Participatory democracy emphasizes the importance of the public´s political participation. Citizen participation initiatives in Sweden include among others civic dialogues in the planning, citizen proposals and e-petitions. While participatory democrats recognize the need for representative democracy they also see the possibility and benefits of more political involvement by the public than is currently practiced.The arguments in favor of enhancing citizen participation focus on its different benefits. Based on participatory democracy, deliberative democracy and social capital Michel (2011) highlights four contributions of participation to elements of democracy: influence on decision-making, inclusion, skills and virtues, deliberation, and legitimacy. In this paper the design and practice of citizen involvement through citizen proposals in the municipality of Eskilstuna is studied. The amount submitted proposals in Eskilstuna is growing. Still, this initiative for increased public participation in form of citizen proposals in Eskilstuna have some shortcomings regarding inclusiveness, deliberation and development civic skills.