Dutch Policy for Future Citizen Participation
10 maart 2023 16:00 t/m 17:00 - Locatie: Zoom - Door: Social Innovation in the Energy Transition | Zet in mijn agenda
Topic
The Netherlands faces major tasks. Think of the nitrogen crisis, climate change and realizing the energy transition. The social effects of these tasks are large and will be felt by everyone in the Netherlands. This can lead to widely shared feelings of social unease, hardening of opinions and increased polarization. Because the energy transition and climate issues are profound systemic changes, they also present an opportunity. An opportunity to strengthen the Dutch democracy and active citizen involvement. The key is to create space and capacity for citizens to influence the choices that policy makers make every day. With his presentation, Anatol Itten will share some insights of how a future policy of citizen involvement in the energy transition could look like.
Anatol Itten
Anatol Itten is a post-doctoral researcher in co-creation in sustainability transitions and mass participation of citizens in government decisions. His focal point at the Social Innovation in the Energy Transition (SIET) platform is the issue of polarization and new ways of collaboration between citizens and governments. Anatols research is further contributing to the EU Interreg SHIFFT research project, the Dutch NWO project on Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE). Anatol also teaches political theory at the University of Stuttgart. Furthermore, Anatol is a co-founder of the Disrupted Societies Institute. At the 2017 United Nations Climate Conference in Bonn, Anatol managed stakeholder engagement processes and was a citizens’ participation advisor for the German Ministry for the Environment. He is the author of Overcoming Social Division and numerous articles, amongst others, in the Negotiation Journal. Since July 2022, Anatol is working as Senior Policy Officer at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy.