citizen participation
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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.
co-determination
Here, Mitbestimmung refers to the right of employees to be involved in decisions made by their company. Bürgerbeteiligung, by contrast, concerns involving residents in the planning and decision-making processes of their community or city. The appropriate term therefore depends mainly on the group involved and the area concerned.
Bei der Planung des Stadtparks erfolgt die Bürgerbeteiligung durch eine öffentliche Versammlung.
When the city park was being planned, citizen participation took place through a public meeting.
Im Unternehmen erfolgt die Mitbestimmung der Beschäftigten durch den Betriebsrat.
At the company, employee co-determination takes place through the works council.
