A bottom-up perspective on democratic innovations in Italy | European Political Science | Cambridge Core A bottom-up perspective on democratic innovations in Italy

New study out by Donatella della Porta and myself on #democraticinnovations in Italy. A stagnant national arena alongside lively regional, local, and movement-driven initiatives. 🤓
Available OA www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

🟡 We're saving some of the most exciting announcements for last - find out more about our upcoming book with Routledge:

🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/book-an...

#incitedem #democracy #democraticinnovations

➡️ The podcast is sponsored by INCITE-DEM and the INSPIRE project, as well as the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. It is produced by @robertofalanga.bsky.social at Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa.

#podcast #incitedem #democracy #democraticinnovations

Read more about our research:
🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/strengt...

#democraticinnovations #democracy #trust

Strengthening the EU through Democratic Innovation | INCITE-DEM

Discover all about our final conference, our research and the insights that were presented:

🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/strengt...

#democraticinnovations #democracy #trust

🟡 Can democracy evolve with citizens at the wheel?

Read all about our final conference, our research and the insights that were presented:
🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/strengt...

#democraticinnovations #democracy #trust

Join us at our Closing Event: Shaping the Future of Democracy! | INCITE-DEM

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁?

Find out more about the program and register now:

🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/join-us...

#incitedem #democracy #democraticinnovations

📚 Papers are in the making for the SI on #democraticinnovations "Reinventing Democracy in the Low Countries: Evidence, Insights, and Next Frontiers in Democratic Innovations Research" guest edited by E Paulis, D Talukder & @takesipma.bsky.social. Expect a thick issue!

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#twin4dem #democraticinnovations #research #directdemocracy | TWIN4DEM Glad to highlight the announcement of an upcoming book by Clara Egger and Raul Magni-Berton, to be published in Spring 2026. The book challenges the taken-for-granted limits of representative democra...

Glad to highlight the announcement of an upcoming book by Clara Egger and Raul Magni-Berton, to be published in Spring 2026.

Check our LinkedIn post to learn more!

#TWIN4DEM #DemocraticInnovations #Research #DirectDemocracy

In the final session of the final INCITE DEM event (12.30pm), @olivertreib.bsky.social, @canersimsek.bsky.social & I will present findings on dimensions of #inclusiveness that make people more/less willing to participate in & accepting the results of #democraticinnovations. 1/2

🟡 As INCITE-DEM draws to a close, we would like to invite everyone who followed us on this journey to its grand final: our closing event, 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆.

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#incitedem #democracy #democraticinnovations

🎈 Why elected elites might reach for democratic innovations Elected politicians face rising mistrust, gridlock, and citizen disengagement. In their research, Şule Yaylaci, Edana Beauvais and Mark E. Warren show how democratic innovations can help elites tackle...

🎈#RepresentativeDisconnect No.5
@suleyaylaci.bsky.social, Edana Beauvais & Mark E. Warren show how #DemocraticInnovations help elites tackle inclusion gaps, agenda-setting dilemmas and decision-making deadlocks.
The authors also highlight the risks of co-optation & #DemocracyWashing
👇 bit.ly/4paqmOh

Ep.06: Why critical political economy? - with Adrian Bua

Check out the most recent episode of the Democratic Innovations podcast!

This episode explores the theme of civic participation through the lens of the structural inequalities in society.

open.spotify.com/episode/2NVW...

#INSPIRE #DemocraticInnovations #CriticalPoliticalEconomy #Participation

🚨New INCITE-DEM webinar!

𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 - how can we make sense of complex data on democratic innovations?

📅 Wednesday, November 19th
⌚ 12:00 – 13:00 CET
🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/0dwyEbXvMT
#incitedem #democraticinnovations #webinar

Is a polis lifestyle sustainable nowadays? | INCITE-DEM

Read all about the Interactive Forum that took place in Bologna in our latest blog:

🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/is-a-po...

#incitedem #democraticinnovations #democracy #participation

One week left to submit your abstract for the special issue on Democratic Innovations !

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Exploring Democratic Innovations | INCITE-DEM

Read all about the Interactive Forum that took place in Ljubljana in our latest blog:

🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/explori...

#democraticinnovations #incitedem #democracy

Read all about the Interactive Forum that took place in Groningen in our latest blog:
🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/explori...

#incitedem #democraticinnovations #democracy #participation

What does #democraticgovernance look like in the context of emergencies? 🚨

Re-sharing Mikko Värttö's research on deliberative mini-publics organised globally in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at #democraticinnovations in emergencies👇

OPEN ACCESS: delibdemjournal.org/article/id/1...

Opening Up? Adoption of Open Science Practices in Democratic Innovation Research | PS: Political Science & Politics | Cambridge Core Opening Up? Adoption of Open Science Practices in Democratic Innovation Research

a new article, friends!

on #democraticinnovations and #opensciencepractices!

a thread will follow at some point!

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Lisbon Interactive Forum: Exploring Democratic Innovations | INCITE-DEM

🟡 6 Democratic Innovation models are scrutinized by decision makers to see if they would stand the test of real-word democracy.

Read all about the Interactive Forum that took place in Lisbon in our latest blog:

🔗 incite-dem.eu/news/1882/

#democraticinnovations #incitedem

🌱 Big democratic impact grows from small seeds! The #DemocraticInnovations or seeds help you in the process of imagining a better 2040!

In #YouthDecide2040 workshops, these #Seeds inspire new ways to strengthen democracy locally & beyond!

🌐 👉 Explore them here: shorturl.at/5l1Si

📸 Sharing some snapshots from the JDD’s participation at the ECPR #DemocraticInnovations Standing Group Reception!

Check out the key points from our editor @sbussu.bsky.social's speech at the event 👇

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Institutional Epistemology and Extreme Inequality Institutional Epistemology and Extreme Inequality: Knowledge and Governance in a Non-ideal World provides an account of the fundamental design of an institution…

#philosophy #politicalepistemology #democraticinnovations #polsky
www.bloomsbury.com/us/instituti...

INCITE-DEM webinar: Democracy Reimagined: Historical Insights of Democratic Innovations in Europe Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

It’s a valuable source for some historical context in this field and for finding out more about the framework and the methodology of our research.

Watch the webinar here:
📺 tinyurl.com/bdzkeew5

You can find the full Historical Review on ZENODO:
🔗 tinyurl.com/2e28wcn9

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What patterns of #democraticinnovations can be observed among #digitaldemocracy innovations in #LatinAmerica during COVID-19 ?

🚩ICYMI: Valesca Lima takes us through 🇧🇷🇦🇷🇪🇨
➡️ citizen engagement
➡️ democratic resilience
➡️ e-participation

delibdemjournal.org/article/id/1...

🟡 The #INCITEDEM library is growing!

Visit now to read our newest publication:

Varieties of Citizen Engagement? The Institutional Design of Deliberative Innovations in Europe in Comparative Perspective

Find all of our articles here:
📝 incite-dem.eu/1495-2/

#democraticinnovations

Public Deliberation or Popular Votes? Measuring the Performance of Different Types of Participatory Democracy There is a growing body of empirical research on democracies with strong or weak deliberative and/or direct democratic features. But how do these features affect the performance of a country? How d...

A study asking if deliberative and direct democratic traits are tied to better performance in democracy (accountability and support by its citizens), social equality and system efficiency (non-corruption; economic performance).
#Polisky #Polsci #DemocraticInnovations
OA: doi.org/10.1080/0034...

Postdoctoral Fellowships The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships is a three year award made to an annual cohort of outstanding early career researchers in the humanities or social sciences.

🚨🚨🚨@britishacademy.bsky.social is inviting proposals for postdoctoral fellowships in Social Sciences. Do reach out if you would like to conduct a postdoc research with me on #politicalemotions #empathy #democraticinnovations #politicalcom at SouthamptonU.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/post...

The first Forum just wrapped in Lisbon. 16 public officials gathered to debate your visions for systemic change.

🌱 Curious what those ideas look like? Stay tuned, as we will present them in detail in the following weeks!

#Democracy #democraticinnovations #incitedem