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Paris Centre for Democracy (PADEM, Centre parisien pour la démocratie)

HQ Country
France
Office locations
France
Where they work
Europe, France
Modality of engagement
(Civic) education, Advocacy and agenda setting, Convening of dialogues, Events, Project implementation, Research/analysis/knowledge production
Thematic area
Citizen participation, Civil society strengthening, Climate change and democracy, Countering authoritarianism, Data, Democracy assistance, Democratic innovations, Disinformation, Freedom of expression, Human rights, Local democracy, Media freedom, Peacebuilding, Political parties, Technology and democracy, Youth

PADEM is an independent platform dedicated to exploring and strengthening democratic life in a shifting geopolitical context. Through research and analysis, interdisciplinary events, and participatory civic formats, PADEM contributes to democratic resilience by convening diverse voices, from policy and academia to civil society and the creative sectors, around the challenges facing democracies today.

Its signature programmes are Democracy Dinners and Democracy Walks. An ongoing publications platform, aims to create accessible, innovative spaces for democratic discourse, with a particular focus on security and geopolitics, democratic resilience, media and digital safety, innovation in politics, youth participation, and the impact of international pressures on democratic systems.

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