Date: 16 - 17 November 2023, Vienna
Location: Polish Academy of Sciences - Scientific Centre in Vienna
(Boerhaavegasse 25, 1030 Vienna) and ONLINE

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Language: English

The aim of the conference is to discuss democracy in a multifaceted frame, but especially in relation to the many definitions, interpretations, forms and challenges (crisis) that are attributed to this phenomenon. The initial question we pose is: what meaning does democracy hold? We believe it to be a good starting point for theoretical as well as empirical considerations.

The conference will focus on the following subjects:

• how to define and study “democracy” - an essentially contested concept – in theory and practice;
• evolution of the meaning of democracy throughout history;
• is democracy in crisis? – the how, where, and why;
• how to teach and/or dissimilate knowledge (and meaning) on democracy beyond academia;
• alternative forms of political participation and democracy, in particular the challenges associated with progressive digitization of social life;
• political polarization and its importance for the future of democracy;
• the changing balance of geopolitical forces and the future of democracy;

Conference programme in pdf format under this link.

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