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
PhD Candidate, University of Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society / Research Assistant, Centre of Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance
Friedel's PhD thesis explores to what extent social media can empower marginalised communities.
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