How can deliberative democracy overcome the foundational myths of liberal democracies in settler colonial states?

Adele Webb frames this vital conversation:

Can deliberative democracy take root in settler colonial states?

Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=NxqXbA…

Inspiring discussions on digital spaces, power and identity. Thank you for the opportunity to present my book Technology, Power, and Domination Research Group Weizenbaum-Institut Jeanette Hofmann POLDI

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So good to see Azucena 🥰

Extinction Rebellion demands the introduction of a new deliberative institution, a climate Citizens’ Assembly. But what can be expected to change when the decision-making is once again left in the same hands?

Read the latest from Janette Huttunen

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'Including nature in deliberative processes and collective decision-making is one possible way to foster a relationship with nature based on interconnection and regeneration.'

Read the latest Journal of Deliberative Democracy

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In June, I'll be attending and presenting at @Participedia's Partners Conference, to be hosted at South Africa's very own University of the Western Cape. 🌍Exciting!

How can deliberative democracy listen to nonhumans?

Can deliberative democracy take root in settler colonial states?

ICYMI: You can catch the replay of our conversation series on our website.

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PODCAST ALERT 🎧

Our very own Nicole Curato talks about her 'deliberative democracy story' and reflects on her research findings in fragile communities in the RegenNarration podcast 🇦🇺

Listen now

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'Thailand Talks has successfully developed aspects of a deliberative thinking environment which enable conversation between individuals, a circumstance that would be unattainable otherwise and in which social hierarchy is disregarded'

Read more here 🇹🇭

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THIS WEEK: Our colleagues from Inst. for Democratic Engagement & Accountability are hosting The Global Innovations in Democracy: Parliamentary Exchange in Washington DC this week. Our very own Nicole Curato will be part of the exciting line-up of speakers.

Learn more here:

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The Citizens' Assembly School is happening in Washington DC this week.

Check out the programme put together by Federation for Innovation in Democracy - Europe 🌟

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This brings back wonderful memories 🫶

We're ending the week with a short film to look back at the 6th Deliberative Democracy Summer School that took place in #Canberra last February.

Check it out 👇

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'Civil discourse is about dialogue and decorum, but it’s also about confrontation and civil disobedience.'

Learn more about Timothy J. Shaffer's work here. Tim is the inaugural Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Chair of Civil Discourse at Univ. of Delaware 🇺🇸

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How can nonhumans participate in democracy?

Today, our very own Hans Asenbaum presented his work on More-than-human Democracy at Uni Copenhagen hosted by Lars Tonder & our former visitor Ingrid Brandt Jensen. Productive exchanges with David Schlosberg Sydney Environment Institute✨

Our friends from Stellenbosch University 🇿🇦 led by Damien du Preez created a Citizens' Assembly Working Group. Check out their website and connect with these wonderful people 🎉

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To friends in New Haven 🇺🇸

Our very own Nicole Curato will join Hélène Landemore & Kevin Elliott in this year's The Robert H. Litowitz Roundtable on the future of democracy.

Info here: epe.yale.edu/lectures

MARK YOUR CALENDARS 🗓️

14 May
9 am Edinburgh
6 pm Canberra

(Re-)emphasising the role of political economy in deliberative democracy.

A conversation featuring John Dryzek & Citizen Participation - [email protected] chaired by Nicole Curato

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OUT NOW 🔥 Order your copy of Deliberative Democracy for Diabolical Times by our very own John Dryzek and Democracy Research University Stuttgart André Bächtiger.

BOOK LAUNCH in Canberra on 2 Jul feat John Gastil in collaboration with MosaicLab. Info soon!

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Thank you to Prof Simone Chambers, Prof Hélène Landemore, and Distinguished Prof John Dryzek for an erudite, engaging, and enlivening conversation this am/pm. Check out the thread below. Recording will be on DelDemUCan YouTube soon. For more events visit: delibdem.org/the-cddgg-10th…

My favourite cross-over episode, featuring DelDemUCan and CEDAR!