Dr. Tamara Ehs
Tamara Ehs
Citizen participation, Digital democracy, Research and academia, Policy-making and Legislation, Representative democracy
  Vienna , AT
Tamara Ehs is a political scientist and consultant for democratic innovation. Her research focuses on the social and educational pre-requisites of democracy and participation. Tamara is advisor to ALDA https://www.alda-europe.eu/, the State Councillor of the Baden-Württemberg Government, and a member of the Commission for Dialogue Processes between administration with civil society at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Protection and Innovation.

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  • democracy reform / citizens’ participation / political education, esp in first-time voters’ education
  • Advisory Board Member "European Capital of Democracy"

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LATEST PROJECTS

  • If no vote, at least voice
    Almost a third of Vienna's inhabitants do not have the right to vote because they are not Austrian citizens. The situation reflects a dilemma of contemporary democracy in migration societies.Our project asks about the political ideas of those unheard
  • Krisendemokratie
    This book is a combination of recommendations for democracy to survive a crisis. I provide 7 lessons we should all keep in mind to avoid the backsliding of democracy.
  • EUtopia’s Democracy Cities
    The project EUtopia's Democracy Cities introduces visions and practical tools for urban democracy. Starting from Vienna it is designed to spread out to other European cities with a multi-national population.
  • Democracy and human rights during the Corona crisis. Austria in international comparison
    The project aims to classify Austrian crisis management during the Corona pandemic with regard to fundamental rights that are particularly relevant to democracy, such as freedom of expression, data protection, freedom of the press, etc.
  • DigiGrätzl
    Im Digi-Grätzl wird eine auf den Themenbereich Wohnen und Nachbarschaft zugeschnittene Kommunikations- und Partizipationsplattform für ein besseres Zusammenleben entwickelt. Basis dafür bildet Decidim.

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