Democracy report 2023: Citizens' participation and democracy development in the district

Democracy report 2023: Citizens' participation and democracy development in the district

Democracy report Marzahn-Hellersdorf for 2023 published

The Democracy report for 2023 has been published and takes a look at the democratic developments in Marzahn-Hellersdorf. In addition to the district challenges, global political events are also examined that have an impact on democracy.

Citizens' participation in focus

A central focus of the report is on the subject of citizens' participation. In times of growing democracy distance, it is important to examine the various opportunities for participation at the district level. Although there are many forms of participation in theory, they are often unknown or associated with high hurdles. The report presents selected examples of citizen participation in Marzahn-Hellersdorf.

action ideas and suggestions for improvement

In the last part of the report, conclusions from interviews on citizen participation are drawn. From this, the coordination office for democracy development derives concrete ideas and suggestions on how the possibilities of participation of the citizens can be improved in the district. The cooperation between district politics, administration and civil society plays a crucial role.

The Democracy report is a cooperation with the register to record right-wing extremists and discriminatory incidents Marzahn-Hellersdorf as well as the partnerships for Democracy Marzahn and Hellersdorf. The print version of the report will be available on request at the end of July.

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