#RepresentativeDisconnect

The Loop

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1 month ago

🎈 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

The Loop

@ecprtheloop.bsky.social

2 months ago

🎈 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

The Loop

@ecprtheloop.bsky.social

2 months ago

🎈 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

The Loop

@ecprtheloop.bsky.social

2 months ago

🎈 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

The Loop

@ecprtheloop.bsky.social

3 months ago

🎈 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