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Explore the latest news from the MultiPoD Project. Stay engaged and follow our journey through Europe.
Radical Innovation for Citizen Participation: The MultiPoD Architecture
How can we encourage citizens to engage in the democratic process while helping to eliminate biases and identifying factors that hinder participation? In recent years, experimental approaches have proven particularly…
Barriers to Fair Argumentation: Divisive Speech, Fallacies, and Discursive Injustice
The “Argumentation and Injustice conference”, held at Toronto Metropolitan University from May 28 to 31, brought together scholars to explore the ways in which argumentation practices can contribute to different…
A Digital Public Infrastructure to Foster Participatory Democracy
Digital participatory platforms are becoming more popular and a real option to increase democratic citizen engagement in policy and decision-making. Institutions and organizations now have more tools than ever to…
Building Trustworthy and Inclusive Deliberative Democracy in a Multilingual Europe
In an age of growing disconnection between citizens and institutions, the MultiPoD project offers a much-needed response to the challenges of participatory democracy in multicultural and multilingual contexts. By combining…
MultiPoD gathered in Barcelona to prepare the project’s next phase
On June 3rd and 4th, 2025, the MultiPoD consortium came together in Barcelona for its second plenary meeting. Hosted by the Decidim team at the Canòdrom, a space dedicated to…
Deliberative Democracy in a Digital Age
Exploring the principles, challenges, and digital innovations shaping deliberative democracy in a multicultural Europe through the lens of the MultiPoD project While democratic systems in Europe are experiencing unprecedented challenges…
Leading EU organisations join forces to build a multilingual and cross-cultural space that will transform deliberative democracy
PRESS RELEASE Brussels, April 28th 2025 In an era marked by the rise of disinformation, increasing polarisation, and threats to democratic values, a European consortium sets out to build an…
The European Commission releases its plan to position Europe as a global leader in AI
The AI Continent Action Plan aims to turn Europe’s industrial strength and talent into a global advantage The European Commission has officially launched the AI Continent Action Plan, an ambitious…
Transforming participatory democracy in Europe
As global challenges become increasingly complex, the need for a participatory democracy that bridges national and cultural boundaries in Europe is more crucial than ever. Cultural and linguistic divisions can…