Roberto Falanga

Roberto Falanga is a researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. He holds a PhD in Democracy and his investigation has revolved around citizen participation in policy and decision-making. He has published extensively on participatory budgeting and community engagement in urban regeneration. In the last few years, his research agenda has focused on the trajectories and scales of democratic innovations. He is a member of international projects and networks, and has been a consultant to public agencies at different levels. In Inspire, he is the principal investigator at the host institution.