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DemocracyNet, 3 months ago to democraticinnovations

Call for Applications: 10th Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies on "Democratic Backsliding"

September 9-13, 2024, University of Fribourg; organized by the Doctoral Programme Democracy Studies

Full program: https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/S3DS-2024.html

How to apply: https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/application-instructions.html

Deadline for application: April 30, 2024

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DemocracyNet, 3 months ago to videos

Our network now has a YouTube page, where you can find the video recordings of some of the public events we organized in the last few years, such as

Jane Mansbridge's public lecture "Recursive Representation in the Shadow of Populism"

and

Emanuela Ceva's public lecture on "Accountable Public Institutions"

Find it all here: https://www.youtube.com/@democracynet

@IPZ_ch @DeFacto @democraticinnovations @politicalscience @politicaltheory #UZH #Democracy #Representation #Accountability #videos

DemocracyNet, 6 months ago to Switzerland

Last Sunday, there was a big popular vote in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Asked whether the number of municipalities should be reduced from 20 to 3, voters said "no." Why? DemocracyNet member Michael Strebel provides a first analysis in this blog post: https://www.defacto.expert/2023/11/28/ist-die-appenzeller-grossfusion-auch-am-portemonnaie-gescheitert-es-gibt-indizien-dafuer/

@micastre @unibern @swissvotes @politicalscience @democraticinnovations #Switzerland #Schweiz #Suisse #AppenzellAusserrhoden #MunicipalMerger #FusionDeCommunes #GemeindeFusion #Referendum