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Public participation takes many forms and has many names. From citizens participating in public decision-making to bottom-up initiatives on community-based projects.

It is clear that meeting societal challenges that emerge in transitioning towards a sustainable future requires effective participation of citizens. It is unclear however, how this can be achieved.

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The Public Participation Center focuses on three goals

Stimulate and build theoretical and empirical knowledge: enable and facilitate new scientific insights and evidence-based knowledge on public participation.

Connect different disciplines: bring together and facilitate exchange between researchers from different disciplines, with different approaches, methods and perspectives on public participation.

Bridge science and practice: facilitate communication and collaboration between knowledge institutes, governmental institutions, industry, NGO’s, project developers and other public and private organisations working on public participation.

The University of Groningen and Hanze will work out real-life challenges with public participation into research questions. Knowledge will be transferred on a bachelor, master and post-academic level in education and via several events on public participation in different sectors.

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Stimulate and build theoretical and empirical knowledge: enable and facilitate new scientific insights and evidence-based knowledge on public participation.

Connect different disciplines: bring together and facilitate exchange between researchers from different disciplines, with different approaches, methods and perspectives on public participation.

Bridge science and practice: facilitate communication and collaboration between knowledge institutes, governmental institutions, industry, NGO’s, project developers and other public and private organisations working on public participation.

The University of Groningen and Hanze will work out real-life challenges with public participation into research questions. Knowledge will be transferred on a bachelor, master and post-academic level in education and via several events on public participation in different sectors.

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