Valencia and Madrid hosted the territorial debates on Citizenship and Democratic Quality organized by the Foundation, which began on February 4 in Barcelona.

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The Madrid debate was held at the Encuentro Foundation’s headquarters.
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From left to right, Imma Mayol, Carles Barba, Nieves Dios and Fernando Marhuenda at the Valencia debate.
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 Image of the Valencia debate

Valencia and Madrid hosted the territorial debates on Citizenship and Democratic Quality organized by the Foundation, which began on February 4 in Barcelona.

Thus, on Tuesday, April 1, the Valencia meeting was held at the Faculty of Philosophy and Education Sciences of the University of Valencia, where about 60 people participated, while the Madrid meeting was held on Tuesday, April 8, at the headquarters of the University of Valencia. Encuentro Foundationwhere about 40 people took part. In both cities, the debate revolved around participation, democracy and the importance of civil society regaining a leading role in public life.

Barcelona was the first of the cities to host these seminars, on February 4, which brought together sixty political, trade union, association and expert leaders. The meeting, which took place at the Palau Macaya (Barcelona) of the Fundació la Caixa, was opened by Joaquim Brugué, Professor of Political Science and Director of the IGOP of the UAB, and Carles Barba, vice-president of the Foundation, who gave way to group work.

Online and face-to-face debate to improve democracy
 
These sessions are part of the process of collective construction of the collection Documents for Debate on citizenship that the Advisory Council of the Esplai Foundation, at the national level, promotes throughout Spain.
 
The debate, which began on October 3, 2009 on the basis of two contributions fromIñaki Gabilondo i Josep RamonedaThe virtual forum has continued in a virtual forum during the months of November and December generated in the network. www.ciudadaniaycalidaddemocratica.org The face-to-face discussions that will be held on Tuesday, 4  were inaugurated, are based on the contents of the  The main objective is to develop proposals for the improvement of democracy in our country. This debate is based on the premise that democracy and inequality are incompatible concepts, that our democracy is sick and that the role of the citizenry is essential for its regeneration.
 
The contents elaborated therein and the rest of the pending debates will constitute the next Discussion Paper No. 6 on “Citizenship and Democratic Quality”.

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