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Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal.bsky.social · Sep 5

📸 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 👇

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Sonia Bussu @sbussu.bsky.social · Aug 8

Amen

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Tuition fees are rising again and nobody is happy – it’s time to actually fix our broken university sector | Zoe Williams

The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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European Political Science Review @epsrjournal.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Berghahn Books @berghahnbooks.bsky.social · Jul 24

The latest OPEN ACCESS issue of Theoria is live!

View the TOC and more for this special issue, "Democratic Assemblage: Experiencing Democracy Beyond Systems and Design" here: mailchi.mp/berghahnbook...

Guest Edited by @hansasenbaum.bsky.social and @sbussu.bsky.social

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Willy De Backer BE @art4theark.bsky.social · Jul 23

Democracy research meets #assemblage theory - an absolute must-read special issue of @theoriasa.bsky.social
@sbussu.bsky.social @hansasenbaum.bsky.social
@cchwalisz.bsky.social
#deliberativedemocracy #posthuman
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INLOGOV @inlogov.bsky.social · Jul 1

We're set up at #LGAConf25 - please pop over to stand A24 to say hello!

This year we're focussing on citizen engagement, updated 21st Century Councillor and Public Servant research, and the last chance to levy-fund our Senior Leader apprenticeship.

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Sonia Bussu @sbussu.bsky.social · Jun 21

The problem with AI is of course capitalism. This is from 'Empire of AI' by Karen Hao

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Journal of Deliberative Democracy @delibdemjournal.bsky.social · Jun 13

Our Digest editor & JDD co-editor Lucy Parry is in the house! 🎉

Captured here working hard on submissions, w/ editor @hansasenbaum.bsky.social & ed. assistant @olivemendoza.bsky.social at the @deldemucan.bsky.social 🇦🇺

We missed you @franziskamaier.bsky.social, Hannah Werner, @sbussu.bsky.social!

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Yanina Welp @welpita.bsky.social · May 23

www.ara.cat/opinio/llei-...
Catalunya té una assignatura pendent: aprovar la seva llei de participació ciutadana. www.ara.cat/opinio/llei-...
@ara.cat @colpiscat.bsky.social @decidim.org @oliverescobar.bsky.social @jlmarti.bsky.social @adrianbua.bsky.social @sbussu.bsky.social

La llei que Catalunya té pendent

En temps de desconfiança envers les institucions, parlar de participació ciutadana pot semblar una aposta arriscada. Però precisament per això cal més que mai disposar d’eines que enforteixin la democ...

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INSPIRE @horizon-inspire.bsky.social · May 14

Don't miss our expert panel discussion on creativity, play and democracy on Thursday, May 29th at 1pm GMT. Watch the video to see the full line-up and register here: t.co/yjvq7XgaIN

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Hans Asenbaum @hansasenbaum.bsky.social · May 14

Participatory democracy and participatory research share common principles but are often treated as separate domains. Our new paper brings them together.

🙏 @sbussu.bsky.social @oliverescobar.bsky.social scobar.bsky.social @clodaghharris.bsky.social

OA 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S175...

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Yanina Welp @welpita.bsky.social · May 14

💥Join us for this online event to talk about populism and citizen participation in Latin America.
🎤 Chair: @sbussu.bsky.social
🗓️ Thu, 22 May 2025 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-will-o... @unibirmingham.bsky.social

The Will of the People -Populism and Citizen Participation in Latin America

An event organised by the research group Publics & Power at the Department of Public Administration and Policy, University of Birmingham

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INSPIRE @horizon-inspire.bsky.social · May 12

Meet Sonia Bussu, one of the experts presenting at our upcoming webinar on May 29th. Sonia offers a sneak peek of what to expect in this short clip. Register here: tinyurl.com/INSPIREdemoc... #InspireDemocracy #PDD #Inclusion @sbussu.bsky.social

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Prof Nic Cheeseman @fromagehomme.bsky.social · May 9

Is it time to rethink democracy to consider more than just humans?

That is the though-provoking topic of the latest People, Power, Politics Podcast

@sbussu.bsky.social and @hansasenbaum.bsky.social‬

A great start to your weekend ...

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Sonia Bussu @sbussu.bsky.social · Apr 25

More young women are voting Green than young men sympathising with Reform. 'It pays to listen to people sitting quietly at the back, not just the ones screaming in your face'
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@alicekoubova.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social this might be of interest

We obsess over the angry young men going Reform. But what of the anxious young women going Green? | Gaby Hinsliff

Desire for a politics that cares about global and local injustice is sharpening the political gender divide, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Sonia Bussu @sbussu.bsky.social · Apr 15

This morning at #psa2025 @rikkidean.bsky.social @nicolinakirby @nigriveloso.bsky.social @alicekoubova.bsky.social - join us to talk about democratic resilience and resistance @psapdd.bsky.social

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 7

🥳OUT NOW #OA:“TRANSMISSIONS, DECISIONS, DISCOURSES” (w/ C. Deppe)
proposes a #conceptual & #methodological framework for assessing “communicative flows” in democratic systems: How to study diverse forms of (diverse) #demminnos’ #impact(s) on policymaking (over time)?
➡️ doi.org/10.1111/spsr...

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Dimitri Courant @dimitricourant.bsky.social · Apr 14

PDD Panel 1 - Paper 4

"The Field of Participation: A Bourdieusian Analysis of Participatory Democracy"

@adrianbua.bsky.social (@uab.cat ), Sadiya Akram, @sbussu.bsky.social (@unibirmingham.bsky.social), Patricia Garcia Espin (U Granada)

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Dimitri Courant @dimitricourant.bsky.social · Apr 14

#PSA2025 first panel of @psapdd.bsky.social "Frontiers of Deliberative and Participatory Theory".
With William Smith, Imogen Bayfield, Rod Dacombe @rod-dacombe.bsky.social , Sadiya Akram, Sonia Bussu @sbussu.bsky.social , & Lucas Veloso @nigriveloso.bsky.social .
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · Mar 28

Attending PSA25 - the conference schedule and programme are now online to view. The Delegate Guide and conference app will be shared with attendees soon.

More: buff.ly/815Qopy

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PD Dr Dannica Fleuss @dannicafleuss.bsky.social · Apr 7

Cheers André Baechtiger, @johndryzek.bsky.social, @sbussu.bsky.social, Lala Muradova, Jane Suiter, @oliverescobar.bsky.social, workshop participants at @ecpr.bsky.social JS, @psapdd.bsky.social & @deldemucan.bsky.social for feedback & support with what over time became our “toddler paper” 😉🙏🏽

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Katy Rubin @katyrubin.bsky.social · Mar 15

My copy arrived! 🎉 Thrilled to have co-written a chapter in this new book from Bloomsbury on Performance and Social Justice, with Malaika Cunningham and Sarah Woods. Let's 'disrupt the tone of voice within deliberative democracy' - more radical fun! 🔥

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

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Ian O'Flynn @delibnet.bsky.social · Mar 3

Politics early view: Asenbaum on "A multiperspectival approach to democratic theory: Five lessons for democratic innovations." journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · Mar 1

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org

We're not done yet | 18F

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