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INSPIRE Democracy held a policy roundtable on June 2nd! Creative methods, diverse perspectives. More updates coming soon!

It’s been fantastic having visitors from around the world at our Centre in recent weeks! Last week, we were delighted to welcome Conor Twyford from University of Canterbury, NZ. Conor’s research explores how young people’s voices can be better heard in climate decision-making.

📣 Reminder for TMRW’s webinar! Join UN Development and People Powered for the first session of a global webinar series on civic tech and digital innovation. 👀 📆 June 24, 2025 ⏰ 9am EDT | 3pm CEST 📍 Virtual via Zoom Click the 🔗 to register and learn more! peoplepowered.org/events-content…

#studentspotlight: Our PhD student Olivia Mendoza is presenting her work on the role of #emotions in democratic deliberation at local and international events. She will be at conferences in Melbourne, Zurich and Southampton. For more about Olive's work: delibdem.org/our-researcher…

NEW PAPER ALERT 💫 Using #participatorycriticalrhetoric, Philip Dalton explores how attentive #listening between government officials and Black leaders in Elgin, Illinois, shaped their response to a controversy over a public mural of a lynch mob. ⬇️ delibdemjournal.org/article/id/159…

It was a pleasure to host Prof Anthony Burke from UNSW Canberra for a book talk of his latest book, The Ecology Politic (MIT Press), co-authored with Dr Stefanie Fishel, presenting a bold reimagining of political life on a damaged planet. Open access here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monog…

While political ideology influenced the adoption of #ParticipatoryBudgeting in Europe, this new study shows no clear ideological pattern in the early adoption of #deliberative #minipublics 👇 🔖 LATEST from the Digest: publicdeliberation.net/does-party-ide… Available in: ➡️ Spanish ➡️ English

Here are some photo highlights from the 7th Deliberative Democracy Summer School, proudly co-hosted this year with the University of Zurich! Along with deep discussions, the time included a formalisation of our Centre's/University of Canberra research partnership with the University of Zurich.

📣 Call for Papers- International Conference 📣 We’re excited to announce our upcoming conference: "Democracy Reimagined: Advancing Democratic Resilience and Renewal" 🗓 17–18 November 2025 📍 University of Canberra, Australia 📥 Abstracts due by 8 August 2025 Details 👇

Mid-year appreciation post ❤️‍🔥 We're grateful to our amazing authors, brilliant editors, generous supporters, & supportive intellectual homes. 🙌 Without them, the JDD & Digest's commitment to fee-free, open access, high quality, & global publishing would not be possible.

Last week we held a deliberative workshop at Museum of Australian Democracy exploring how young people from multicultural backgrounds experience belonging in Australian society and democracy. Thank you to all the participants for their heartfelt and generous engagement throughout the day.

More snaps and a news article from our Deliberative Democracy Summer School! Co-hosted this year with the University of Zurich and where our Distinguished Professor John Dryzek was one of the keynote speakers: Read the article here: global.uzh.ch/en/global_un... 📸 Moritz Keller 🙏

We are proud to support the Participedia School on Digital Democracy: Exploring New Forms of Democratic Representation, Participation, and Governance in August, where Hans Asenbaum will bring his expertise on democracy in the digital era. More info: participedia.net/participediasc…

What are the opportunities & challenges of introducing Participatory Policy-making instruments at the local level? Florian Roth & co investigates ✅ stakeholder workshops ✅ Delphi surveys ✅ focus groups ✅ citizen panels in 🇧🇬🇬🇷🇪🇸🇨🇭 from 2021-2023 👉 delibdemjournal.org/article/id/160…

Explore our Faculty’s new Impact Booklet 👇 researchsystem.canberra.edu.au/ws/portalfiles… It showcases stories of how our research informs and shapes real-world practice, including three powerful impact stories from our Centre. 🙌 Shout out to thoughtful editors Selen Ercan and Inga Stebbing!

Join us for our next seminar "Expanding the Demos: How Do Nonhumans Have Political Agency?" where we'll explore what it means to include animals, plants, rivers, and other nonhuman entities in democratic life. Moderated by Lucy Parry Register here: events.humanitix.com/expanding-the-…

What's the relationship between care & other #democratic practices such as #deliberation or protests? 📌 ICYMI: Building on feminist care ethics, Markus Holdo considers questions of constructing more radically different spaces as questions of #care 👉delibdemjournal.org/article/id/163…

PhD scholarship to study citizens' agenda-setting in democratic theory University of Copenhagen Research Department of Political Science, UCPH - one more week to apply 🙋

🗳️ It's not too late to nominate for our prestigious Jean Blondel PhD Prize 🎓 ecpr.eu/prizes/jean-bl… 🏆 Awarded for the best doctoral thesis in politics 🏆 Prize fund £900 🏆 Deadline: 5 August 🏆 ECPR Member institutions are eligible #ECPRPrizes #ECPRMemberPerks #PolSci

Citizens, States and Societies is back for Semester 2! Convened by Hans Asenbaum and supported by our Centre's teaching team and tutor Raj Kaithwar, the research-driven unit provides an introduction to political sociology, delving into key debates of our time.