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Seminar Series

Join us in a conversation between leading researchers and practitioners working to strengthen democracy in Australia and beyond.  

 

Each session will feature a conversation and exchange between academic insights and practical experience, exploring innovative ideas, strategies, and solutions for addressing the challenges facing democracies today. The series aims to showcase the latest research insights and inspire practical approaches to strengthening democracy. 

 

Hosted by the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, this monthly hybrid seminar series is designed for both professionals and academics working in the fields of democracy and citizen engagement. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how research can enhance democratic practice and vice versa, while exploring current challenges that could benefit from further academic inquiry. All seminars will be recorded and made available on Centre’s YouTube Channel. To receive seminar updates, please join our mailing list by emailing us at delibdem@canberra.edu.au

Our upcoming session:

Enhancing democracy through creative practices

Tuesday 11 November, 7pm - 8pm, online

As the final seminar in our series, this session takes a more playful and imaginative turn. Dr Emanuela Savini, Practice Lead at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy teams up with Olivier Schulbaum and Nadia Nadesan from Platoniq who are joining us from Spain. Platoniq’s work bridges technology, participation, and collective creativity, pushing the boundaries of how citizens can co-design democratic futures.


Together, they’ll lead an interactive session exploring how creative practices can open up new ways of thinking about democracy - you can expect to be part of something interactive, reflective, and a little unexpected.


Don’t miss this one — it promises to end the series on a creative high.

Register here

Next in the series

Missed a session?

Below, you can watch our recorded seminars, including those hosted and co-hosted by the Centre since April 2020. To access past seminars, please visit our archives. If you have any questions about the seminar series, please contact our Seminar Coordinator, Ferdinand Sanchez II at ferdinand.sanchez@canberra.edu.au. 

Recorded Seminars

Democratic Innovation or Expensive Boondoggle? The value of mini-publics in theory and practice
Transforming Public Input into Policy Impact
Expanding the demos: how do non-humans have political agency?
Dear ChatGPT, what is Democracy?
In democratic practice, does research matter?
Tackling mis- and disinformation in democracy: A research-practice exchange
How deliberative is Australian democracy?
What can deliberative democracy learn from social movements?
How can we build a global deliberative democracy?
How can deliberative democracy challenge macho populism?
How should deliberative democracy respond to extremism?
Are everyday citizens competent deliberators?
Does deliberative democracy stand a chance in neoliberal times?
Are mini-publics enough to promote deliberative democracy?
Can deliberative democracy take root in settler colonial states?

Participedia Seminars

The Centre for Deliberative Democracy acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.

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