While I am still recovering from my PhD defence-not-really-a-defence-at-all, I am also overflowing with joy and gratitude. Should any of you want to see my presentation, my slides or my manuscript, I have collected those materials here: mathiaspoulsen.com/phd-defence-ma…

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How can nonhumans participate in democracy?

Today, our very own Hans Asenbaum presented his work on More-than-human Democracy at Uni Copenhagen hosted by Lars Tonder & our former visitor Ingrid Brandt Jensen. Productive exchanges with David Schlosberg Sydney Environment Institute✨

Women end up doing the academic housework

While 75% of women actively participate in the practical work at their universities, only 25% of male colleagues do the same. Research from the University of Copenhagen

kifinfo.no/en/2024/03/wom…

My colleague John Dryzek wrote *many* books, but Democracy in Capitalist Times is, without a doubt, my absolute favourite.

Let's revisit this book in conversation with Citizen Participation - [email protected].

14 May | 9 am Edinburgh | 6 pm Canberra

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Great to be part of IJC Commons Journal featured collection examining the unfolding of the commons in real-world settings with some brilliant colleagues including Liz Richardson Matt Ryan JerichoJess Sonia Bussu also on @[email protected] Marina Pera Hendrik Wagenaar and Koen Bartels
thecommonsjournal.org/collections/ad…

Political theory might be more diverse than ever. But the mainstream arguments are often not. My new article investigates this tension from the methodological angle and proposes a way for making political theory more sensitive to diversity tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… CRISPP @crispp.bsky.social

More could be done to move #academicpublishing towards fair, more equitable & ultimately democratic practices ✊

Our TWO-PART SERIES examines the constraints posed by the neoliberal academy in advancing the practice of #deliberativedemocracy 📚

publicdeliberation.net/deliberative-d…

How can we move from a deficit model that focuses on what the youth lack as full contributing citizens, to one that recognizes them as competent, active participants in #democracy ?

Our OPEN ACCESS collection spotlights recent scholarship on this theme 🔓

delibdemjournal.org/collections/13…

In Reclaiming Participatory Governance Routledge Books, editors Adrian Bua Sonia Bussu also on @[email protected] bring together analyses of social movements from Germany to Brazil to Greenland that engage with democracy-driven governance.

#Review by Andrea Felicetti wp.me/p2MwSQ-hfL

🟣Presentació llibre: Reclaiming Participatory Governance, d'Adrian Bua i Sonia Bussu also on @[email protected].

📖Examina estratègies dels moviments socials per canviar institucions polítiques.
🗣️Yanina Welp
🗣️Gala Pin
🗣️Igor Ahedo

🗓️6/06 - 18 h
📍Canòdrom -Ateneu d'Innovació Digital i Democràtica
🔗Inscripcions: capitalofdemocracy.barcelona/conferences/re…

Con muchas ganas de presentar nuestro libro (Sonia Bussu also on @[email protected]) en la capital europea de la democracia Capital Europea de la Democràcia - Barcelona el 6 de Junio a las 18:00 en el Canòdrom -Ateneu d'Innovació Digital i Democràtica, honrados de contar con la participacion de Yanina Welp Gala Pin e Igor Ahedo incribiros aqui bit.ly/3PQ3dBV

Fellows of The RSA are coming together to demand an independent inquiry.

For too long Andy Haldane and co have not been held to account & have been left to drag the RSA through the mud.

If you're a Fellow, join the call below!

rsainquiry.org

OUT NOW!

Our latest Digest piece is inspired by KNOCA - Knowledge Network on Climate Assemblies's workshop on unheard voices in #climateassemblies 🌟

Shout-out to authors Martina Francesca, Sara Bigi, Tatsuyoshi Saijo, Yves Mathieu & Judith Ferrando, & editor Dr Lucy J Parry 🙌🏻

publicdeliberation.net/introducing-th…

📢 We’re now looking for academic fellows for projects on employability funding and participatory action research. The deadline is 3 May at 5pm. If you think you would fit the bill, check out the details 👇
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What are the essential foundations of a successfully embedded approach to using deliberative democracy in parliament?

Read the latest from Dr Ruth Lightbody & colleagues published via Scottish Parliament Information Centre

digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefi…

💥What is the democratising capacity of new municipalism and public-common partnerships? 📢My latest article looks at Barcelona's Citizen Assets program & shows how self-management, co-production, and democratic control fuel democratisation. Open-access👇
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/…

Article with free of access. It forms part of a Special Issue titled Advancing the Commonsverse: The Political Economy of the Commons edited by Dr Henk Wagenaar (Hendrik Wagenaar) and Dr Koen Bartels with thought-provoking contributions. Worth taking a look at the entire SI!

The dialogue between #deliberativedemocracy & organisational research in #publicadministration is long overdue. It is time we make the two disciplines converse and enrich each other.

Read our third article of the year, by Christian Opitz HSU Hamburg

👉 delibdemjournal.org/article/id/145…

Call me a nostalgic but holding a hard copy makes it finally feel “real”:

✨OUT NOW: AFRICAN WOMEN & INTELLECTUAL LEADERSHIP✨

…a true labour of love, tribute to inspiring 🇰🇪 women & reminder that participatory dem needs diverse (methodological) tools to make all voices heard!

#WeekendReading : Reclaiming Participatory Governance: Social Movements and the Reinvention of Democratic Innovation Adrian Bua Sonia Bussu also on @[email protected] Routledge Books.

Review by Andrea Felicetti 👉 wp.me/p2MwSQ-hfL