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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Dear colleague,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">The<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">10<sup>th</sup><span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Swiss
Summer<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>School in Democracy<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>Studies</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><span class="xxsize"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">on</span></span><span class="xxapple-converted-space0"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;background:white">Democratic
Backsliding<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64;font-weight:normal">will take place</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;background:white"> </span></b></span><span class="xxsize"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">from</span></b></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">9</span></b><span class="xapple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">to
13<span class="xxapple-converted-space0"> </span>September 2024<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">and will deal with theoretical approaches to</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;font-weight:normal">democratic
progress and regression</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">, the roles of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">party<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;font-weight:normal">competition
and citizens for democratic backsliding</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64;font-weight:normal">, and the importance of</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64"> </span></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;font-weight:normal">political
psychology for democracy.</span></strong><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xxsize"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">The four panels will be held</span></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><span class="xxsize"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">in</span></span><span class="xxapple-converted-space0"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><span class="xxsize"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">person
at the</span></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">University
of Fribourg</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">with<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof.
Fabio Wolkenstein,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Vienna, Austria;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof. Jan Rovny,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Sciences
Po, France;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof. Natasha Wunsch,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Fribourg, Switzerland</span><span style="color:#212121">;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof. Honorata Mazepus,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Amsterdam, Netherlands.</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xapple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="xxapple-converted-space0"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">The school will start on Monday 9 September at 14.30 with the</span></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64">Keynote
Lecture at the<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><b>University of Zurich<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>by<span class="apple-converted-space"><b> </b></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof.
Anja Neundorf,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Glasgow: “</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64">Democracy under Threat:</span><span style="color:#163E64"> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64">How
Education Can Save It</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64">”<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sofia Bollo <bollo@ipz.uzh.ch> on behalf of IPZ democracysummerschool <democracyschool@ipz.uzh.ch><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, 4 March 2024 at 11:19<br>
<b>To: </b>IPZ democracysummerschool <democracyschool@ipz.uzh.ch><br>
<b>Subject: </b>CfA S3DS 2024 - Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies on Democratic Backsliding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-indent:36.0pt"><span class="xxsize"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Democratic Backsliding -</span></b></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></b></span><span class="xxsize"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Call
for Applications</span></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></b></span><span class="xxsize"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31">10th
Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies</span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">The Doctoral Programme Democracy Studies announces t</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">he<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">10<sup>th</sup><span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Swiss
Summer<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>School in Democracy<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>Studies</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><span class="xxsize"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">on</span></span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;background:white">Democratic
Backsliding<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span class="xxsize"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">from</span></b></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">9</span></b><span class="xapple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">to
13<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span>September 2024.</span></b><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">This
year's programme will deal with theoretical approaches to</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;font-weight:normal">democratic
progress and regression</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">, the roles of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">party<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;font-weight:normal">competition
and citizens for democratic backsliding</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64;font-weight:normal">, and the importance of</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64"> </span></span><strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31;font-weight:normal">political
psychology for democracy.</span></strong><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31"> </span></span><span class="xxsize"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">The
four panels will take place</span></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><span class="xxsize"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">in</span></span><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><span class="xxsize"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">person
at the</span></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">University
of Fribourg<span class="xxapple-converted-space">.</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span class="xxapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">The school will
start with the</span></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#163E64">Keynote
Lecture hosted at the<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span><b>University of Zurich</b>:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31">Keynote Lecture</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"><br>
</span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Monday 9 September 2024, 14.30h.<br>
</span></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31">Democracy under Threat:<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span>How Education Can Save It<br>
</span></i></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof. Anja Neundorf</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Glasgow</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">moderated by<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof. Natasha
Wunsch</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Fribourg</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University of Zurich</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">, main building</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31">Tuesday 10</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Theorising Democratic Progress and Regressions<br>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof. Fabio Wolkenstein</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Vienna, Austria<br>
moderated by<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Dr. Tom Mccrae Hunter</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Zurich, Switzerland</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31">Wednesday 11</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span class="xmsohyperlink"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Party Competition and Democratic Backsliding</span></b></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">University of Fribourg</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof. Jan Rovny</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Sciences
Po, France</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">moderated by<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Dr.
Jelle Koedam</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Zurich, Switzerland</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31">Thursday 12</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span class="xmsohyperlink"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Citizens and Democratic Backsliding</span></b></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">University of Fribourg</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof. Natasha Wunsch</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Fribourg, Switzerland</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">moderated by<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Dr.
Andreas Juon</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">ETH
Zurich</span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">, </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Switzerland</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#ED7D31">Friday 13</span></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span class="xmsohyperlink"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Political Psychology and Democracy</span></b></span><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"><br>
</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">University of Fribourg</span><span class="xmsohyperlink"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"> </span></u></b></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Prof. Honorata Mazepus</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">University
of Amsterdam, Netherlands</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">moderated by<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132">Dr.
Kiran Auerbach</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864"> </span></span><span lang="DE-CH" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Universität
Zürich, Switzerland </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">You can browse our website to read the<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/S3DS-2024.html__;!!Dc8iu7o!0Cd0rh5eHDJrnyQs2ORh4DybxqaL69NdSN9b_5cOES3TlfgV_8Ia8ZZIJZPOTDYIviDLKZW2_OnSUzvJNRYdXgh5q-8bh6ma0_IF$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/S3DS-2024.html__;!!Dc8iu7o!0Cd0rh5eHDJrnyQs2ORh4DybxqaL69NdSN9b_5cOES3TlfgV_8Ia8ZZIJZPOTDYIviDLKZW2_OnSUzvJNRYdXgh5q-8bh6ma0_IF$"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#E97132">detailed
programme with abstracts</span></a></span><span class="xapple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">and<span class="xapple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#E97132"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/application-instructions.html__;!!Dc8iu7o!0Cd0rh5eHDJrnyQs2ORh4DybxqaL69NdSN9b_5cOES3TlfgV_8Ia8ZZIJZPOTDYIviDLKZW2_OnSUzvJNRYdXgh5q-8bhzCslrwQ$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/application-instructions.html__;!!Dc8iu7o!0Cd0rh5eHDJrnyQs2ORh4DybxqaL69NdSN9b_5cOES3TlfgV_8Ia8ZZIJZPOTDYIviDLKZW2_OnSUzvJNRYdXgh5q-8bhzCslrwQ$"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#E97132">application
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<span class="xxsize"><span lang="IT-CH" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864">Daniele Caramani, UZH</span></span><span lang="IT-CH" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#203864"><br>
<span class="xxsize">Natasha Wunsch, UNIFR</span><br>
<span class="xxsize">Sofia Bollo, UZH</span><br>
<span class="xxsize">Riccarda Schmid, UNIFR</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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