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CfA: Postdoc position at Leiden University (2y)Fair Educational Assessment in the Age of AI project, with Prof. Andrei PoamaThe post-doc...

CfA: Postdoc position at Leiden University (2y)

Fair Educational Assessment in the Age of AI project, with Prof. Andrei Poama

The post-doc will produce both conceptual and empirical research on fair use of AI technologies in higher-education assessment practices (exams, papers, presentations). Expertise in deliberative methodologies (deliberative mini-publics) is a big plus.

Deadline: May 31, 2024
More information: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/2024/q2/14810-postdoc-position-for-project-fair-educational-assessment-in-the-age-of-ai-fair-assess

#postdoc #academicjob #AI #DeliberativeDemocracy

Call for Applications: 10th Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies on "Democratic Backsliding"September 9-13, 2024, University...

Call for Applications: 10th Swiss Summer School in Democracy Studies on "Democratic Backsliding"

September 9-13, 2024, University of Fribourg; organized by the Doctoral Programme Democracy Studies

Full program: https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/S3DS-2024.html

How to apply: https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/en/study/doctorate/democracy-studies/summer-school/application-instructions.html

Deadline for application: April 30, 2024

@democraticinnovations @IPZ_ch @politicalscience @regroup_horizon @phdstudents

Our network now has a YouTube page, where you can find the video recordings of some of the public events we organized in the last few years,...

Our network now has a YouTube page, where you can find the video recordings of some of the public events we organized in the last few years, such as

Jane Mansbridge's public lecture "Recursive Representation in the Shadow of Populism"

and

Emanuela Ceva's public lecture on "Accountable Public Institutions"

Find it all here: https://www.youtube.com/@democracynet

@IPZ_ch @DeFacto@masto.ai @democraticinnovations @politicalscience @politicaltheory #UZH #Democracy #Representation #Accountability #videos

Last Sunday, there was a big popular vote in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Asked whether the number of municipalities...

Last Sunday, there was a big popular vote in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. Asked whether the number of municipalities should be reduced from 20 to 3, voters said "no." Why?
DemocracyNet member Michael Strebel provides a first analysis in this blog post: https://www.defacto.expert/2023/11/28/ist-die-appenzeller-grossfusion-auch-am-portemonnaie-gescheitert-es-gibt-indizien-dafuer/

@micastre @unibern @swissvotes @politicalscience @democraticinnovations @DeFacto@masto.ai #Schweiz #Suisse #AppenzellAusserrhoden #MunicipalMerger #FusionDeCommunes #GemeindeFusion #Referendum

Congratulations to our member Arno Stirnimann, who successfully defended his dissertation on the legitimate exercise of government authority...

Congratulations to our member Arno Stirnimann, who successfully defended his dissertation on the legitimate exercise of government authority in the domain of state secrecy on May 31 at the University of Zurich! 👏🥳

@uzh @IPZ_ch #StateSecrecy #Secrecy #Whistleblowing #Legitimacy #PoliticalTheory #PoliticalPhilosophy #DemocraticStudies #Democracy

The video recording of the public roundtable on liquid democracy is now available here:...

The video recording of the public roundtable on liquid democracy is now available here: https://democracynet.eu/video-liquid-democracy-roundtable/

Funding by the @SNF_ch, the Graduate Campus of the @uzh and the doctoral program Democracy Studies @IPZ_ch is gratefully acknowledged.

#LiquidDemocracy #Democracy #DemocraticInnovations #DemInno #Zurich #PoliticalScience #PoliticalTheory
@democraticinnovations @politicalscience

Big congratulations to our member Hans Asenbaum for being awarded the ECPR 2022 Rising Star Award 🤩 ✨...

Big congratulations to our member Hans Asenbaum for being awarded the ECPR 2022 Rising Star Award 🤩 ✨

https://ecpr.eu/News/News/Details/663

The award highlights his
🌟 outstanding academic performance
🌟 extensive publications
🌟 generous service to the profession

So well deserved!

@Hans_Asenbaum @ECPR_PolCom #ECPRPrizes @democraticinnovations @politicalscience #DemocraticTheory #Democracy #DemocracyStudies #DemocraticInnovations #DemocraticAssemblage

Thanks again to everyone. We had a blast and hope to see you soon in 2023 for another DemocracyNet workshop! And for now: happy holidays!

Thanks again to everyone. We had a blast and hope to see you soon in 2023 for another DemocracyNet workshop!

And for now: happy holidays!

Generous funding by the doctoral program Democracy Studies, the Graduate Campus of the University of Zurich, and the Swiss National Science...

Generous funding by the doctoral program Democracy Studies, the Graduate Campus of the University of Zurich, and the Swiss National Science Researcn Foundation (@SNF_ch) for this event is gratefully acknowledged.

A big shout-out and congratulations to the organizing team: Lucien Heitz, Cristina Sarasua, Manon Revel, and Chiara Valsangiacomo! 👏

A big shout-out and congratulations to the organizing team: Lucien Heitz, Cristina Sarasua, Manon Revel, and Chiara Valsangiacomo! 👏

The workshop also featured an engaging public roundtable on liquid democracy - special thanks to our brilliant keynote speakers Karsten...

The workshop also featured an engaging public roundtable on liquid democracy - special thanks to our brilliant keynote speakers Karsten Donnay, Bryan Alexander Ford, Davide Grossi (@davidegrote) and Christina Isabel Zuber, as well as to Manon Revel for the moderation.

↪️ Check out our website to see the recording of this thoughtful discussion: https://democracynet.eu/video-liquid-democracy-roundtable/

The disciplines represented ranged from computer sciences to economics, from social choice theory to political philosophy. The full program...

The disciplines represented ranged from computer sciences to economics, from social choice theory to political philosophy.

The full program and report is available here: https://democracynet.eu/wp-content/uploads/ReportDemocracyNet.pdf

Four scientific posters were presented by co-authors Hugo Gilbert, Rachael Colley, Théo Delemazure, as well as Jobst Heitzig, Sukmo Kim,...

Four scientific posters were presented by co-authors Hugo Gilbert, Rachael Colley, Théo Delemazure, as well as Jobst Heitzig, Sukmo Kim, and Christian D. Kristensen.

Nine working papers were presented by scholars Ehud Shapiro, Alois Paulin, Dimitrios Karoukis, Chiara Valsangiacomo, Alessandro Checco, Manon Revel, Nimrod Talmon, Gregory Butterworth, and Théo Delemazure.

Many thanks to all the participants in our two-day, international workshop on «Liquid Democracy» for their contribution to a lively and...

Many thanks to all the participants in our two-day, international workshop on «Liquid Democracy» for their contribution to a lively and insightful interdisciplinary exchange last week in Zurich!

https://democracynet.eu/activities/ldws2022/

(Pictures by Alois Paulin)
#UniversitätZürich #Zurich #UniversityOfZurich #Democracy #DemocracyStudies #LiquidDemocracy #InterdisciplinaryResearch @IPZ_ch @politicalscience @democraticinnovations

Public roundtable "Liquid Democracy"⏰ Thurs., Dec. 15, 18:00 to 20:00🗺️ Institute of Political Science, University of...

Public roundtable "Liquid Democracy"
⏰ Thurs., Dec. 15, 18:00 to 20:00
🗺️ Institute of Political Science, University of Zurich (& Zoom)

With:
Karsten Donnay (University of Zurich)
Bryan Alexander Ford (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne)
Davide Grossi (University of Groningen)
Christina Zuber (University of Konstanz)

All welcome!
More information & registration: https://democracynet.eu/roundtable-liquid-democracy/

@IPZ_ch @democraticinnovations @politicalscience #LiquidDemocracy #Zurich #Democracy #DemInno

Congratulations to Chiara Valsangiacomo, Vice President of @DemocracyNet, on her successful PhD defence and her 'groundbreaking’...

Congratulations to Chiara Valsangiacomo, Vice President of @DemocracyNet, on her successful PhD defence and her 'groundbreaking’ dissertation on liquid democracy! 👏

#LiquidDemocracy #Democracy #DemocraticTheory #DemInno #DemocraticInnovations #summacumlaude #UZH #UniversityOfZurich @politicaltheory @democraticinnovations @IPZ_ch

We're very new here - we're learning a lot - and we're grateful for the existence and management of this space!Some of our...

We're very new here - we're learning a lot - and we're grateful for the existence and management of this space!

Some of our members are #NewHere as well:

@odileammann
@Hans_Asenbaum
@anewq
@jr
@micastre
@francescoveri

For a full list of our members: https://democracynet.eu/people/member-profiles/

#Democracy #DemocracyStudies #EarlyCareerResearchers #DemocraticInnovations #KnowledgeTransfer #InterdisciplinaryResearch

#IntroductionsWe are DemocracyNet, a non-partisan and non-profit association of and for researchers in democracy studies.DemocracyNet has...

#Introductions
We are DemocracyNet, a non-partisan and non-profit association of and for researchers in democracy studies.

DemocracyNet has two guiding aims:
🤓 Promote interdisciplinary research on democracy by fostering exchange and collaboration among researchers and practitioners from various disciplines and with different perspectives
📢 Promote knowledge transfer by making academic debates on democracy accessible to a wider, non-academic audience

More info: https://democracynet.eu/

📢CfP: Interdisciplinary research workshop on liquid democracy, Dec. 15-16, 2022, in ZurichSubmission deadline: November 8More...

📢CfP: Interdisciplinary research workshop on liquid democracy, Dec. 15-16, 2022, in Zurich
Submission deadline: November 8
More information: https://democracynet.eu/activities/ldws2022/

#LDWS #DemInno #Democracy #twittermigration