a few words with Adam Boulton in London about the idea of monitory democracy, why referenda should be used sparingly & why elections are no longer the heart & soul of democracy bit.ly/2QZbgvX

LIVE investigative journalist 💧Michael West in conversation with Christine Milne AO on #Corporatocracy SSPS pscp.tv/w/bsT4ZDF4TlFh…

Corporates are the real leaners says Christine Milne AO #corporatocracy 💧Michael West

Full house on a humid Sydney night for #Corporatocracy with 💧Michael West and Christine Milne AO

Applications are now open for the FASS/WZB research exchange for 2019! The exchange gives researchers the opportunity to collaborate on key research projects, events & teaching, as well as providing them with a rich cultural experience. More info: bit.ly/2A9iNkA

So it is possible for academic research to become integrated with efforts for policy change and reform 'on the ground'. Well done Max Grömping 👏👏

In a Sydney CISS guest lecture on Libya’s 2011 uprising UT Austin’s Alan J. Kuperman will cover news reporting, intelligence gathering, national security policymaking, and humanitarian intervention. Wed 12 Dec, 1pm. All welcome! University of Sydney Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences whatson.sydney.edu.au/events/publish…

Hosted by SSSHARC at Sydney and Dr susan banki, this public lecture on 6/2/2019 by Dr Nick Van Hear will reflect on a new solution to #refugee and #migration challenges - #Refugia. Register: bit.ly/2Byrwxc

Applications close for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences & WZB research exchange on 4 March! Don't miss out. More info here: bit.ly/2A9iNkA

Dear people of #Perth, I’ll be giving this lecture on Wed 16 Jan at UWA (Centre for Muslim States and Societies). From Khashoggi’s murder to the Mohamed Salah effect, exploring developments in how Mid East authoritarianism is enforced & the public's heterogeneous ways of countering it bit.ly/2syL0hv

A way out of the current refugee impasse? Join Nick Van Hear of University of Oxford's Centre on Migration,Policy & Society COMPAS at University of Sydney Wed 6 Feb to examine COMPAS proposal of a common polity: transnational and governed by refugees & migrants themselves eventbrite.com.au/e/reflecting-o…

What actually is populism? And why does it have a bad reputation? theconversation.com/what-actually-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Chantal Mouffe, fair-weather friend of democracy, reveals again just how deeply attached she is to Carl Schmitt’s view of politics as conflict, fear, violence & power over others CSDWestminster Dibyesh Anand 🏳️‍🌈 Matthias Lievens Matthew Flinders Enrique Krauze bit.ly/2RIS59m

Mouffe:’conflict is the driving force of democracy’..’politics are emotion, passion’..’not interested in normative political theory’..fair-weather democrats treat democracy not as a universal remedy for abusive power but as a mere sub-set of friend/enemy politics Timothy Snyder

.⁦Sydney Ideas⁩ Don Watson on our ironies, our bullshit in 45 characters, our abuse of language

Media@Sydney: Digital Rights in an Age of Surveillance AI pscp.tv/w/b1CkQjExNzY5…

In Australia only 15 percent of panellists are women. At #usyd, we're making a pledge and taking the lead in gender diversity. bit.ly/2VOYa6r

With the latest #BrexitVote rejected & a no-deal #Brexit vote on the cards, it's lucky we have Brexit experts Kalypso Nicolaidis from University of Oxford & Simon Tormey speaking tomorrow night! Register now to hear their cutting edge analysis as events unfold: bit.ly/2TH5802

Universal jurisdiction: How Germany fills a gap in the international prosecution of war crimes. In our latest #LawLog piece, @MelindaRankin explains how state and non-state actors work together to bring Syrian war crimes to trial. 👉 bit.ly/2F8m72Y #CIJA #ECCHRBerlin

What do Australia's alt-right fringe groups actually want? Jordan McSwiney talks to Lisa Millar on the World Today abc.net.au/radio/adelaide… WZB WZB Democracy