Democratic Innovations

This podcast explores how democratic innovations are reshaping the landscape of citizen participation in response to the ongoing crisis in representative democracy.It is sponsored by the EU-funded projects INCITE-DEM and INSPIRE, as well as the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.The podcast is produced by Roberto Falanga at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, together with Eleonora Tulumello (episodes 1 to 7) and João Santos Duarte (episode 8 onwards), who are responsible for live sound engineering, editing, and post-production.

Democratic Innovations is a government podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Democratic Innovations

  Ep.09: Why technosolutions? - With Álvaro Oleart and Tiago Peixoto

  May 19, 202646 minS0

  <p>In this episode, we focus on the role that technological solutions have in the field of democratic innovations and democracy in a broader sense. Together with Tiago Peixoto, political scientist and Senior Governance Specialist at the World Bank, and Álvaro Oleart, postdoctoral researcher at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, we critically address many aspects of the use of technological devices for participatory deliberative initiatives and reflect on the controversial role of AI and its funders. </p>

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  Ep.08: Why Citizen-Led Democratic Innovations? - With Donatella della Porta and Andrea Felicetti

  Mar 19, 202645 minS1

  <p>In this episode, we focus on the role that grassroots forces have in shaping democratic innovations. Together with Donatella della Porta, Professor of Political Science, founding dean of the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, and Director of the PhD programme in Political Science and Sociology at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Florence, and Andrea Felicetti, Assistant Professor at the University of Padua, we discuss horizons for democratisation through the action of movements and civil society organisations.</p>

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  Ep. 07: Why populism and polarisation? - with Petra Guasti

  Dec 31, 202533 minS1

  <p>In this episode, we raise critical questions about the political landscape within which democratic innovations are expected to improve our democracies. Together with Petra Guasti, Associate Professor of Democratic Theory at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University in Prague, we focus on the growth of political polarisation and populism, and on the implications of illiberal values for inclusive participation.</p>

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  Ep.06: Why critical political economy? - with Adrian Bua

  Dec 1, 202546 minS1

  <p>In this episode, we move toward an understanding of democratic innovations from the perspective of critical political economy. Together with Adrian Bua, researcher at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, we highlight the structural power dynamics that inevitably shape citizen engagement within the political system and society more broadly.</p>

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  Ep.05: Why Intersectional Inclusion? - with Sonia Bussu

  Nov 14, 202543 minS1

  <p>In this episode, we take a critical look at the multiple sources of oppression in contemporary society. Together with Sonia Bussu, Associate Professor in Public Policy at the University of Birmingham and scientific coordinator of the EU project INSPIRE, we explore how marginalised communities can be meaningfully included in participatory and deliberative processes.</p>

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