Registration is now open for the 3rd LDnet webinar in this series: HERE This webinar will follow up on the theme of participative approaches to local development and is titled “Empowering Local Communities for Smart and Sustainable Cultural Heritage: Bridging Expertise, Digital Change, and Partnerships”. It will take place online on Wednesday 26 March 2025 at […]
Events
Intro for events
LDnet Webinar “Citizen participation: From Sherry Arnstein’s ladder to Co-everything” (21.1.2025)
This was the first in a new 2025 series of LDnet webinars. It took place online on 21 January 2025 with three main speakers – Peter Ramsden, Marijana Sumpor, Giuseppe Pace – and 45 active participants. Like all LDnet webinars it was free and open to practitioners, researchers and policy administrators. Urszula Budzich-Tabor, LDnet and […]
LDnet webinars in 2025: More information and registration
LDnet is organising a series of events in the first half of 2025. They will offer an opportunity to practitioners, researchers and policy administrators to explore different aspects of participative approaches to local development (one of current priorities of LDnet – HERE) and the emerging challenges for CLLD arising from the reform of the EU […]
General Assembly of LDnet – 19 February 2025, 17:45 CET
– GENERAL ASSEMBLY – – INVITATION – All members of the LEDA-Partenariat Association (LDnet) are cordially invited to the next General Assembly of the association and the launch of the new LDnet association, registered in Estonia, which will take place online after the 2nd LDnet Webinar on Wednesday 19 February 2025, 17:45 – 18:30 CET […]
Local Action Groups as Territorial Development Polities
On 11 December 2024, Miriam de Oliveira Gonçalves presented her research on urban CLLD Local Action Groups (LAGs) in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area as part of the EPRC webinar series. Her talk gave an overview of her ongoing PhD work at URBinLAB – Urbanism & Territorial Dynamics in Lisbon. EU-funded LAGs were lauded for their […]
Community-led value for social innovation
This webinar, on 12 December 2024, from 10 am to 1 pm CET, will launch of the Community-Led Social Innovation (CLSI) network as part of the European Local Innovation Forum (ELIF) thematic community! The event will highlight inspiring examples of CLSI projects, showcasing innovative practices from the recent call for projects that tackle local social challenges […]
Examining Local Action Groups as Territorial Development Polities: CLLD in Lisbon Metropolitan Area
This EPRC webinar will take place on Wednesday 11 December 2024, from 12:00 to 13:00 CET (11:00 to 12:00 UK time). It will showcase a new paper by Miriam de Oliveira Gonçalves, João Morais Mourato, André Pereira & Cristina Cavaco and will provide an opportunity for discussing its findings and conclusions. Over the past three decades, Local Action Groups […]
The Michael Dower Award for European Rural Resilience
This new award was launched on 15 October 2024 and is now open for applications. It aims to showcase great examples of how local communities and individuals are tackling economic, environmental, and social challenges to build rural resilience. It also seeks to boost local empowerment across Europe by helping applicants share their experiences, practices, and […]
2025 RSA Annual Conference: Call for abstracts and special sessions
The RSA has published a call for abstracts and for special sessions for the ‘2025 RSA Annual Conference: Navigating Regional Transformation’ that will take place from 6 to 9 May 2025 at the University of Porto. Registration will open at the beginning of February 2025. More Information HERE.
Call for EUI Peer Reviews
A Peer Review is a capacity building activity offered by the European Urban Initiative (EUI) to support European cities to improve the design and implementation of their Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) strategies, through a process of benchmarking and peer learning. Each Peer Review involves one ‘City under review’ (primary beneficiary), working with individuals from up […]
Territorial development for the green transition: Harnessing the potential of rural communities (19 September 2024)
This Policy Action Lab, organised by the Rural Pact Support Office, will explore key opportunities for rural communities to benefit from the green transition and enhance their territorial development tools. Building on the European Commision report ‘The long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas: key achievements and ways forward’, the Policy Action Lab aims to: reflect on […]
Territorial peer reviews in non-urban areas
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and the Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO have announced an open call for applications for the 2024 territorial peer review on integrated development strategies in non-urban areas (i.e. ITI, CLLD or other type of territorial tools) of the 2021-2027 programming period. The main […]