[DemocracyNet.eu-list] FS25 Democracy Studies Activities UZH

[IPZ democracystudies]

Dear colleague in Democracy Studies,

We hope the first month of 2025 went fine and you are ready to start the spring semester with new energy.

Below are the upcoming Democracy Studies events to mark in your calendar and advertise within your network.

11-12 June 2025
Empirical Approaches to Democracy<https://studentservices.uzh.ch/uzh/anonym/vvz/?sap-language=EN&sap-ui-language=EN#/details/2024/004/SM/51264064/50000007/Faculty%2520of%2520Arts%2520and%2520Social%2520Sciences/50917238/Doctorate%2520Faculty%2520of%2520Arts%2520and%2520Social%2520Sciences/50917259/Political%2520Sciences>
with Daniel Kübler<https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/people/employees/dkuebl.html> in AFL<https://www.plaene.uzh.ch/AFL> F 101
The intensive "Empirical Approaches to Democracy" course with lectures and seminar work aims to familiarize students with the most critical topics in empirical democracy research. Lectures will provide an overview and introduce international debates. Interactive sessions will focus on critical discussion of cutting-edge research and identify current debates and open research questions. Topics covered include the following: citizen perceptions of democracy, direct democracy, governance and democracy, deliberative democracy and democratic innovations, and representation beyond democracy.
Registration via e-mail to Sofia Bollo (democracystudies at ipz.uzh.ch<mailto:democracystudies at ipz.uzh.ch>).

27-28 June 2025
Inequality and Deliberation Summer School<https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/summer-school-2025.html>
Main Building UZH KOL
The “Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies” and the “Deliberative Democracy Summer School” series join forces to create a premier event in Switzerland for PhD students committed to exploring the depths of deliberative democracy in theory and practice. The 2025 Summer School promises rich insight into deliberation, encompassing a broad array of subfields, including democratic theory, public opinion, political communication, political psychology and more. The 2025 Summer School places special emphasis on the interplay between inequality and deliberation, examining not only how inequalities affect deliberation but also how deliberative and participatory tools can be harnessed to address existing disparities. Speakers include Cristina Lafont, Northwestern University; John Dryzek, University of Canberra; Thamy Pogrebinschi, Berlin Social Science Center; Edana Beauvais, Simon Fraser University; Jean Benoit Pilet, Université Libre de Bruxelles. The programme poster is attached. Applications instructions<https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/application-instructions.html>. Deadline: 28 February 2025.
Monday 27 June
h. 16:00 KEYNOTE Cristina Lafont, Northwestern University Deliberative Minipublics and the Struggle for Political Equality
h.17:30 ROUNDTABLE with Céline Colombo, Office for Participation, Canton of Zurich; John Gastil, Penn State University; André Bächtiger University of Stuttgart; Fabian Reidinger State Ministry Baden-Württemberg
Thanks for your interest. We hope to see you at one of the events, and we wish you a productive year 𓆙.

Best Regards,

Daniel Kübler, Director - Doctoral Programme Democracy Studies
Sofia Bollo, Manager - Doctoral Programme Democracy Studies


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