What we do
Research clusters
The families of participation processes we design and run. Open one to read more and explore its actions.
What we study
Research lines
The cross-cutting questions that run through everything we do, whatever the cluster.
Our approach
Participation as a place to experiment
A living lab treats the real world as the laboratory. We don't just run participation processes. We observe them, test different ways of implementing them, and study what works and why.
Our themes sit at the edge of social science and sustainability: postgrowth innovation, the right to repair, democracy, feminism and ecological limits. The goal is participation that is meaningful for people and rigorous for research.
More about the lab
Design
We co-design real participation processes with communities and institutions.
We co-design real participation processes with communities and institutions.
Run
We implement them on the ground: assemblies, citizen science and workshops.
We implement them on the ground: assemblies, citizen science and workshops.
Study
We analyse the results and share what we learn through publications.
We analyse the results and share what we learn through publications.
Want to take part?
Whether you are a citizen, a researcher, an institution or a journalist, there is a way to get involved with TIAS lab.