Methodological Framework

The EUARENAS Conceptual framework (D1.1) retraces the theories on democratic deliberation and establishes a common conceptual framework. Work Package 2 (WP2) – Methodology – is related to this context and charged with the objective of establishing a methodological framework that is appropriate to overcome the challenge of ensuring diversity and inclusivity and to increase the effectiveness and outcomesof the urban experimentations under an ethical and justice perspective. While the task of delivering a methodological protocol that is unbiased, respectful of ethical principles and guidelines as well as able to ensure justice as an outcome of the urban experimentations is on Deliverable 2.2. Methodological protocol,this report will start delving into the issue by reviewing the families of theories on participatory and deliberative democracy through the lens of urban diversity, inclusiveness and justice. This report is focused on a literature review of existing academic research and policy debate on problem- based urban research of an empirical and applied nature. It is structured in four main parts: literature review; presentation of the proposed methodological model; contextualization of the theme of social and urban impact measurement in the light of an experimental ethical, inclusive and collaborative approach; summaryof the working method and tools for co-design.