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This week we welcomed Alex Fischer (Australian Department of Home Affairs) and Max Grömping (Griffith University) to our Centre for a rich and insightful discussion on the relevance of democracy research for practice, moderated by Selen A. Ercan. Recording will be available soon!

OUT NOW‼️ Our latest Dispatch from 🇳🇱 highlights the work of Athena Institute & G1000.nu in embedding #deliberative dialogue within #science, enabling #citizens to influence research agendas. ⬇️ publicdeliberation.net/democratising-…

We were visited by Anthony J. Spires on Wednesday to share about his latest book "Everyday Democracy" that looks into youth engagement and democratic values in China. Thanks to Jordan McSwiney for moderating and Dakila Yee for his thoughtful contribution to the discussion.

Thanks to DelDemUCan , Jordan McSwiney, and Dakila Yee for the great conversation about #EverydayDemocracy. Hope to reconnect with all of you soon.

Make sure you register for our next Strengthening Democracy: A Research-Practice Exchange seminar where we will be joined by Reema Patel and James Muldoon for this discussion. 🧐Dear ChatGPT, what is democracy? 🗓️Tuesday 6 May, 6pm- 7pm 📍Online delibdem.org/seminar-series

📸We had the privilege of welcoming Associate Professor Lara Greaves from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington to learn more about her project on intersectionality in deliberative democracy and for a fascinating discussion. More about this exciting project can be found here: eu-ciembly.eu/en/project

ICYMI: Our Feb Digest featured a BIG IDEAS article💡 Marjan Horst Ehsassi & John Gastil engage in an exploration of #citizensassemblies, inspired by Marjan's new book, "Activated Citizenship." 🔊 publicdeliberation.net/activated-citi…

📢Registrations are open for our upcoming Masterclass: Deliberative Democracy in Action! 🎙Speakers have recently been announced, including some of our very own along with Janette Hartz-Karp and Nicole Hunter. 📅To find out more and register, head to delibdem.org/new-projects-g…

Looking for materials to include in your upcoming holiday reading list? Check out THEMATIC COLLECTIONS: 👉🏽 Deliberation Amid Deep Conflict 👉🏽 Youth Deliberation in Community 👉🏽 Climate Change and Deliberative Democracy ⬇️ delibdemjournal.org/collections/th…

It was a pleasure to meet Thet Zin Myint from QUT Digital Media Research Centre and learn about her PhD project exploring citizen-led news channels on Telegram in Myanmar and India, and their role in shaping political polarisation. A rich and timely conversation - thank you Thet and Katharina Esau!

Could the 'deliberative wave' be a product of ideological orientation? Rodrigo Ramis-Moyano & co explore the influence of party ideology on the actual commissioning of #deliberative #minipublics using OECD database in the last 4⃣ decades ⬇️delibdemjournal.org/article/id/155…

▶️ ICYMI: Catch the second seminar of our Strengthening Democracy: A Research-Practice Exchange series: In democratic practice, does research matter? With Dr Alex Fischer and @maxgroemping, moderated by Selen A. Ercan 📺 Watch the full seminar here: youtube.com/watch?v=Ji38c4…

Don't forget to register for our next Strengthening Democracy: A Research-Practice Exchange seminar where we are joined by Reema Patel and James Muldoon 🧐Dear ChatGPT, what is democracy? 🗓️Tuesday 6 May, 6pm- 7pm AEST 📍Online Register: delibdem.org/seminar-series

📣 Call for Participants 📣 Together with the Faculty of Arts and Design and Museum of Australian Democracy, we are convening a #deliberative workshop in Canberra to explore what belonging and #democracy mean in a multicultural society. Register here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🚨 Workshop alert! Join DelDemUCan TOMORROW for the third event of their monthly seminar series. 👏 📚 Dear ChatGPT, what is democracy? 📆 May 6 ⏰ 6pm-7pm AEDT 📍 Virtual Click the 🔗 to register! ⬇️ events.humanitix.com/dear-chatgpt-w…

⌛ There's still time to register for the Deliberative Democracy in Action Masterclasses! Places are limited, so get in quick! Join for one day or all three! 🎟️ View the program and register here: delibdem.org/new-projects-g…

OUT NOW: DISPATCH FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 🔔 Penelope Nortey, Sharon Boateng & Robert C. Richards Jr discuss how women in Sub-Saharan Africa are leading #climateaction by creatively addressing environmental and economic challenges at the local level. 👉🏽publicdeliberation.net/social-capital…

Participatory democracy and participatory research share common principles but are often treated as separate domains. Our new paper brings them together. I'm immensely grateful to my brilliant co-authors Sonia Bussu also on @[email protected], Citizen Participation - [email protected] and Clodagh Harris. 👉doi.org/10.1017/S17557…

💡 It's been a busy few days at the Centre with our #DeliberativeDemocracy Masterclass! 💬 Each day is filled with deep discussions, engaging activities and expert presentations from academics and practitioners. 🌟 A big thank you to our fabulous convener Emanuela Savini !

This week, we joined University of Canberra academics to meet with German Ambassador to Australia, H.E. Beate Grzeski, and Head of Science and Innovation, Julia Kaute, discussing collaborations with German universities on #deliberative engagement, #democraticresilience, and #innovations.