case studies list for cooperation
- cooperation
‘Shared productions’ in Nantes
The city of Nantes encourages daily cultural and educational activities that allow people to be themselves while strengthening social cohesion. Since 2009, the city has been supporting artistic projects that involve people in creative activities. Every year, about ten ‘shared productions’ are organised in each district of the city. These allow access to culture for everyone, add value to cultural diversity, and encourage local participation.
case study
case study date :
18-09-2017
- cooperation
Hamburg: citizen participation in refugee integration
Hamburg, the second largest city in Germany, is home to around 1.8 million inhabitants (2015). Around a third of them have a migrant background. Among children, the respective ratio is 50%. Accordingly, the issue of immigration and the integration of immigrants and their children is high on the policy agenda of the city’s government.
case study
case study date :
18-09-2017
- cooperation
SynAthina: Athens’ community platform
Greece’s financial crisis has given rise to civil society initiatives aimed at finding solutions to urban problems. The results of these efforts are worthy of support by the local municipalities. SynAthina is a social innovation platform set up by Athens in order to engage citizens in such reforms and to bring civil society in contact and dialogue with the city’s administration and political leaders.
case study
case study date :
18-09-2017
- cooperation
Cities in action: Antwerp's participatory budget
Antwerp has developed a unique approach to participatory budgeting that gives citizens autonomy to spend public funds of €1.1m a year.
case study
case study date :
31-08-2017
- cooperation
Cities in action: Cooperative Glasgow
Glasgow Council is changing the way it works internally and with external organisations to make a greater difference to city life. By supporting co-operatives and social enterprises and devolving power to local people, it is finding effective and sustainable new ways of rising to economic and social challenges.
case study
case study date :
28-03-2017
- cooperation
Cities in action: Cooperative Glasgow
Glasgow Council is changing the way it works internally and with external organisations to make a greater difference to city life. By supporting co-operatives and social enterprises and devolving power to local people, it is finding effective and sustainable new ways of rising to economic and social challenges.
case study
case study date :
28-03-2017
- cooperation
Cities in action: Amsterdam opens up democratic process
Amsterdam has a vision to make local democracy more dynamic and interactive. Starting small, it is learning from pilot projects how best to mobilise citizens and enable participation in order to develop a toolbox for collaboration that will allow the scaling up of its open government approach.
case study
case study date :
21-11-2016
- cooperation
- knowledge society
Cities in action: Athens engages citizens in reform
Athens has seen the value of harnessing the active civil society that has emerged during Greece’s financial and social crisis. Its synAthina social innovation platform is facilitating novel community-led solutions for local problems and a new culture of public policy making.
case study
case study date :
21-11-2016
- cooperation
Cities in action: Neighbourhood action in The Hague
The Hague is harnessing the commitment, time and skills of citizens to help achieve its goal of becoming climate neutral by 2040. Practical support and grants for cooperative action at grassroots level are turning good ideas into reality across the city.
case study
case study date :
10-08-2015
good practices
- cooperation
Cities in action: Neighbourhood action in The Hague
The Hague is harnessing the commitment, time and skills of citizens to help achieve its goal of becoming climate neutral by 2040. Practical support and grants for cooperative action at grassroots level are turning good ideas into reality across the city.
case study
case study date :
10-08-2015
good practices