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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · May 31

7 hour block seminars about #socialist, #deliberative, #particicipatory alternatives to #liberal #democracy with tough & determined students @uniheidelberg.bsky.social require some preparation. Last but not least: #coffee & #cigaretttes 😉

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · May 29

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · May 29

I’m being stereotypical, granted. But dining solo in my hotel I’ve noted a table forming stage left. Beautiful person after beautiful person arriving. Then they were joined by this red-haired fella in a sports jacket with creased trousers and brown shoes. You don’t have to loom far for the Irish 😊

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Lucy J Parry @lucyjparry.bsky.social · May 20

For my #Qmethod friends - new article by @dschlosberg.bsky.social and colleagues on methodological adaptations www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Q methodology and environmental social science: adapting Q for complexity and inclusion in environmental justice research

This paper details an application of Q methodology for a global environmental justice project, a novel use in terms of the scale and complexity of our research agenda. We provide a rationale for ou...

www.tandfonline.com

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · May 20

DCU's Prof Debbie Ging @debbieging.bsky.social said that masculinity influencers “target men and boys by manipulating anxieties about their physical appearance, about financial insecurity and about loneliness or mental health issues”.
Read in @independent.ie: launch.dcu.ie/4dnNJjb

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Prof David Farrell, UCD @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social · May 19

It’s so sad to read that @unamullally.bsky.social & her wife still face bigotry in Ireland. It’s awful that our long alphabet of progress (abortion, contraception, divorce, gay marriage) has ground to a hault. This govt seriously lacks ambition in this space.

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

Marriage equality 10 years on: A boy sees us hold hands and says ‘I f***ing hate gay people’

I miss the optimism and unforgettable beauty of that time, whatever ugliness came before or after

www.irishtimes.com

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Transparent Citizens Assemblies @edsurridge.bsky.social · May 8

For local democracy.
Try it making yourselves for more trust?

🔧 Prototype for local online polling:
Anonymous, checkable, open-source.
Vote by code, change it once, verify it’s counted.
Free to copy/use under #CC0
Details here:
#DelibWave #OpenDemocracyTools

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · May 20

www.timeshighereducation.com/news/smaller...

Smaller colleges ‘more at risk’ as Trump’s investigations expand

Increase in antisemitism probes targeting smaller colleges leaves institutions lacking the heft of Harvard exposed

www.timeshighereducation.com

PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 28

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 26

Well, #ElonMusk… as much as I aspire to be empathetic and “see the other side”: really cannot say that I’m feeling sorry for you—interesting take in
@newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 24

Always good to know where the priorities are while the planet 🌎 is (oftentimes literally) on fire 🔥 😢
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot

The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told us, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Joshua Livestro @joshualivestro.bsky.social · Apr 24

Thomas Friedman has a fever, and the only cure is more billionaires

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Apr 24

Why is this 'lazy'? Billionaires are looting the country right now
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/o...

Thomas L. Friedman

How I Describe Myself Politically These Days

So, then, what’s the right answer? I admire the fiery protest campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. I love their ability to get people out to push back on Trump’s destroy-America-in-100-days campaign. God bless them for that.

But when I listen to A.O.C. and Sanders, I don’t hear them solving for the future. So much of what they are about is lazily bashing billionaires, along with defending Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid from the Trump-Elon Musk chain saw. Please, save all of that.

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 24

Best advice I ever received (even made it into the Acknowledgment section of one of my monographs): “Honestly, Dannica, relax. Some things in life are really not about political theory. They are just about football” 😂😂

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Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social · Apr 24

Last year, the Paris City Council passed an important democratic milestone by adopting the first bill drafted by its permanent #CitizensAssembly.

In a new essay, @cchwalisz.bsky.social lays out the pioneering collaborative approach that brings citizens, politicians, and administrators together.

Democracy, Paris-style… How assemblies are changing laws

5 min read: In a new essay, Claudia Chwalisz unpacks the permanent Paris Citizens’ Assembly’s unique approach to transforming recommendations into law

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 21

Psyched to be invited to #APSA2025 —looking forward to speak at the roundtable about our (by then!) freshly published new book - THE SCIENCES OF THE DEMOCRACIES
✊🏽Let’s re-imagine democracy!!(uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci...) with J-P Gagnon, B Abrams et al @apsa.bsky.social @hansasenbaum.bsky.social

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Very British Problems @soverybritish.bsky.social · Apr 9

British meanings of “I'm fine”

1. I am actually fine, don’t worry
2. I’ll be fine in a minute, but please go away because you’re not helping
3. I've never been so cross
4. I think I’ve just broken my leg
5. My whole life has collapsed

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Antje Wiener @antjewiener.bsky.social · Apr 20

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#50501
#democracy #normalcontestation
@scripts-berlin.eu

Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda

Organizers call for 11 million people to march and rally in this weekend’s effort to ‘protect democracy’

www.theguardian.com

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 19

The SI is devoted to a critical assessment of existing (Eco-) #Environmental #Peacebuilding Models & developing #alternatives. Proud to feature contributions from all over the 🌎 —from #Africa to #Australia, #Europe, #America,… Cheers to the editors of “Alternatives”🙏🏽 journals.sagepub.com/home/ALT

Alternatives: Sage Journals

journals.sagepub.com

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 18

How can #grassroots movements & #deliberation contribute to interstate #peacebuilding?
Have a look at the preprint of our article (w/ J. Todd), w/illustrative cases from #Ireland & #Somaliland ➡️ tinyurl.com/h682sj9b
Our SI in #Alternatives (coedited w/ F. Onditi & A. Bah forthcoming soon!)

(PDF) Rethinking Peacebuilding Strategies with Deliberative Ideals to be published in Alternatives, special issue, in print

PDF | Many peacebuilding approaches strongly focus on vertical or “top-down” processes instigated by states and international actors. At the same time,... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

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Thorsten Sterk @thorstensterk.bsky.social · Feb 16

More riders of the deliberative wave

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thnx 🙏🏽—Yeah, I’m back on social after needing a break from Twitter/X and deciding to boycott #ElonMusk 😂

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Centre for Deliberative Democracy @deldemucan.bsky.social · Mar 13

Hello Bluesky 👋

🎬 Check out this short video to learn more about our mission and work!

🚶‍♀️🚶Follow us for news on deliberative democracy around the world!

youtu.be/9sN3wh-f1b8?...

Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance

YouTube video by University Of Canberra

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 18

@deldemucan.bsky.social
@davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social @psapdd.bsky.social @democracynet.bsky.social @mehrdemokratie.bsky.social @thorstensterk.bsky.social @janesuit.bsky.social @oliverescobar.bsky.social

PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 18

How can #grassroots movements & #deliberation contribute to interstate #peacebuilding?
Have a look at the preprint of our article (w/ J. Todd), w/illustrative cases from #Ireland & #Somaliland ➡️ tinyurl.com/h682sj9b
Our SI in #Alternatives (coedited w/ F. Onditi & A. Bah forthcoming soon!)

(PDF) Rethinking Peacebuilding Strategies with Deliberative Ideals to be published in Alternatives, special issue, in print

PDF | Many peacebuilding approaches strongly focus on vertical or “top-down” processes instigated by states and international actors. At the same time,... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...

tinyurl.com

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 18

Utterly disturbing! 🤯 Spelling errors aside: IF you’re #privileged enough to “disappear” for 1 month—let’s think: #ladies (& #gentlemen), the world is literally on fire (genocides, wars, famine, racism, sexism,...)
AND: WHO wants #women to #DISAPPEAR at all & WHY?
All of this for “face yoga”? 🥴✊🏽

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Apr 15

AOC: Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse. If he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror

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