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Public roundtable: Liquid democracy
DemocracyNet is glad to announce the upcoming public roundtable “Liquid democracy.” It will take place on Thursday, December 15, from 6 to 8 pm local time at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Zurich and gather the following Prof. Dr. Karsten Donnay, University of Zurich Prof. Dr. Bryan Alexander Ford, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne Prof. Dr. Davide Grossi, University of Groningen Prof. Dr. Christina Zuber, University of Konstanz Full address: Affolternstrasse 56, 8050 Zürich, room AFL-F-121Find the event on the University of Zurich’s agenda The discussion will be live streamed on Zoom with the possibility to ask questions remotely via the chat. The roundtable is open to and free for everyone, but pre-registration is…
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CfA: “Liquid Democracy” workshop
We are glad to announce that the first interdisciplinary academic workshop on liquid democracy will take place at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, December 15 and Friday, December 16, 2022. Submission deadline extended until Tuesday, November 8! The call for applications for the workshop is now open until Sunday, October 30.We welcome applications from researchers from all disciplines. You can find the detailed workshop description and the full CFA by clicking on the following link: https://democracynet.eu/activities/ldws2022/ This event is organized by Lucien Heitz (University of Zurich), Cristina Sarasua (University of Zurich), Manon Revel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and Chiara Valsangiacomo (University of Zurich, member of DemocracyNet). Funding by…
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Abstimm-Bar zum AHV-Reform Referendum
Die AHV muss stabilisiert werden, dabei soll dessen Reform «AHV 21» helfen. Als Massnahmen werden unter anderem eine Erhöhung des Frauenrentenalters auf 65 Jahre angestrebt, sowie eine Mehrwertsteuererhöhung von 0,4 Prozentpunkten. Braucht es diese Massnahmen, um die AHV Rente zu sichern oder ist dies der Anfang eines Rentenabbaus? Bei der nächsten «Abstimm-Bar» erhältst du in ungezwungener Atmosphäre im Bistro «Karl der Grosse» alle wichtigen Informationen zur Vorlage, über die das Schweizer Stimmvolk am 25. September abstimmen wird. Zentrum Karl der Grosse, Kirchgasse 14, 8001 Zürich 18:30 Uhr Türöffnung, Bar offen19:00 Uhr Beginn Eintritt frei Weitere Informationen: https://www.karldergrosse.ch/veranstaltungen/veranstaltung/abstimm-bar-ueber-die-ahv-reform-ahv-21/