DUST - Democratising jUst Sustainability Transitions

📣 During the recent DUST Consortium meeting in Katowice, Poland, we held a forum on participation in the progressing Just Transition policies in the Silesian Coal Regions. 🤝 In a panel discussion representatives of local government, miners organisations and local NGOs came together to discuss issues around the closure of mines in the region. 🌈 Many perspectives were shared during the session which highlighted the crucial involvement of communities and their representatives in the design of policy actions related to sustainability transitions. 📑 Read the highlights of a dynamic and moving conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eGADKUWn #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #inclusion #communities #consortium #HorizonEurope #Katowice #Silesia Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency OOZE Architects & Urbanists    

👥With just over a year remaining in its three-year journey, the DUST Consortium recently gathered in Katowice, Poland, for two jam-packed days of collaboration and reflection. 🔦Highlights include key insights on transition opportunities in Silesia, strategies for strengthening community voices, and exciting updates on the Regional Futures Literacy Labs, DUST Academy, and upcoming communication plans. 🍦Want to get the full scoop on DUST’s consortium meeting in Katowice? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eNCQq8Cs #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #inclusion #communities #consortium #HorizonEurope #Katowice #futuresliteracy   Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency OOZE Architects & Urbanists

✍ Active subsidiarity enables local governments and communities to play a central role in making policies work in their localities 📢 This type of place-based approach to decision making brings policy design closer to citizens  📑 In our first policy brief, led by the Center for the Study of Democracy, we identify opportunities for and barriers to active subsidiarity in place-based policy approaches to just sustainability transitions and produce recommendations for policymaking at an EU and local level 💻Read the brief below! 🌐 Visit our website to stay up to date with more outputs from our project: https://lnkd.in/e3vV5Qq7 #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #inclusion #communities #place-basedapproaches #activesubsidiarity #policy Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency OOZE Architects & Urbanists 

🌍 Our Community Champion Network (CCN) connects stakeholders working on the ground in our case-study regions 💻The Forum for our Champions and others outside the project is now live and can be accessed here: https://lnkd.in/eWGxJwQP 💡The Forum provides a spaces to share insights and learnings on policy developments and their impacts relating to just sustainable transitions Read more on our Forum here: https://lnkd.in/e9iZsrvZ #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #inclusion #communities #tcommunity #champion #nework #forum Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w KatowicachBrandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency OOZE Architects & Urbanists

🤔Curious about context mapping or territorial capital and their role in citizen participation? 🌍Deliverable 4.1 uses context mapping across DUST regions to examine how local sustainability transitions may impact communities, supporting shifts for deeper engagement. 💻Its methodology uses an adapted Territorial Capital framework and Geographic Information Systems to build a database of key policy issues. 💡Insights from this analysis will then inform new policy recommendations.  🔬 Learn more about the ins and outs of D4.1 here: https://lnkd.in/egsPvtXF #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #inclusion #communities #territorialcapital #contextmapping #GIS Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency OOZE Architects & Urbanists

🥁 DUST’s Regional Futures Literacy Labs (RFLLs) will pilot a unique participatory methodology to equip citizens with the tools to anticipate and shape sustainable futures. 🔗The RFLL methodology integrates UNESCO’s futures literacy with regional design and tools like Pol.is to foster inclusive citizen engagement in sustainability transitions. 🚩By testing this approach across its European regions, DUST aims to explore how communities can actively contribute to more just and place-based sustainability policies. 👓Read more about DUST's RFLL approach here: https://lnkd.in/e2uTded2 #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #terminology #communities #Europe #regional #futuresliteracylabs #regionalfuturesliteracylabs #methodology Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency OOZE Architects & Urbanists 

💥You’re going to want to read this. Our new deliverable hot off the press!  📢 Deliverable 3.3 explores the critical challenge posed by disinformation narratives that undermine just sustainability transition across five European countries. 💻Lead by the Centre for the Study of Democracy, researchers analysed narratives in media from our case study regions, deploying an innovative information integrity analysis. 💫 The deliverable underscores the vital importance of addressing disinformation in policy developments, to strengthen the resilience of transitions and ensure that the shifts towards a sustainable future are equitable and inclusive. 📖 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eBdTTbMu #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #inclusion #communities #disinformation #media #narrative Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency OOZE Architects & Urbanists 

🏘 Across Europe, place-based applications of sustainability transitions attempt to adapt policy to context specific characteristics and communities. 📣 This approach should also consider the deliberative participation of communities impacted by policies in their design and implementation, particularly through open dialogue. 🔎 In our new study, led by the European Policies Research Centre, we analyse the factors that impact the participation of least engaged communities in sustainability transition policies. 📖 Read insights from this study, including how trust impacts participation in this setting, here: https://lnkd.in/eWRTAQ7X #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #inclusion #communities #decisionmaking #deliberativegovernance Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency OOZE Architects & Urbanists 

👥 DUST focus groups moved to Groningen to better understand how the youth, rural communities, and older residents perceive the transition! 💭 Urban youth see sustainability transitions as a chance for job creation and environmental improvement, whereas rural residents, particularly older individuals and those with economic difficulties, feel left out and disadvantaged. 🚧Barriers to participation include geographic isolation, financial constraints, and a sense of exclusion, highlighting the need for more inclusive and accessible decision-making processes. 🚨Focus groups also emphasised the critical role that language and tone play in effectively involving less engaged communities, which can contribute to a sense of belonging. 📖 Read more about the insights from Groningen’s focus groups here: https://lnkd.in/ed5dGkJ5 #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #inclusion #communities #decisionmaking #Netherlands #Groningen #FocusGroups Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg @Stara Zagora Regional Economic Development Agency OOZE Architects & Urbanists 

📣 Intercultural communication is essential for successful citizen engagement activities.    🎩 By using culturally accessible terminologies, respecting differing degrees of cultural formality, and involving relatable facilitators, we can create more inclusive and effective engagement processes.    🔎 Read our latest post where we explore these key aspects of intercultural communication, essential for organising impactful citizen engagement activities here: https://lnkd.in/enZfFRtV #DUST #JustTransition #SustainabilityTransition #citizenparticipation #terminology #communities #narratives #Europe #language #collaboration  Delft University of Technology ISOCARP Institute | Centre for Urban Excellence University of Zurich University of Strathclyde European Policies Research Centre Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg Nordregio Center for the Study of Democracy Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau (ZDA) Riksorganisationen Hela Sverige ska leva KiJuBB Kompetenzzentrum Kinder- und Jugendbeteiligung Brandenburg