Changing the way we think — and appreciating new perspectives — can be a complex and vulnerable process. Drawing from her research into social media as a space for sharing marginalised narratives, Friedel Marquardt presents the online 'grace space' to safely foster transformative conversations around new ideas
Jean-Paul Gagnon’s endeavour has great potential for bringing unknown or ignored definitions to the fore. However, Friedel Marquardt argues, we hinder understanding and cut its empowering potential short if the communities these definitions are about do not get a chance to speak about their democracies
Research Assistant, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Centre for Environmental Governance / Sessional Academic, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
Friedel recently completed her PhD titled 'Connected, but Excluded: Social Media and Public Sphere Engagement of First Nations People in Australia'.
Her research interests lie in participatory governance, political communication and how new understandings of ourselves and society lead to enhanced democratic engagement.
She has taught and convened many politics units, mainly focusing on public policy.
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