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citizen participation
The active involvement of residents in political or administrative planning and decision-making processes that affect their community or city.
Die Stadt hat eine Online-Plattform für die Bürgerbeteiligung am neuen Bauprojekt eingerichtet.
The city has set up an online platform for citizen participation in the new construction project.
'Bürgerbeteiligung' (citizen participation) is a compound noun made up of 'Bürger' (citizen) and 'Beteiligung' (participation). The meaning is transparent: it is about citizens taking part in something.
Eine hohe Bürgerbeteiligung ist wichtig für eine lebendige Demokratie.
A high level of citizen participation is important for a vibrant democracy.
Since it refers to a process, 'Bürgerbeteiligung' (citizen participation) is often combined with verbs such as 'fordern' (to demand), 'ermöglichen' (to enable), 'stärken' (to strengthen), or 'organisieren' (to organize).
Die Anwohner fordern mehr Bürgerbeteiligung bei der Planung des neuen Parks.
The residents are demanding more citizen participation in the planning of the new park.
When you want to express what the participation relates to, you use the prepositions 'an' or 'bei' with the dative.
Die Bürgerbeteiligung an der Neugestaltung des Marktplatzes war sehr erfolgreich.
Citizen participation in the redesign of the marketplace was very successful.
participation / stake
'Beteiligung' and 'Bürgerbeteiligung' both describe people being actively included in a process. 'Beteiligung' is the general word and can fit many areas, for example school, work, a club, or politics. 'Bürgerbeteiligung' is narrower: it refers to residents of a city or municipality taking part in political or public planning processes or expressing their opinion. The words can be confused because 'Bürgerbeteiligung' is a special type of 'Beteiligung'. If it is not explicitly about citizens and public decisions, 'Beteiligung' is more appropriate.
Die Stadt plant eine Bürgerbeteiligung zum neuen Radweg.
The city is planning a citizen participation process for the new bike path.
Die Beteiligung am Training war trotz Regen sehr gut.
Participation in the training session was very good despite the rain.