The Futures of Brussels

The Futures of Brussels. Consulting Brussels' citizens, societal actors and political actors on institutional reform for Brussels

The institutional landscape in Brussels is the result of many federal and other reforms, which did not always take into account the coherence and efficiency of the institutions created. This is why it is important to think about how to better structure the administrations and institutions of the Brussels Region.

The aim of this project is on the one hand to survey the concerned political and societal actors on the institutional problems they are confronted with in their daily functioning and on the potential solutions to resolve these, and on the other hand to survey the Brussels citizens, who are the first to be concerned in the functioning of their institutions.

This ambitious process will happen in three separate and complementary phases:
a broad consultation through an online survey, among a sample of citizens representative of the Brussels population and its diversity.
'Institutional debates' in which various actors (politicians, administrations, associations, etc.) come together to discuss specific themes, address more focused questions about the Region’s institutional functioning and reflect on perspectives for change.
'Citizens’ meetings' in which citizens and key actors debate together on specific themes and reflect on perspectives for change.