Democratic theories and practices

04 Nov 2021 (3h 00m)

Andrea Felicetti - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Class 1. Democracy is interpreted in different ways. Sometimes that depends on the varying intellectual trajectories from which the idea is approached. Reflecting on these understandings, their commonalities and differences, offers a good basis to start relating to the concept.

08 Nov 2021 (3h 00m)

Andrea Felicetti - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Class 2. Democracy has its own strengths and weaknesses. The latter have proven to be a useful basis for seminal contributions that inform much of the current understudying of democracy today, particularly in the mainstream. Different problems, analytical tools, styles inform these analyses.

11 Nov 2021 (3h 00m)

Andrea Felicetti - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Class 3. Critical approaches have been uniquely valuable to challenge received notions of democracy and advance debates. They differ widely from each other but have also generated inspiring contaminations.

18 Nov 2021 (3h 00m)

Andrea Felicetti - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Class 5. Deliberation is arguably the dominant approach in contemporary approaches to democratic theory. Its key tenets deserve careful scrutiny to understand its ongoing developments.

22 Nov 2021 (3h 00m)

Andrea Felicetti - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Class 6. Democracy is changing. Researchers strive to make sense of these developments, finding challenges and envisaging desirable ways forward. One guest speaker (Nicole Curato, University of Canberra) will present her work on democracy in the context of a populist and illiberal regime.

25 Nov 2021 (2h 00m)

Andrea Felicetti - Corso (attività didattica) - In presenza

Class 7. Among the most promising developments for democracy there are those connected to the so called field of “democratic innovations” and those related to social movements. We explore how their democratizing potential is being researched.

29 Nov 2021 (3h 00m)

Andrea Felicetti - Corso (attività didattica) - A distanza

Class 4. The idea of participation has long been an important basis for democratic theory. This approach has been interpreted in very different ways and has widely inspired current democratic practice and thinking. One guest speaker (Matt Ryan, University of Southampton) will discuss work from his new book investigating participatory budgeting.