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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues of DemocracyNet,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here is an event that may be of interest to some of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">On the 24<sup>th</sup> of October, 4:15 to 6:00 pm (Swiss time): we organize at Geneva a round-table / debate on
<b><i>Democratic theory and practice: current challenges and opportunities</i></b>, with:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">Prof. Claudia Landwehr (Uni Mainz)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Prof. Michael Saward (Uni Warwick)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Prof. John Parkinson (Uni Maastricht)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It will be on zoom as well: <a href="https://unige.zoom.us/j/68177132671">
<span style="color:#0563C1">https://unige.zoom.us/j/68177132671</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We will tackle some issues that may interest you such as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><i><span lang="EN-US">How are democratic theorists theorizing about democracy, with what (empirical and/or normative) presuppositions, and towards what ends (what is particularly at
stake)?<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><i><span lang="EN-US">And how should we focus or reorient the efforts of democratic theorizing?<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><i><span lang="EN-US">What is the relevance, role and added-value of models of democracy (deliberative, agonistic, electoral, participatory, etc.) in democratic theorizing? (Are these
necessary for democratic theorizing or would democratic theorists instead benefit of theorizing beyond or without models of democracy?)<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><i><span lang="EN-US">What are the main opportunities and shortcomings of relatively new approaches such as the pragmatist or the systemic perspectives in democratic theorizing? (What
challenges do they pose for democratic theorizing? Can these approaches lead to fruitful developments?)<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><i><span lang="EN-US">What is or should be the role of context in the task of democratic theorizing?
<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><i><span lang="EN-US">How can we understand "normativity" in the context of democratic theorizing? What role(s) does or should normativity have?<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><i><span lang="EN-US">How can democratic theorizing contribute to empirical applications such as: the measurement of democratic quality; the comparison of democratic systems or democratic
innovations; the design of democratic innovations or structural reform?<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><i><span lang="EN-US">What are the recent and forthcoming methodological innovations that are promising for empirical research on democracy?<o:p></o:p></span></i></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><i><span lang="EN-US">What are the main challenges that democratic systems are facing currently or will face in the future? How can democratic theory help to tackle these challenges?<o:p></o:p></span></i></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This kind of broad discussion with great scholars of the field could be of interest for some colleagues of yours I guess. So please do not hesitate to inform anybody that could be interested in participating.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hoping that some of you will find interest in this event, I wish you all a very nice evening.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Victor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CH">Victor Sanchez-Mazas</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:FR-CH"><br>
Institut d'étude de la Citoyenneté<br>
Université de Genève<br>
Uni-mail - Bureau 5359<br>
Tél. +41 22 379 88 34</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:FR-CH"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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