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Location
Paris
France

ORGANIZATION

ADELS

July 17, 2022 Nina Sartor
February 15, 2018 qmayne
August 19, 2010 qmayne
Location
Paris
France

ADELS (Association pour la démocratie et l’éducation locale et sociale) was a Paris-based organization, set up in 1960, whose work was aimed at encouraging political participation and civic engagement beyond the ballot box at the subcentral level of government in France. To achieve this goal, ADELS organized workshops, seminars, and conferences (including the annual "Rencontres de la démocratie locale") on topics such as deliberative democracy, participatory democracy, and the role these can play in reinvigorating democracy and achieving sustainable development at the local level. ADELS also published a monthly magazine, called "Territoires," which examined developments in participatory democracy, among other things, at the local level in France and abroad. Through its local democracy observatory ("l'observatoire de la démocratie locale"), ADELS also maintained a list of participatory and deliberative initiatives undertaken by local governments in France aimed at involving citizens, community representatives, and organized interests in political decision making.

For economic reasons, Adels closed definitly on 2012.

Links

http://www.adels.org http://democratielocale.wordpress.com