Cases

In Bucharest, a growing number of city dwellers are fighting for bicycle rights and bicycle-friendly infrastructure. Supporters began self-organizing in the mid 2000’s and have become a powerful presence in the urban landscape, adopting several strategies of protest, community organizing, and public participation.

Initiated by German President Christian Wulff, the BürgerForum (CitizensForum) 2011 was designed to get German citizens from all over the country involved in identifying the most important challenges currently facing German society. The forum is a multi-layered process using multiple forms of discussion and deliberation on different levels of government...