The Citizens’ Initiatives Scheme in Denmark

This seminar is part of the seminar series of IPEN, a network that brings together practitioners and academics working on public engagement, with a particular focus on parliamentary institutions. In this seminar, two officials from the Parliament of Denmark discuss the Citizens’ Initiatives Scheme, its development, its impact and its legal implications. The Scheme was launched by the Parliament of Denmark in 2018; it provides an official platform for Danish citizens to share and gather support for policy initiatives on the understanding that, if an initiative reaches 50,000 verified supporters, it will be debated in Parliament in the same manner as policy motions introduced by MPs.