New publication on citizen forums: We highlight the risks of exclusion, elite cherry-picking, and limited public awareness, and argue that such forums should be viewed as one component of a broader healthy “discursive infrastructure” rather than a panacea for democratic decline. Link below ⬇️

🚀 How do citizens imagine their future democracy – on Mars and on Earth? Using large survey experiments in the US and Germany, we explore how people envision democratic governance with and without path dependencies 🪐 Read the preprint here ➡️ osf.io/preprints/so...

We were happy to welcome @lalamur.bsky.social who gave a brilliant talk on the impact of political talk about feminism when dating 💘 Future research projects and collaborations were also discussed 🤝 - stay tuned! 🤩

Thank you, Stuttgart, for such a wonderful time! Special thanks to DDME team @demolabs.bsky.social with @franziskamaier.bsky.social @seraphinearnold.bsky.social & André Bächtiger! 💜

Ep. 9 out now! 🚀 Keith speaks with Prof. André Bächtiger of (@Uni_Stuttgart) about reimaging democracy from scratch on #Mars and if it would impact democratic systems on Earth! 🎧 Tune in now! #democracydifferently

Unsere neue Ausgabe zum Thema #parteiendemokratie ist online! Mit Texten von @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social, Uwe Jun, @theresmatthiess.bsky.social, M. Koß, M. Münkler, A. Bächtiger et al. und @lianebednarz.bsky.social. Morgen gedruckt im "Parlament" @hib.bundestag.de. www.bpb.de/shop/zeitsch...

🚨My small book with @cambridgeuppolisci.bsky.social on timely #empathy #politics is online and I can't be happier! 🚨 shorturl.at/jZyPz *The manuscript can be accessed freely for the next 2 weeks!* The book builds on my PhD thesis, defended @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

Today we had a joint meeting with our group and @demolabs.bsky.social to talk about current projects! We never thought about democracy on Mars - Thanks for the visit!

Yesterday, the wonderful Lea Kaftan @dielea.bsky.social shared her valuable insights on how authoritarianism and populism shape citizens' support for democracy and are linked to vote choice 🗳️🔍

👋 Hi, we have just migrated here from you know where. Give us a follow for news and events about democratic innovations. We are currently putting together our newsletter, so if you have publications or events you want us to share, put them in the replies.

In 2024, we connected with decision-makers: André Bächtiger and @seraphinearnold.bsky.social spoke to the EU Committee of the Regions in Brussels, we participated in the Deutschlandmonitor event on social cohesion at the Federal Chancellery, and visited the Federal Parliament of Baden-Württemberg.

Look back at 2024 with us💁: Our team travelled to several conferences (like the Deliberative Democracy Summer School in Canberra, ECPR Joint Sessions, EPSA), and workshops (on methods, and democratic preferences). @vanessaschwaiger.bsky.social @seraphinearnold.bsky.social @anjarieker.bsky.social

Hello! 🦋👋We are the democracy research unit at the University of Stuttgart. Follow us for insights into our research on democratic preferences, democratic reform, and the future of democracy. 👇📚☕

This week we hosted André Bächtiger and the ERC project Designing Democracy on Mars and Earth at @unisg.ch for a 2-day workshop 🤓 with our SNF project Varieties of Expertise (with @amberzen.bsky.social and Pradeep Krishnan). We had rich discussions on what citizens want from their democracies 🗳️,

The call for panels and papers for #ecprgc2024 in vibrant Dublin is officially OPEN! @ecpr.bsky.social @lalamur.bsky.social and I co-convene the Democratic Innovations section, endorsed by the fabulous DemoInno Standing Group. Submit your proposals until Jan 18! Details: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Polish elections are big for the EU – but what do 👉Polish citizens👈 think about EU integration after an era of Eurosceptic government? We ran a survey just before the election. Indeed, most Poles prefer intergovernmental solutions though there is also support for federal ones.

What conditions have led to successful uptake of minipublic recommendations? Join this Participedia event with @seraphinearnold.bsky.social, André Baechtiger and Julien Vrydagh on 26 October at 4 pm CEST. #citizensassembly

What conditions have led to successful uptake of minipublic recommendations? We're excited to present our work in the Participedia Governance Seminar Series next week! Tune in if you're interested 👇 www.eventbrite.ca/e/participat... Polisky

Who should be entitled to political rights? Our research on deliberating on the boundaries of the demos is out with EJPR as OpenAccess Polisky We find that deliberation does not lead to more progressive views on non-citizen enfranchisement. Why? ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....