Lead international expert on policy dialogue and participatory tools for civil society actors and government officials in 11 countries:
- advised local authorities in Ukraine, Georgia, Kosovo, and Armenia on policy dialogue;
- promoted Civil Participation in Democratic Decision-Making in Ukraine, including designing a Participatory Democracy Academy for civil society organisations and public officials resulting in tools on policy dialogue and participatory budgeting, including for schools, now applied in Georgia and Moldova;
- authored Council of Europe studies and guidelines on civil participation in policymaking;
- led multi-stakeholder workshops and participatory schools in Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, Albania, Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, mentoring local government officials and civil society representatives in Ukraine on citizens’ engagement, AI and smart cities (smart cities education in schools).