The CDE is a hub for research in democratic participation and innovation, ranging from the international to local scale. In addressing the latter (and its relevance...
Our latest blog post - kindly provided by Dr Stuart McAnulla, Associate Professor in Politics at the University of Leeds - provides a roundup of...
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...
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...
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...
Immigration is continuing to drive political agendas around the world. In Australia, parliament recently approved a bill to allow some asylum seekers into the country...
This month's blog post - presented by Shane Singh of the University of Georgia - addresses the topic of compulsory voting, which remains widely-debated in...
The use of deliberative democracy methods to engage the public in answering challenging questions is gaining momentum - as seen with the impact of the...
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,...
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...