THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH – FORUM ALPBACH
How we benefit from empowering the young in politics What can we learn from different generations? What is on young people’s minds? How do we get citizens to the table and how do we make

THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
How we benefit from empowering the young in politics at this year’s European Forum Alpbach, on 25 August 2019

THERE WILL ALSO BE SINGING: A RELATIONAL POLITICS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Across Europe our welfare systems have been a source of pride, but today they appear tattered and out of step. To create the systematic transitions we require, we need many more experiments.

NEW COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE IN GREECE
Dimitris Roulias joins the Innovation in Politics Institute as new Country Representative for Greece Dimitris is a Physicist with post-graduate studies in Astrophysics, in Athens University. His first job however, was with “Computer Software/Chip” a leading

DIPLOMAT HELFRIED CARL JOINS THE INNOVATION IN POLITICS INSTITUTE
Former Austrian Ambassador to Slovakia to build new democracy initiative in Council of Europe member states We are happy to welcome Helfried Carl as Senior Director of the Innovation in Politics Institute. Together with him,

NEW OFFICE IN GERMANY
Ex-NEOS Lab director Josef Lentsch establishes Innovation in Politics Institute in Germany copyright: Florian Albert Josef Lentsch, co-founder of NEOS and most recently director of NEOS Lab, is now establishing the German branch of Innovation

NOW 6: What moves young people – and how they move us
From 27 to 29 January 2019, the 6th International Mayors’ Conference NOW provided ample space for intense dialogue and innovative formats to discuss the concerns of young people and find ways to involve them in decision-making processes.

Meeting of the NOW Mayors’ Network in Vienna
On 27 January, the NOW Mayors’ Network met at the Vienna City Hall to learn about the youth participation project of the City of Vienna “Werkstadt Junges Wien” and discuss how to intensify their collaboration.

NEW COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE IN FINLAND
Alpo Räinä as joins the Institute as Country Representative in Finland The Institute is expanding further! Please join us in welcoming Alpo Räinä as Country Representative in Finland! Alpo Räinä is the Chairman of Finnish

THE AWARDS GALA 2018
Have a look at the gala of the Innovation in Politics Awards 2018

WINNING HEARTS, MINDS AND VOTES
European Conference on Best Practice in Political Innovation

Social cohesion at the municipal level: International exchange among local politicians
More than 20 mayors and municipal experts from eight different countries of the NOW Mayors’ Network came together in the district of Hameln-Pyrmont in Lower Saxony. The topic at the centre of discussion was social cohesion.