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Democratic Innovations

🎈 How public consultations can spark local innovation 

February 6, 2026

Digital governance and the 'good' digital citizen in Hungary 

January 21, 2026

🎈 How a student citizens' assembly in France is reshaping a Parisian university 

January 12, 2026

🎈 Why elected elites might reach for democratic innovations 

December 30, 2025

Relational design for democracy and governance

July 25, 2025
June 6, 2025

๐Ÿ’Š The power of social models for teaching democratic politics

Titus Alexander Our models of higher education have polarising effects. Titus Alexander argues that we need to learn from Nordic models of adult education and recognise teaching as a form of scholarship to help citizens renew democracy Read more
April 25, 2025

The democratic purpose of social media: empowering civil society

Markus Patberg Many are calling for for reforms to social media platforms that will strengthen their democratic function. But to meaningfully reshape online platforms, we first need to determine their democratic purpose. Our goal, argues Markus Patberg, should be to empower civil society Read more
October 30, 2024

๐Ÿ’Š The power of a good example: social models offer the best future for political science

Titus Alexander Academic political science is a cottage industry compared with tendentious large-scale social experiments conducted by big businesses, governments and election strategists. Titus Alexander argues that political scientists need to recognise the power of institutions as social models and real-time experiments to help people solve problems and meet their needs better. Read more
July 23, 2024

๐Ÿ’Š Opportunities and potential pitfalls of AI-supported democracy

Henrik Skaug Sรฆtra Democracy is facing serious challenges. Some are contemplating whether artificial intelligence (AI) could help revitalise it. AI is, after all, heralded as the solution to a broad range of social and political challenges. Henrik Skaug Sรฆtra argues that AI does indeed offer some hope, but also serious potential pitfalls Read more
June 19, 2024

๐Ÿ”ฎ Populist attitudes as thermometers of democratic quality

Marie-Isabel Theuwis Populist attitudes are responsive to perceived improvements in the democratic system. Marie-Isabel Theuwis and Rosa Kindt argue that this makes them a useful means to measure democratic quality Read more

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