🎈 How opposition MPs survive in electoral autocracies In countries experiencing democratic backsliding, opposition MPs must confront not only the crisis of political representation but also structural constraints that limit their influence. Drawing on re...

🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.8
📉 Based on @eepolitics.bsky.social research, Annamária Sebestyén argues that in #Hungary + other countries experiencing #DemocraticBacksliding, 💭 opposition MPS must develop innovative strategies to remain politically relevant.
👉️ bit.ly/4uO5WPr

🎈 How public consultations can spark local innovation Valesca Lima argues that Irish local authorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement. However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking and toward genuine co-des...

🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.7
📑 @valescal.bsky.social argues that Irish #LocalAuthorities tend to treat public participation as a formal administrative requirement.
✅️ However, by moving beyond performative box-ticking + toward genuine co-design, we can bridge the trust gap.
👉 bit.ly/4tsBolB

🎈 How a student citizens' assembly in France is reshaping a Parisian university A pioneering new deliberative democracy project invites university students, faculty and administrative staff to develop transformative measures to future-proof their institution against social and en...

🎈No.5 Émilie Frenkiel introduces a pioneering #DeliberativeDemocracy project inviting university students & staff to develop measures to future-proof their institution against social and environmental challenges, bridging the #RepresentativeDisconnect between citizens & institutions bit.ly/4jBg7Bn

🎈 Who elected Mark Rutte? Representation as political engagement In his introductory piece for this series, Luca Verzichelli asked whether we can re-establish a connection between political institutions and citizens. Dario Castiglione suggests we can. But first, we...

🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.4
🔗 Can we re-establish the connection between political institutions + citizens?
🔃 Dario Castiglione says we must first rethink democratic representation as a process of mutual engagement; then re-imagine its political practices + institutions.
👉 bit.ly/4pXC3ta

🎈 When do citizens tolerate democratic violations? Lessons from Hungary’s pandemic emergency Zsófia Papp and Godfred Bonnah Nkansah show that during Covid-19, Hungarians judged the quality of democracy less by procedural norms and more by government performance. Their findings reveal when cit...

🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.3
😷 Zsófia Papp & Godfred Bonnah Nkansah show that during #C19, Hungarians judged the quality of democracy more by government performance. Their findings reveal when citizens in backsliding regimes accept violations of democratic standards.
👉 bit.ly/3N2Fkse

🎈 Why we shouldn't give up on representative democracy just yet Luca Verzichelli explores the crisis of democratic representation and the shrinking space for citizen-institution engagement. Launching a series on 'democratic disconnect', he calls for a new democrat...

🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.1
Launching a 🆕 series on 'democratic disconnect', Luca Verzichelli explores the crisis of democratic representation and calls for innovative solutions to reconnect actors, strengthen institutions + adapt democracy to 21st century challenges.
👉 bit.ly/4iT47ex