closing Event: 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆! 🗓️ January 27th 2026 🕜 9:30 — 14:00 📍 European Parliament & Hybrid Online ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🚨New INCITE-DEM webinar! 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - how can we make sense of complex data on democratic innovations? 📅 Wednesday, November 19th ⌚ 12:00 – 13:00 CET 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/0dwyEbXvMT #incitedem #democraticinnovations #webinar

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🟡 The Incite-Dem Interactive Forums are novel events where institutional actors are recruited to reflect on how citizen-generated models might be integrated into governance structures, and what adaptations are needed to make them work in practice. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

🟡 Last month, our colleagues from Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa hosted the second #InciteDem webinar, entitled 'Democracy Reimagined: Historical Insights of Democratic Innovations in Europe'. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

🟡 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆? At the #INCITEDEM Barcelona Interactive Forum, policymakers and public servants got hands-on with six democratic innovations co-created by citizens across Europe during our Democracy Labs. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

🟡 The #INCITEDEM library is growing! Visit now to read our newest publication: Varieties of Citizen Engagement? The Institutional Design of Deliberative Innovations in Europe in Comparative Perspective Find all of our articles here: 📝 incite-dem.eu/1495-2/ #democraticinnovations

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🚨New INCITE-DEM webinar! Democracy Reimagined: Explore the history of #DemocraticInnovations in Europe—from grassroots to institutions. 📅 Tuesday, July 15th ⌚ 15:30 – 17:00 CET 🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/eYzpf6YGyz #incitedem #democraticinnovations #webinar

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🟡 Our new Incite-Dem Interactive Fora take the bold ideas from our Democracy Labs and put them to the test: we turn public insights into models, then challenge policymakers to assess their real-world potential. 💡In short: your ideas, run through the policy gauntlet — do they hold up? ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🟡 Hot off the presses! Our third newsletter takes an in depth look into the activities in the closing year of our project. We've gathered the data, analyzed past innovations and listened to the people - now it's time to put it all into practice! Discover more: 🔗 mailchi.mp/c611aa13f07a...

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

🟡 The third INCITE-DEM Newsletter is just around the corner! Want to find out more about the project and our upcoming activities? Subscribe now! 🔗 incite-dem.eu/newsletter-s... #incitedem #newsletter

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

📝 Looking for some reading material for the weekend? Look no further than the two new #Incitedem articles now available on our website! Penned by our colleagues at Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa and the University of Groningen: ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

🗣️ Can we reduce polarisation through better dialogue? Join our webinar to explore the 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 — a dynamic simulation that shows how individual traits shape community cohesion. 📅 May 27th | Apply: forms.office.com/e/zivfZVzeS6 Find out more: incite-dem.eu/news/1745/

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

📝 We have added three new articles to the list of #Incitedem publications, penned by the Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa and the University of Groningen teams. Read more about our publications on #democraticinnovations on our website: 🟡 incite-dem.eu/1495-2/?et_f...

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The fourth (and final) podcast in our series Democratic Innovations takes a look at the nitty gritty aspects of our democracies, the cogs and spokes that make it all run: Bureaucracy. And how to change it? ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🟡 The third podcast in our series Democratic Innovations asks a fundamental question: how to solve (or at least attempt to solve) the crises that our democracies are facing? ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

The first podcast in our series Democratic Innovations asks the fundamental question: can democratic innovations improve our democracies? ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

🔎 On February 28th, #INCITEDEM researchers contributed to the academic discourse on communication and #democraticinnovations at the Media, Politics & Democracy Congress in Lisbon. ⬇️

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INCITE-DEM @incitedem.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Hello BlueSky! Here at Incite-Dem, we research democratic innovations, citizen participation and engagement, we conduct Democracy Labs, prepare policy recommendations and historical citizen participation reviews. To find out more about our activities, visit the project website: 🟡 incite-dem.eu ⬇️

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