Uncategorized Decolonising Democratic Innovations: Beyond the White and Western Gaze 12 Oct 202112 Oct 2021 by Shana Almeida, Sonia Bussu, Dannica Fleuss, Jean-Paul Gagnon and Reginald M.J. Oduor At the last APSA (American Political Studies Association) annual meeting, the Participatory and Deliberative Democracy specialist group,…
Uncategorized Locking Down Democracy: The Banning of By-elections in Zimbabwe in the COVID-19 Era 7 Oct 2021 by Gift Mwonzora Apart from the health dimension, the COVID-19 situation has had far-reaching implications for democracy in various societies. This has been evident in the heightened securitisation of states…
Uncategorized What contribution could Buddhist philosophy offer to theories of democracy? 27 Sep 2021 By YAMADA, Ryusaku It is very difficult to find any studies of democracy that consider Buddhism. Does this mean that the Buddhist philosophy has nothing to contribute to enrich theories…
Uncategorized Beyond Liberal Democracy: African & Western Perspectives in Dialogue 22 Sep 20215 Oct 2021 This two-part webinar series is a collaboration between the PDD group and the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Nairobi. Western and African scholars will engage in a…
Uncategorized “Maroon Democracy” and Le Morne Brabant 20 Sep 202112 Oct 2021 By Jean-Paul Gagnon Depiction by the author of Le Morne Brabant’s north face, Mauritius. CC-BY-4.0 They found companionship, these two women, in spite of their distant origins. In their whispered…
Uncategorized “Away with Bolsonaro!” How Feminist Movements Confront Bolsonarism 15 Sep 202116 Sep 2021 By Gabriela Maria Farias Falcão de Almeida It is well known that Jair Bolsonaro is a retired military officer and openly defends the military dictatorship, in addition to praising torture.…
Uncategorized Book Launch: Radical Proceduralism by Dannica Fleuß 14 Sep 20215 Oct 2021 Dannica Fleuß presents her book "Radical Proceduralism" in conversation with Sonia Bussu and John Parkinson. Chaired by Marta Wojciechowska Democratic politics depend on citizen participation, trust and support. While this…
Uncategorized A return to autocratization? COVID-19 lockdowns and the shrinking space for citizen action in Zimbabwe 7 Sep 2021 By Daniel Mususa For Zimbabwe, the COVID-19 outbreak came against the backdrop of a deteriorating economy and exacerbated the health system’s challenges with infrastructur, personnel and medications. The COVID-19 pandemic…
Uncategorized CFP: PDD section at the PSA Conference 2022 26 Aug 20211 Sep 2021 The Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Specialist Group will host a section of eight panels at next year’s PSA Conference on Politics from the Margins which will be convened as a hybrid digital/on site…
Uncategorized Participation with Chinese Characteristics: WeChat Participatory Budgeting in Chengdu 26 Jul 202126 Jul 2021 Su Yun Woo, University of Zurich Participatory budgeting in an unlikely place? It might seem disconcerting to discuss democratic participation in authoritarian China, but participation is indeed happening on the…
