Democratic Odyssey

Democratic Odyssey is dedicated to fostering citizen participation and advancing democratic principles within the European Union. Operating as a crowdsourced, decentralized, and collaborative initiative, Democratic Odyssey is committed to developing strategies that institutionalize a permanent people's assembly and participatory ecosystem. Through innovative approaches and a commitment to transparency, Democratic Odyssey seeks to redefine citizen engagement in EU policy processes.

The organization builds upon lessons from the Conference on the Future of Europe and various deliberative experiments, organizing a randomly selected transnational people's assembly as a prototype for an EU-wide European People's Assembly. Democratic Odyssey aims to demonstrate how citizen participation can be integrated into all stages of the EU's policy processes, from agenda setting to legislative initiative and co-legislation. The initiative strives to combine transnational citizens' assemblies with existing instruments of citizen participation, embedding deliberation in the multi-layered ecosystem of representative democracy in the EU.

Driven by a vision to navigate the landscape of democratic contemporary pathologies, Democratic Odyssey invites contributors from various backgrounds to join its Constituent Network. The organization is dedicated to ensuring that the concept of a permanent citizens’ assembly becomes a formal part of the EU system of governance. We invite the management of Democratic Odyssey to enhance their presence on our platform by creating a customized company showcase and product listing.