Salzburg’s Diversity Month is an annual city-wide commitment to inclusion, bringing together residents of all backgrounds to celebrate differences and strengthen democratic culture.
IPA26 Category: Challenging Authoritarianism
(Democratic Resilience, Depolarisation, Safeguarding Institutions)
Stop Disinformation: reREAD, reTHINK, RECHECK
Slovenia’s Stop Disinformation campaign gives citizens a simple, practical framework to identify and resist manipulative content, strengthening democratic resilience ahead of elections.
Polit-Forum Bern: An Open Space for Democratic Debate
Polit-Forum Bern turns a historic former prison next to the Swiss Parliament into an open, neutral space for democratic debate, civic education, and political participation.
ODELL: Europe’s First Local Democracy Observatory
Bilbao leads ODELL, Europe’s first observatory dedicated to protecting local leaders from disinformation and harassment and rebuilding citizen trust in local democracy.
KözpénzRadar: Putting Public Oversight in Citizens’ Hands
Using crowdsourcing and gamification, KözpénzRadar puts public oversight in the hands of ordinary citizens, safely exposing misuse of state funds in Hungary’s rural communities.
Järvaveckan: Democracy From the Margins to the Mainstream
Järvaveckan brings Sweden’s entire political establishment to one of its most marginalised suburbs, turning a segregated neighbourhood into a national stage for democratic dialogue and inclusion.
Izmir’s Collaborative Open Office: Governing Together
İzmir is redesigning how decisions are made within its municipality – replacing top-down hierarchies with collaborative, mission-based teams to make local government faster, more transparent and more accountable.
EUle: EU Politics for the Next Generation
EUle brings EU politics to where young people already are, using short videos on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to make European democracy relevant, accessible, and engaging.
Building ‘The Other Hungary’ at the Local Level
In the heart of Budapest, Józsefváros is proving that local government can be a force for inclusion and participation, even as national politics pushes in the opposite direction.
Border Experiences: A Month of Civic Education in Frankfurt (Oder) and Słubice
In a twin city divided by a border, Border Experiences builds democratic awareness through shared education, dialogue, and cross-cultural exchange.
