>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Local-level citizen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> consultations >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Democracy without >>> mediation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fabra i Coats >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Democratic Innovation Laboratory >>>>>>>>>>>> Monday, 18 June >>>>>>>>>>> 9.30 am-2.45 pm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Citizen consultations are direct-democracy channels found in many of the world’s cities and which are part of the normal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> democratic framework. That does not mean, however, that they >>>>>>>>>>>>> are free of conflict when they are held. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A workshop entitled “Local-level citizen consultations. Democ- >>>>>>>>>>>>> racy without mediation” will include international experiences >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> from various cities that have carried out local-level citizen >>> consultations. >>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The functioning of the democratic system, particularly the sys- >>>>>>>>>> tem of representation, has recently been questioned in Catalonia >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and the Spanish State, as has the need for expanding democracy >>>>>>>>>>>>> through other, more direct channels, without mediation. Do we >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have, however, a sufficiently mature democracy that respects >>>>>>>>>>>>> popular sovereignty? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Are we talking about a full democratic system without >>>>>>>>>>>>> direct-democracy mechanisms? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is in these workshops, based on experiences from local gov- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ernments and citizen initiatives with the cities San Francisco, >>>>>>>>>>>>> Krakow, Cajamarca, Rome, Olesa de Montserrat, Grenoble, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Berlin, Madrid and Barcelona, that we will be sharing what hap- >>>>>>>>>>>>> pens when power is directly exercised by citizens. What roles >>>>>>>>>>>>> do citizens, governments and pressure groups adopt? How do >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the various political and economic players intervene here? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And that is because citizen participation, when it goes to the >>>>>>>>>>>>> heart of political decisions, implies a (re)distribution of power >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and consequently involves conflict, given that it arises from >>>>>>>>>>>>>> existing urban conflicts. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> > > >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Local-level citizen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consultations >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Democracy without >>>>>>>>>>> mediation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fabra i Coats Democratic Innovation Laboratory >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> > Monday, 18 June 9.30 am-2.45 pm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The workshop’s programme >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9.30 am Accreditations >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> > 9.45 am Presentation of the day by Fernando Pindado, Commission- >>>>>>>>>>>>> er for Participation and Active Democracy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10 am Opening talk entitled “Direct Democracy - Promises and >>>>>>>>>>>>> Challenges” by Céline Colombo. Political scientist >>>>>>>>>>>>> and researcher, University of Zurich. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10.45 am Pause >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>> > 11.10 am The first table, moderated by the journalist Ramon Suñé >>>>>>>>>>>>> from the newspaper La Vanguardia, will explain the experi- >>>>>>>>>>>>> ences of consultations launched by the local governments >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of several cities: >>>>>>>>>>>>> San Francisco, with John Avalos, a former city councillor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Grenoble, with Pierre-Loic Chambon, director of the area >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of local democracy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Olesa de Montserrat, with Pilar Puimedon, the Mayor of >>>>>>>>>>>>> Olesa de Montserrat >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Madrid, with Pablo Soto, the City Councillor for Citizen >>>>>>>>>>>>> Participation, Transparency and Open Government >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Barcelona, with Gala Pin, the City Councillor for Participa- >>>>>>>>>>>>> tion and Districts. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1 pm The workshop’s second table will be moderated by Jaume >>>>>>>>>>>>> Asens, the Third Deputy Mayor at Barcelona City Council, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with people taking part from around the world who have >>>>>>>>>>>>> launched consultations through citizen initiatives. The table >>>>>>>>>>>>> will be made up of the following cities: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Krakow, with Alicja Beryt, a member of Krakow Against >>>>>>>>>>>>> Olympics / The Common City, and Deputy Chair of the Og- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> niwo cooperative. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cajamarca, with Renzo García, a biologist and joint found- >>>>>>>>>>>>> er of the Environmental Committee in Defence of Life and >>>>>>>>>>>>> the Network of Environmental Committees of Tolima, Co- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lombia. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Barcelona, with Quim Pérez, an activist from Ecologists in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Action and the Water is Life platform. > >> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Berlin, with Ulrike Hamann >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.30 pm Workshop is formally closed by Jaume Asens and Gala Pin