Research workshop “Political Representation in Democratic Systems” With presentations by 10 international junior scholars Public lecture by Jane Mansbridge “Recursive Representation in the Shadow of Populism“ Transfer events Abstimm-Bar on the AHV-Steuer Deal and Wähl-Bar on the Swiss national election 2019 New members Dannica Fleuss, Nargiz Hajiyeva, Laetitia Ramelet, Olivier Ruchet, Marew Abebe Salemot, and Chiara Valsangiacomo Many thanks to the wonderful members, organizers, guests, hosts, and collaborating organizations who made this year so exciting for our association! And happy holidays!
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DemocracyNet in 2018: a year in numbers
An academic workshop with 11 speakers DemocracyNet Research Workshop, University of Zurich “Democratic Participation: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives” o 6 public events with 14 guests from politics, civil society, and academia Public Lecture “A Return to Basic Research in the Study of Democracy” by Jean-Paul Gagnon Five Abstimm-Bars (discussion forums about upcoming popular votes in Switzerland) at Karl der Grosse “No-Billag” Initiative, “Vollgeld” Initiative, “Fair-Food” Initiative, “Selbstbestimmungsinitiative,” and Referendum gegen die Überwachung von Sozialversicherten o 7 new members from 6 institutions and various disciplines of democracy studies Odile Ammann, Jean-Paul Gagnon, Libby Maman-Burstein, Daniel Mususa, Jonathan Rinne, Victor Sanchez-Mazas, and Arno Stirnimann o Over 700 followers on Twitter and Facebook o…
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DemocracyNet in 2017
Academic workshop “Citizenship and Democracy” at the University of Zurich Public events Participation in the “Reclaim Democracy” Congress Scavenger hunt on Democracy “Tour de la démocratie” at La Dérivée Discursive experiment “Yverdon-les-Bains demain?” at La Dérivée Democratic experiment “Apéro Votations” at La Dérivée New members Palmo Brunner, Christian Ewert, Deborah Kalte, Matteo Laruffa, and Henri-Pierre Mottironi New social media presence You can now find DemocracyNet on ResearchGate and on Twitter! Follow @DemocracyNet_ New podcast Maija Setälä on “Democracy: Bridging Facts and Norms” … And plenty of projects for 2018! Thank you to all the wonderful guests, hosts, and collaborating organizations who made it possible for our association to realize all…