General Assembly of Members

Decision-making body composed of all OIDP members. Its functions include:

• Election of the governing bodies.
• Presentation of management reports.
• Approval of the annual work plan.

Steering Committee

Executive body composed of the Presidency, the General Secretariat, the promoting members, and the Regional Offices. It is responsible for directing the OIDP between assemblies.

Presidency

The OIDP Presidency is composed of a president and two co-presidents. Its main function is to provide institutional and political representation for the network. The co-presidents are members of the OIDP Steering Committee.

• The President of the OIDP is the highest political representative of the government hosting the annual conference.
• The Co-President is the highest political representative of the government that organized the conference in the previous year.
• The Co-President for Gender Equality is a woman elected for a two-year term, with the mission of promoting gender equality in participatory and deliberative democracy.

General Secretariat

The General Secretariat is permanently assigned to the Barcelona City Council, in its capacity as host of the UCLG World Secretariat, and includes the OIDP Technical Secretariat. Its functions are:

• Coordinating network membership and managing new members,
• Managing the website, the experience bank, and the resource bank.
• Coordinating the agenda of activities, the newsletter, and the OIDP Award.
• Supporting the Regional Offices and generally coordinating the network's activities.
• Representing the OIDP before third parties.

Members

The observatory is composed of three types of members: partners, champions, and collaborators.

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee's mission is to support and strengthen the work of the OIDP, providing rigor and perspective from scientific, intellectual, and practical debates on participatory democracy and the municipalist movement.

It is made up of a group of experts from different fields—academia, associations, consulting, and institutional practice—with extensive experience in participatory and deliberative democracy.

Its members come from diverse geographical and socio-political contexts and participate in this space on a voluntary and unpaid basis.

Main activities:

• Contribute to defining the OIDP's thematic lines and strategic priorities.
• Review and contribute to the network's main working documents.
• Provide support to the Scientific Committee of each annual conference.

Giovanni Allegretti

Silvia Cervellini

Nelson Dias

Diana Dajer

Bachir Kanoute

Gender and Diversity Advisory Committee

It accompanies the Co-Presidency for Gender Equality in strengthening this area and promoting the full participation of women and diverse gender identities in local decision-making. Its work focuses on incorporating gender perspectives and intersectional approaches into the OIDP's policies, actions, and strategies.

It is composed of leaders committed to gender inclusion, including women's rights defenders, academics, experts, and community representatives.

Youth Council

A structured space for youth participation that includes the voices and perspectives of young people in the network. It is composed of young leaders, elected representatives who promote youth participation, activists, and members of youth organizations. Its objective is to foster a more intergenerational, inclusive, and innovative local democracy.

Currently, the OIDP Youth Council is integrated by:

Maria Eduarda Guedes

Maximilian Ochango Ambeba

Melissa Santamaria Acosta

Sitcheu Fani Alliant Chany

Nathalia Harcar Muniz

Abdul Wadood Afghan

Regional Offices

They represent the OIDP in specific geographical regions. Their mission is to expand the network, promote regional alliances, and strengthen the OIDP's territorial presence. Their mandate is renewable.

The OIDP currently has the following regional office active:

Presidency