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…
Uncategorized Democracy Beyond the West: Agora Special Series 29 Jun 202126 Jul 2021 The field of deliberative and participatory democracy has developed strong ideals of inclusion and equality. Yet these ideals have mostly been developed from a Western-centric angle. What does democracy beyond…
Uncategorized The anti-Bolsonaro protests in Brazil: Innovation and tradition in the repertoire of contention under Covid-19 29 Jun 2021 Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça, Federal University of Minas Gerais Brazil is once again the stage of massive protests. On the day the country reached the symbolic figure of 500,000 deaths by…
Uncategorized Book launch: John Dryzek and Ana Tanasoca in conversation with Eva Erman 10 Jun 202113 Jul 2021 About this event The tensions between democracy and justice have long preoccupied political theorists. Institutions that are procedurally democratic do not necessarily make substantively just decisions. Democratizing Global Justice shows that democracy…
Uncategorized Funding available for ECRs members of the Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Group and the PSA 18 May 202119 May 2021 These are challenging times for early career scholars. It is becoming difficult for many to access institutional funding for conferences, while many organisations are often charging hefty fees to attend…
Uncategorized The PDD Group was awarded the PSA Specialist Group of the year Prize 2020! 28 Apr 202128 Apr 2021 Here's the full citation from the PSA judges "The Participatory and Deliberative Democracy (PDD) group is a well-established specialist group of the PSA that is, evidently, going from strength to…
Uncategorized Book Launch: How People Talk About Politics: Brexit and Beyond 19 Apr 202119 May 2021 In this online event, Stephen Coleman will present his new book in conversation with Anastasia Deligiaouri and Dannica Fleuss. During the Brexit referendum campaign it became clear how easily national…
Uncategorized PSA Virtual conference 2021 – PDD Programme (29-31 March) 24 Mar 202128 Mar 2021 MONDAY 29TH MARCH 2021 Time: 9:30-11:00Panel 111: How should we research deliberative democracy? Methodological disputes, methodological pluralism, future strategies Chaired By Dr. Dannica Fleuss (Helmut Schmidt Universität) , Dr. Rod…
Uncategorized Investing in the commons? GameStop and loosely coordinated action within a rigged financial system 19 Mar 202119 Mar 2021 Nick Vlahos, University of Canberra On February 19, 2021, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services was the stage for a virtual hearing on Game Stopped? Who Wins and Loses…
Uncategorized Recipes for democratic participation during the pandemic: From anti-lockdown protest to a participatory system 15 Mar 202119 Mar 2021 Lucy J. Parry, Hans Asenbaum, Selen A. Ercan, University of Canberra One of the biggest effects of the COVID-19 lockdowns on our daily lives has been the reconfiguration of spaces:…
