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

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

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...

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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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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!)

More riders of the deliberative wave

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?...

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!)

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”? 🥴✊🏽

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

📢Registrations are open for our upcoming Masterclass: Deliberative Democracy in Action on 14-16 May! 🎙Speakers have recently been announced, including some of our very own along with Janette Hartz-Karp and Nicole Hunter. 📅To find out more and register, head to www.delibdem.org/new-projects...

Grateful to @spsr.bsky.social for publishing latest article: Fleuß & Deppe: “Transmissions, Decisions, Discourses – A Methodological Framework for Measuring and Comparing Democratic Innovations’ Policy-Impact(s)” Now online: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @dannicafleuss.bsky.social

🚨New Publication!🚨 Thrilled to share our latest article co-authored with @dannicafleuss.bsky.social "Transmissions, Decisions, #Discourses – A Methodological Framework for Measuring and Comparing Democratic Innovations’ Policy-Impact(s)" @spsr.bsky.social 🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.1111/spsr...

#PSA25 is our 75th International Annual Conference. It has been generously supported by @sagepub.com @unibirmingham @AstonUniversity and @bjpols.bsky.social buff.ly/yqzLliD

🥳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...

Oregonians showed up yesterday to send the powerful message to Trump that we are speaking up and pushing back. There's a long road ahead, but cracks are starting to form in their attack on America. Huge thanks to everyone who showed up to push the pendulum back to a better America.

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Welcome to my new office at University of Nairobi’s main campus: still some improvisation, but a lovely view, even more lovely colleagues (1 of them turned out to be not just an accomplished political philosopher but also a novelist!)—and I am starting to create some creative “work chaos” 😅.