Project overview
Governance Enhancement for Cohesive Societies
Citizens across central Europe increasingly want to get more involved in local and regional policy-making. The GEtCoheSive project develops and tests inclusive governance practices to improve public authorities’ capacities to engage with citizens from vulnerable backgrounds, especially in view of environmental policies and access to care services. The partnership develops a transnational strategy and local action plans for four cities to make their societies more cohesive.
2,63m €
Project Budget
80%
of the Budget is funded by ERDF
4
7
12
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Duration
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Project progress
About the project
Project partnership
Project partners
Lead partner
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage
Project partner
Slovenian Migration Institute
1000 LJUBLJANA
Social Sector
Fakultät I, Arbeitslehre, Technik und Partizipation
Stadtteilarbeit / Gemeinwesenarbeit
Research Platform “The Challenge of Urban Futures”
20124 Milano
Cohesion Area and European Project Unit
Roadmap
Social Inequality is a Challenge
Inequality is both a socio-economic and a political risk for democratic societies: Not all people have the same possibilities to participate in political decisions and the many ways we shape our future. So how do we include particularly vulnerable groups into participatory processes?
Specific Problem
Unemployment or poor work, poverty and material deprivation act as barriers for a full participation in society. Vulnerable groups – people with migrant backgrounds, elderly, disabled persons and people with low income or poor health – are hard to include into participatory governance processes.
Our idea
What if we strengthen participatory governance? What if we bring together stakeholders from administrations, citizens, NGOs, and collaborate on improving existing participatory tools? What if we make participation work for vulnerable, marginalised people, for those who are usually excluded?
Our solution
We enhance participatory governance: we broaden the possibilities to engage and empower vulnerable citizens by developing new best practices of participatory governance processes.
How it works
Starting with an Inventory of Good Practices from five cities and a mapping of strengths and weaknesses of the territorial governance in access to care services and environmental policies, we apply both participatory processes and deliberative practices to relevant new social risks.
Proof/Credibility
The results of GEtCoheSive improve the quality of policies and make societies more equal and cohesive. Innovation lies in testing participatory and deliberative strategies primarily on vulnerable groups and in relation to crucial policy fields selected: access to care services and environmental policies. Outputs are: 4 pilots for testing participatory practices of governance and 4 related solutions. 2 transnational strategy and action plans. Beneficiaries are public authorities, gaining more skills and trust from citizens, and citizens who raise awareness on policy making and skills for being protagonists.
Vision
A society with strong internal cohesion, where everyone feels heard. A society that is strong enough to face what threatens our democracy.
News
P4 Governance
NEWS
12.04.2024
Workshops with Refugee Women on Access to the Labor Market
Our partner I.S.I. e.V. in Berlin successfully conducted their first two workshops. They provided an overview of labor law provisions for refugees in Farsi on April 12th 2024, and they continued with a follow-up on April 19th on "Job Market Opportunities and Insights into Potential Challenges".
Events
P4 Governance
EVENT
Austria
16.11 - 17.12.2023
GEtCoheSive consortium meeting in Vienna
In November 2023, the consortium was invited to meet in Vienna. Caritas and the University of Vienna organised two intense days, loaded with information, discussions and several visits of local sites as examples of participatory community practices.
Pilot actions
Project videos
GEtCoheSive
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