Contributor
Felix Hartmann
Local-Democracy Lead / Municipal participation adviser specializing in council processes, public consultation, and accountability routes.
About
Felix Hartmann runs Civic Futures Lab’s local-democracy work, translating municipal anatomy into plain language: Gemeinderat, Ausschüsse, Einwohnerfragestunde, Bürgerbegehren, budgets, and all the places residents can intervene before a decision hardens. He works with groups that have been told to ‘participate’ without being shown where power actually sits. Felix reviews the Lab’s materials on public institutions, consultation, and decision pathways.