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Democratic Innovations

🎈 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

💊 The power of social models for teaching democratic politics

June 6, 2025

The democratic purpose of social media: empowering civil society

April 25, 2025
October 30, 2024

💊 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

💊 Opportunities and potential pitfalls of AI-supported democracy

Henrik Skaug Sætra 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 Sætra argues that AI does indeed offer some hope, but also serious potential pitfalls Read more
June 19, 2024

🔮 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
April 4, 2024

🔮 Chatbot politicians: who are they, and what is their connection to populism?

Silvija Vuković The idea that human politicians may one day be replaced by machines is no longer science fiction. Focusing on the political aspect of artificial intelligence, Silvija Vuković introduces the phenomenon of chatbot politicians, and discusses their connection to populism Read more
January 12, 2024

Engaging Chile’s neglected voters could have avoided constitutional defeat

Pedro Fierro The people of Chile have rejected two constitutional proposals in little more than a year. Why? Pedro Fierro reveals that there are areas in Chile where residents reject politics entirely. This sentiment transcends ideological divides, and may have significantly influenced both constitutional processes Read more

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