Arild Ohren
@arildoh.bsky.social
Researcher at NTNU
NetZeroCities Senior Democratic Expert, Democratic Society
Interested in Democratic innovations, Representation, Democratic Theory
NetZeroCities Senior Democratic Expert, Democratic Society
Interested in Democratic innovations, Representation, Democratic Theory
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New book share. UCL Press published our Sciences of the Democracies last week in open access PDF.
Link: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci...
A core implication of the book is that it seeks to revive basic descriptive research to lay the groundwork for stronger and more inclusive theories of democracy.
Link: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci...
A core implication of the book is that it seeks to revive basic descriptive research to lay the groundwork for stronger and more inclusive theories of democracy.
August 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
New book share. UCL Press published our Sciences of the Democracies last week in open access PDF.
Link: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci...
A core implication of the book is that it seeks to revive basic descriptive research to lay the groundwork for stronger and more inclusive theories of democracy.
Link: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci...
A core implication of the book is that it seeks to revive basic descriptive research to lay the groundwork for stronger and more inclusive theories of democracy.
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🤔 What's the point of democratic innovation? Can it address crurrent crises and build democracies for the future?
💡In this new article @adrianbua.bsky.social and I argue that the field needs to strengthen its change-making orientation and capacity. Open access 👉🏼 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
💡In this new article @adrianbua.bsky.social and I argue that the field needs to strengthen its change-making orientation and capacity. Open access 👉🏼 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Democratic innovation for change: A participatory corrective to deliberative hegemony - Oliver Escobar, Adrian Bua, 2025
The world faces social, political, economic, and ecological crises, and there is doubt that democratic governance can cope. Democracies rely on a narrow set of ...
journals.sagepub.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🤔 What's the point of democratic innovation? Can it address crurrent crises and build democracies for the future?
💡In this new article @adrianbua.bsky.social and I argue that the field needs to strengthen its change-making orientation and capacity. Open access 👉🏼 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
💡In this new article @adrianbua.bsky.social and I argue that the field needs to strengthen its change-making orientation and capacity. Open access 👉🏼 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
First physical meeting of the Citizens’ Assembly for Norway’s Future (www.framtidspanelet.no). Here observing as part of the advisory board.
66 citizens gathered to discuss the small topic of how Norway can use its wealth to benefit the world, ourselves, and future generations.
66 citizens gathered to discuss the small topic of how Norway can use its wealth to benefit the world, ourselves, and future generations.
February 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
First physical meeting of the Citizens’ Assembly for Norway’s Future (www.framtidspanelet.no). Here observing as part of the advisory board.
66 citizens gathered to discuss the small topic of how Norway can use its wealth to benefit the world, ourselves, and future generations.
66 citizens gathered to discuss the small topic of how Norway can use its wealth to benefit the world, ourselves, and future generations.
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What risks threaten the integrity of deliberative mini-publics?
Join me & Lucy J Parry in our report launch based on 3 years of research funded by @arc_gov_au.
Feat Tessa Dunlop, DamienJ Dupreez & Marjan H. Ehsassi. Moderated by
@oliverescobar.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/4g3jeir
Join me & Lucy J Parry in our report launch based on 3 years of research funded by @arc_gov_au.
Feat Tessa Dunlop, DamienJ Dupreez & Marjan H. Ehsassi. Moderated by
@oliverescobar.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/4g3jeir
January 20, 2025 at 7:34 AM
What risks threaten the integrity of deliberative mini-publics?
Join me & Lucy J Parry in our report launch based on 3 years of research funded by @arc_gov_au.
Feat Tessa Dunlop, DamienJ Dupreez & Marjan H. Ehsassi. Moderated by
@oliverescobar.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/4g3jeir
Join me & Lucy J Parry in our report launch based on 3 years of research funded by @arc_gov_au.
Feat Tessa Dunlop, DamienJ Dupreez & Marjan H. Ehsassi. Moderated by
@oliverescobar.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/4g3jeir
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🦋 Hi Bluesky! 🦋
We’re Participedia - a global research community and crowdsourcing platform sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
It’s great to be here! 👋
☺️ Follow us, leave a comment, and join our community! @participedia.bsky.social
We’re Participedia - a global research community and crowdsourcing platform sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
It’s great to be here! 👋
☺️ Follow us, leave a comment, and join our community! @participedia.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 6:20 PM
🦋 Hi Bluesky! 🦋
We’re Participedia - a global research community and crowdsourcing platform sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
It’s great to be here! 👋
☺️ Follow us, leave a comment, and join our community! @participedia.bsky.social
We’re Participedia - a global research community and crowdsourcing platform sharing knowledge and stories about participatory democracy and democratic innovations.
It’s great to be here! 👋
☺️ Follow us, leave a comment, and join our community! @participedia.bsky.social
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Now updated with:
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and others. Give them a follow.
Seems lots of new people joined Bluesky over the weekend, so I'm re-upping this starter pack I created of people working on democratic innovations for a more participatory and deliberative politics.
Still room for others to be added, so give me a shout if I missed you.
go.bsky.app/LX11yEA #polisky
Still room for others to be added, so give me a shout if I missed you.
go.bsky.app/LX11yEA #polisky
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Now updated with:
@rod-dacombe.bsky.social
@seejenspeak.bsky.social
@arildoh.bsky.social
@joshshepperd.bsky.social
@fecampagnucci.com
@jardina.bsky.social
@alvarooleart.bsky.social
@bertrussell.bsky.social
@afsounafsahi.bsky.social
and others. Give them a follow.
@rod-dacombe.bsky.social
@seejenspeak.bsky.social
@arildoh.bsky.social
@joshshepperd.bsky.social
@fecampagnucci.com
@jardina.bsky.social
@alvarooleart.bsky.social
@bertrussell.bsky.social
@afsounafsahi.bsky.social
and others. Give them a follow.