EUComMeet: Deliberative spaces for democracy

The EuComMeet project explores under which conditions deliberation and representation can be an effective “response to the challenges besetting liberal representative democracies.”. To tackle this challenge, the EUComMeet has a two-fold objective-based strategy: 1) Experimenting ways of systematically embedding deliberative practices and institutions in the multilevel system of governance and representation of the European Union; and 2) Exploring how deliberation and participation can help reduce polarization, strengthen European identity, encourage inclusiveness, foster citizens’ reflectivity and narrow the representative gap between policymakers and citizens.