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Democratic Innovations, Democratic Futures Event

Time:
Mon 6 Jul 2026 6:30 PM - Wed 8 Jul 2026 7:30 PM
Date:
2026-07-06 18:30:00 2026-07-08 19:30:00
Venue:
Sir James Matthew Building (SJM), City Centre Campus, ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ, SO14 7NN

Event details

PDD and the Centre for Democratic Futures are joining forces to revive, for the first time since 2018, a participatory and deliberative democracy conference. Our theme: Democratic Innovations, Democratic Futures.

Please and are NOT one of our contributors. Places for non contributors are extremely limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Presenters, discussants, speakers, roundtable and workshop facilitators will receive separate instructions - please only complete this booking form if you have not received other instructions.

Agenda

DAY 0, 06 July

18.30 Welcome Drinks in association with Re_Dem ECR Network

DAY 1, 07 July

9.00-9.30 Welcome

9.30-11.00 Parallel Panel Session 1

Room A Innovations for Democratic Climate Futures 1

Room B Democratic Innovations and Inclusion 1

11.00-11.30 Break – teas and coffees provided

11.30-13.00 Parallel Panel Session 2

Room A Innovations for Democratic Climate Futures 2

Room B Democratic Innovations and Inclusion 2

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.30 Parallel Panel Session 3

Room A Democratic Innovations from Assembly to System

Room B Local Innovations for Democratic Futures

15.30-16.00 Break – teas and coffees provided

16.00-17.30 Keynote Talk - Graham Smith

19.00 Conference dinner

DAY 2, 08 July

9.30-11.00 Parallel Panel Session 4

Room A Democratic Futures in the Face of Authoritarianism 1

Room B Embedding Democratic Innovations

11.00-11.30 Break – teas and coffees provided

11.30-13.00 Centre for Democratic Futures Roundtable: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Participation and Deliberation

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.30 Parallel Panel Session 5

Room A Digital Innovations for Democratic Futures 1

Room B Playful Democracy: Understanding Politics through Games

15.30-16.00 Break – teas and coffees provided

16.00-17.30 Parallel Panel Session 6

Room A Digital Innovations for Democratic Futures 2

Room B Democratic Futures in the Face of Authoritarianism 2

This conference is supported by the following groups and organisations:

The of the PSA co-ordinates and promotes theoretical and empirical research in democratic theory and democratic innovation. We welcome anyone with an interest in participatory or deliberative democracy to join for free. It is led by Jayne Carrick, Dimitri Courant, Dannica Fleuss, and William Smith.

The Centre for Democratic Futures carries out interdisciplinary research on the conditions of achieving democratic futures, ranging from conceptual debates to challenges of institutional innovation and public policy. We provide a forum to share ideas and information, supporting each other's research into a future-proof democracy.

The brings together researchers from Belgium, Germany, Poland and the UK to conduct the first Europe-wide, systematic comparative analysis of integrative design and impacts of citizens assemblies. It is led by Rikki Dean, Brigitte Geissel, Jean-Benoit Pilet and Paulina Pospieszna and funded by the DFG, FNRS and NCN.

is a global network centred on the needs and experiences of PhD students and early career researchers, providing a space to share knowledge, build collaborations, and access professional and personal development opportunities. PhD students (and those within 24 months of submission) can sign up via the website.

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