'Disagreement' – A Theory and Applications Workshop
Our latest blog post - kindly provided by Dr Stuart McAnulla, Associate Professor in Politics at the University of Leeds - provides a roundup of...
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The 'Engaging the Modern City' module - our first pilot year
Interest in our new Engaging the Modern City module has spread to Hong Kong University which has been running experiential learning with students for some...
Online Discourse in the Indian General Election: The Most Influential Voices in the Leadup to the Polls
Our latest blog post, by Gillian Bolsover of the University of Leeds, provides an initial analysis of the biggest players in online discourse on Twitter...
The Art of Engagement: The Practical Democracy Project #7
This month's blog post (kindly provided by Julia Cushion of the University of Sheffield) provides an overview of a recent event held at the Open...
How can deliberative democracy solve pressing policy issues?
The use of deliberative democracy methods to engage the public in answering challenging questions is gaining momentum - as seen with the impact of the...
Hansard Website Launch Event
Our latest blog post, provided by Leeds POLIS PhD researcher Nicole Nisbett, provides some recollections on the recent launch event for the new Hansard website,...
Parliamentary e-petitions: reflecting on our discussions
Last month, the CDE hosted a discussion event on the topic of Parliamentary e-petitions. Attendees (including some petitioners) were given the opportunity to discuss prominent...
The German Greens: ‘radically’ fit for office
Our latest blog post has been provided by Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett, whose PhD Project (based jointly at the School of Languages and POLIS, both at the...
The CDE Inaugural Symposium: “Democratic Engagement in the Age of Brexit”
The Centre’s inaugural symposium took place on 16 February, during which over 40 academics and practitioners gathered to discuss some of the key underlying themes...
Looking back on the Speaker's Lecture - 'The Role of Parliament'
We have written a reflection on the recent guest lecture given at Leeds University by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow. You...