New Episodes from the Visions of Representation Series

🎥 Visions of Representation – Exploring the Changing Nature of Political Representation | Exeter, United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | October 3, 2025

The Visions of Representation interview series, recorded by Andrew Schaap as part of the Horizon-funded Redirect Project, continues to feature world-leading scholars in democratic theory reflecting on how political representation is evolving today.

🎬 Latest Episodes:

1️⃣ Mihaela Mihai (University of Edinburgh) – Representative Claim-Making and Social Ignorance

2️⃣ Suzanne Dovi (University of Arizona) – Representation and Political Absence

3️⃣ Monica Brito Vieira (University of York) – Representing Silence in Politics

4️⃣ Anne Phillips (London School of Economics) – Revisiting the Politics of Presence

5️⃣ Mark Warren (University of British Columbia) – Incentives for Elected Representatives to Use Democratic Innovations

6️⃣ Nadia Urbinati (Columbia University) – The Need for Social Intermediation

7️⃣ Simone Chambers (University of California, Irvine) – Deliberative Democracy and the Digital Public Sphere

🧭 Together, these conversations map the frontiers of contemporary thought on representation — from the politics of absence and silence to the role of innovation and deliberation in renewing democratic life.

🔔 Stay tuned for more episodes and insights from the Visions of Representation series.

📅 Date: 3 October 2025

📍 Location: University of Exeter, United Kingdom

🤝 Partner: University of Exeter (UNEXETER)

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