{"id":4419,"date":"2025-06-18T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/?page_id=4419"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:29:41","slug":"institutions-that-listen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/institutions-that-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutions that Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4419\" class=\"elementor elementor-4419\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ee35471 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ee35471\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a40eb95\" 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>Summary<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"fact-sheet\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"fact-sheet-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"far fa-list-alt\"><\/i>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Fact Sheet<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li id=\"project-details\" class=\"inactive eael-tab-item-trigger eael-tab-nav-item\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"project-details-tab\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                            \n                                                                <i class=\"far fa-address-card\"><\/i>                                                            \n                                                            <span class=\"eael-tab-title title-after-icon\" >Project Details<\/span>                            \n                                                    <\/li>\n                    \n                                  <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"eael-tabs-content\">\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"summary-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"summary-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>This learning project explored how public institutions can either foster or inhibit political engagement beyond the ballot box. Partnering with <em>Polis Civic Innovation Hub<\/em>, the student team investigated the real-world workings of participatory structures such as youth councils, citizen assemblies, and civic tech platforms.<\/p><p>Rooted in the DISC methodology and aligned with SDGs 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), 11 (Sustainable Cities), 4 (Quality Education), and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals), the students created simulations, learning tools, and a short documentary to demystify how institutions function\u2014and how young people can participate meaningfully in democratic life.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"fact-sheet-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"fact-sheet-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p><strong>Challenge<br \/><\/strong>While democratic structures exist, many citizens\u2014especially youth\u2014feel disconnected from them. This project addressed the gap between formal participation rights and real, felt access to decision-making processes in Greece.<\/p><p><strong>Target Groups: <br \/><\/strong>University students in politics, education, and social sciences, young community actors, educators, and youth workers interested in advancing civic literacy and democratic participation.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<br \/><\/strong>The team designed a participatory assembly simulation, conducted interviews with civic actors, mapped local engagement pathways, and created a civic literacy toolkit and short documentary. These interventions made institutions more visible, approachable, and relatable.<\/p><p><strong>Innovation<br \/><\/strong>Rather than abstract civic education, the project offered immersive, student-led experiences in dialogue, decision-making, and democratic co-creation. The \u201cInstitutions That Listen\u201d video gave voice to citizens navigating the system\u2014both successfully and critically.<\/p><p><strong>Impact<br \/><\/strong>Over 80 citizens participated directly, and municipal staff requested copies of the student-designed toolkit. Feedback from workshops and simulations revealed increased confidence and interest in participatory mechanisms among young participants.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t        \n                    <div id=\"project-details-tab\" class=\"clearfix eael-tab-content-item inactive\" data-title-link=\"project-details-tab\">\n\t\t\t\t        <p>This student project is submitted through:<br \/>Aristotle University of Thessaloniki<\/p><p>It involved 5 students from the Department of Philosophy and Education<\/p><p>Project poster: <a href=\"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.-Institutions-that-Listen\u200b-poster.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Here<\/a><\/p>                    <\/div>\n\t\t                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2135c50e\" data-id=\"2135c50e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b12b4a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b12b4a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24f5fc65\" data-id=\"24f5fc65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A civic learning initiative that empowers youth to navigate, challenge, and co-create participatory institutions from the inside out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4421,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"q21pr_SDG":[],"q21_community_exp":[],"q21_sdg_student":[95,100,101,88],"class_list":["post-4419","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","q21_sdg_student-sdg11","q21_sdg_student-sdg16","q21_sdg_student-sdg17","q21_sdg_student-sdg4"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4419"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4424,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4419\/revisions\/4424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"q21pr_SDG","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/q21pr_SDG?post=4419"},{"taxonomy":"q21_community_exp","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/q21_community_exp?post=4419"},{"taxonomy":"q21_sdg_student","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disc-eu.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/q21_sdg_student?post=4419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}