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Democratic Innovations Lab Launch
27. November 2025 | 16:30–19:00 PM | TUM Think Tank
On November 27, 2025, we will launch the Democratic Innovations Lab with a public kick-off event. The Lab researches and tests new forms of democratic participation that can meet the social, political, and technological transformations reshaping our societies.
By bridging theory, empirical research, and practice, the Lab investigates how innovative participation formats emerge and how established models – such as citizens' assemblies – can be strengthened and adapted. It will research democratic innovations in the political as well as the economic sphere, examining how democratic processes can become more inclusive, effective, and sustainable. The Lab operates in partnership with leading organizations from research, civil society, and politics across Europe and beyond, creating a collaborative network dedicated to advancing democratic practice.
Speakers will include Lab initiator Manon Westphal (Professor of Political Theory & Philosophy at the Munich School of Politics and Public Policy), Graham Smith (University of Westminster), Yves Dejaeghere (Federation for Innovation in Democracy Europe, FIDE), Anna Mikhaylovskaya (University of Groningen), and Hannes Kuch (Institut für Unternehmensdemokratie, IfU). The launch event aims to develop a joint agenda for future work on democratic innovations.