Archive: 2024

7 September 2024

The Representation–Deliberation Nexus: Rethinking Democratic Interactions

On 7 September 2024, Dario Castiglione (University of Oslo) presented the paper “The Representation–Deliberation Nexus” at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in Philadelphia, USA. The…

7 September 2024

Audience Power and the Configuration of Political Representation

On 7 September 2024, Eline Severs (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) presented the paper “Audience Power and the Configuration of Political Representation” at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science…

7 September 2024

What Does “Representative Ecology” Do that “Deliberative Systems” Don’t?

On 7 September 2024, Dario Castiglione (University of Exeter) presented the paper “What Does ‘Representative Ecology’ Do that ‘Deliberative Systems’ Don’t?” at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science…

16 August 2024

Panel on “Designing for the future of representative democracy” at the ECPR General Conference 2024

A REDIRECT-related panel examining the future of representative democracy was held at the European Consortium for Political Research General Conference 2024. The panel was chaired by John Erik Fossum…

14 August 2024

Representative Disconnect among Vulnerable Brussels Youth

On 14 August 2024, Kevin Mayvaert (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) presented a paper at the ECPR General Conference at University College Dublin, titled “Representative Disconnect among Vulnerable Brussels Youth”. The…

14 August 2024

From Rules to Roles: Rethinking Elite Surveys and Political Representation

On 14 August 2024, Sergio Martini, Paolo Marzi, Luca Verzichelli, and Greta Comedini (University of Siena) presented their paper “From rules to roles, from locus to focus: A…

14 August 2024

Representing the Future? How Young MPs Speak for Young People

On 14 August 2024, Magdalena Góra, Elodie Thevenin, and Katarzyna Zielińska (Jagiellonian University) presented their paper “Representing the Future? A Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Representation of the…

14 August 2024

Thematic session on “The Future of Representative Democracy” at the ECPR General Conference 2024

A REDIRECT researcher, John Erik Fossum, chaired a thematic session on “The Future of Representative Democracy” at the European Consortium for Political Research General Conference 2024 in Dublin. The…

14 August 2024

(Un-)Doing Democracy: Populism, Body Politics, Authenticity, and Gender

A REDIRECT research paper by Eline Severs was presented at the European Consortium for Political Research General Conference 2024 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference provided an opportunity for scholars…