The article examines the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), discussing the process that combines bottom-up participatory features and top-down elite decision-making mechanisms and questioning whether the CoFoE has set a new model of citizens participation in Europe. Starting with an analysis of the architecture of the Conference, this article will first highlight its participatory tools; in a second step, it will briefly present the proposals presented to the leaders of European politics. Hence it will focus on some critical remarks. In the conclusion, the article draws some critical conclusions regarding the actual outcomes.
The Conference on the future of europe: facing challenges from citizen’s perspectives
Angela Maria Romito
2022-01-01
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The article examines the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), discussing the process that combines bottom-up participatory features and top-down elite decision-making mechanisms and questioning whether the CoFoE has set a new model of citizens participation in Europe. Starting with an analysis of the architecture of the Conference, this article will first highlight its participatory tools; in a second step, it will briefly present the proposals presented to the leaders of European politics. Hence it will focus on some critical remarks. In the conclusion, the article draws some critical conclusions regarding the actual outcomes.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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Descrizione: Academic researchers from several countries combined their efforts in trying to find answers to the questions referred to the future of EU in this joint publication of the Martens Centre and the Hanns Seidel Foundation with the support of European Studies Department of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.The Ninth International scientific conference Re-new EU, reopoening and revival, took place during the European Year of Youth. It is barely a coincidence that most of the authors in this volume are young researchers. The presentation of their research during the conference sparked interesting and lively discussions. Combined with the knowledge of more experienced academics, they turned the conference into a remarkable event within the activities of the Department of European Studies. The participants from Poland, Italy, Romania, India, Albania, Kosovo contributed to looking at Europe from different angles and hearing different points of view. -- Recovery, Reopening and Revival , took place in Sofia on 13-14 October 2022.
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