Mel Ross
@melross.bsky.social
Political scientist @unibremen.bsky.social
CoLead @glocan.bsky.social
CoChair @ecpr.bsky.social's Standing Group on Democratic Innovations
📍Berlin
CoLead @glocan.bsky.social
CoChair @ecpr.bsky.social's Standing Group on Democratic Innovations
📍Berlin
For the past four (!) years, @glocan.bsky.social and @iswe-foundation.bsky.social have been reflecting on learnings from the 2021 Global Assembly.
In this correspondence, we take stock of what citizen deliberation may still do for global climate governance.
📑 doi.org/10.1016/j.es...
In this correspondence, we take stock of what citizen deliberation may still do for global climate governance.
📑 doi.org/10.1016/j.es...
August 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
For the past four (!) years, @glocan.bsky.social and @iswe-foundation.bsky.social have been reflecting on learnings from the 2021 Global Assembly.
In this correspondence, we take stock of what citizen deliberation may still do for global climate governance.
📑 doi.org/10.1016/j.es...
In this correspondence, we take stock of what citizen deliberation may still do for global climate governance.
📑 doi.org/10.1016/j.es...
Landed in Rio some days ago for the @participedia.bsky.social School on Democratic Innovations with Traditional and Indigenous Communities.
We are hosting two public roundtables next week, on decolonising knowledge production, and on intersectional leadership.
Come by if you’re around!
We are hosting two public roundtables next week, on decolonising knowledge production, and on intersectional leadership.
Come by if you’re around!
July 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Landed in Rio some days ago for the @participedia.bsky.social School on Democratic Innovations with Traditional and Indigenous Communities.
We are hosting two public roundtables next week, on decolonising knowledge production, and on intersectional leadership.
Come by if you’re around!
We are hosting two public roundtables next week, on decolonising knowledge production, and on intersectional leadership.
Come by if you’re around!
Democratic backsliding is not just about electoral results and institutions, but also other forms of response and resistance (or their absence).
Overly focusing on elections, ideology, and institutions may result in partial images of how democratic disputes are taking place.
-@welpita.bsky.social
Overly focusing on elections, ideology, and institutions may result in partial images of how democratic disputes are taking place.
-@welpita.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Democratic backsliding is not just about electoral results and institutions, but also other forms of response and resistance (or their absence).
Overly focusing on elections, ideology, and institutions may result in partial images of how democratic disputes are taking place.
-@welpita.bsky.social
Overly focusing on elections, ideology, and institutions may result in partial images of how democratic disputes are taking place.
-@welpita.bsky.social
@welpita.bsky.social concludes with some overarching reflections:
Approaching participatory institutions as part of regimes of social control evidences that participation can be embedded in political systems in ways that aren't easily coopted or dismantled by incoming power-holders.
Approaching participatory institutions as part of regimes of social control evidences that participation can be embedded in political systems in ways that aren't easily coopted or dismantled by incoming power-holders.
June 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
@welpita.bsky.social concludes with some overarching reflections:
Approaching participatory institutions as part of regimes of social control evidences that participation can be embedded in political systems in ways that aren't easily coopted or dismantled by incoming power-holders.
Approaching participatory institutions as part of regimes of social control evidences that participation can be embedded in political systems in ways that aren't easily coopted or dismantled by incoming power-holders.
Are progressive movement parties 'too little, too late'?
Chile's Frente Amplio has faced shortcomings on all fronts: mistrust from social movements, inability to dismantle clientelistic parties, incompatibility between parliamentary and mobilisation work, and compromising when advancing agendas.
Chile's Frente Amplio has faced shortcomings on all fronts: mistrust from social movements, inability to dismantle clientelistic parties, incompatibility between parliamentary and mobilisation work, and compromising when advancing agendas.
June 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Are progressive movement parties 'too little, too late'?
Chile's Frente Amplio has faced shortcomings on all fronts: mistrust from social movements, inability to dismantle clientelistic parties, incompatibility between parliamentary and mobilisation work, and compromising when advancing agendas.
Chile's Frente Amplio has faced shortcomings on all fronts: mistrust from social movements, inability to dismantle clientelistic parties, incompatibility between parliamentary and mobilisation work, and compromising when advancing agendas.
Sofia Donoso examines movement parties, in particular Chile's Frente Amplio.
One of their first challenges was to transform their 'elitist' origin into a stable organization that does not renounce their horizontal roots and values, but can build mobilisation capacity and develop broad alliances.
One of their first challenges was to transform their 'elitist' origin into a stable organization that does not renounce their horizontal roots and values, but can build mobilisation capacity and develop broad alliances.
June 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Sofia Donoso examines movement parties, in particular Chile's Frente Amplio.
One of their first challenges was to transform their 'elitist' origin into a stable organization that does not renounce their horizontal roots and values, but can build mobilisation capacity and develop broad alliances.
One of their first challenges was to transform their 'elitist' origin into a stable organization that does not renounce their horizontal roots and values, but can build mobilisation capacity and develop broad alliances.
Where the state is used to advance restrictive political projects that constrain rights and enforce inequalities, feminist activists refuse to renounce space within the state while creating paralell 'safe' spaces to regroup and strategize.
The state is patriarchal, but also a strategic asset.
The state is patriarchal, but also a strategic asset.
June 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Where the state is used to advance restrictive political projects that constrain rights and enforce inequalities, feminist activists refuse to renounce space within the state while creating paralell 'safe' spaces to regroup and strategize.
The state is patriarchal, but also a strategic asset.
The state is patriarchal, but also a strategic asset.
Gisela Zaremberg continues with a reflection on feminist governance within the state-patriarchy.
In the context of conservatist backlash, feminist bureaucratic activists operate simultaneously within and without the state. They work as translators, intermediators, and influencers of policy agendas.
In the context of conservatist backlash, feminist bureaucratic activists operate simultaneously within and without the state. They work as translators, intermediators, and influencers of policy agendas.
June 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Gisela Zaremberg continues with a reflection on feminist governance within the state-patriarchy.
In the context of conservatist backlash, feminist bureaucratic activists operate simultaneously within and without the state. They work as translators, intermediators, and influencers of policy agendas.
In the context of conservatist backlash, feminist bureaucratic activists operate simultaneously within and without the state. They work as translators, intermediators, and influencers of policy agendas.
The authors conclude that regimes of social control have structuring properties that have embedded participation as part of democratic transitions and the ensuing political system, but changes over time will necessarily influence what and how participatory institutions expand.
June 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The authors conclude that regimes of social control have structuring properties that have embedded participation as part of democratic transitions and the ensuing political system, but changes over time will necessarily influence what and how participatory institutions expand.
@ernestoisunza.bsky.social, in turn, shows that in Mexico participatory institutios did not recede under Morena, but the essential difference with pre-2018 participation is the nature of participation under each regime of social control.
June 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
@ernestoisunza.bsky.social, in turn, shows that in Mexico participatory institutios did not recede under Morena, but the essential difference with pre-2018 participation is the nature of participation under each regime of social control.
Adrian Gurza Lavalle continues with results from Brazil - showing that, in fact, the most public policy councils were introduced well before PT came into office.
This challenges established knoweldge that participation expanded the most under Lula and Rousseff.
This challenges established knoweldge that participation expanded the most under Lula and Rousseff.
June 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Adrian Gurza Lavalle continues with results from Brazil - showing that, in fact, the most public policy councils were introduced well before PT came into office.
This challenges established knoweldge that participation expanded the most under Lula and Rousseff.
This challenges established knoweldge that participation expanded the most under Lula and Rousseff.
@ernestoisunza.bsky.social frames the discussion by going back to O'Donnell's idea of social participation as accountability.
They compare participatory institutions, from participatory budgeting to councils and policy conferences, not across cases, but as part of regimes of social control.
They compare participatory institutions, from participatory budgeting to councils and policy conferences, not across cases, but as part of regimes of social control.
June 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
@ernestoisunza.bsky.social frames the discussion by going back to O'Donnell's idea of social participation as accountability.
They compare participatory institutions, from participatory budgeting to councils and policy conferences, not across cases, but as part of regimes of social control.
They compare participatory institutions, from participatory budgeting to councils and policy conferences, not across cases, but as part of regimes of social control.
Who experiences disadvantage in deliberations?
Can socio-demographic categories help identify them in advance?
How can we also account for their agency and ownership of their experience?
Find out in our latest paper, out now in 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 ⬇️
doi.org/10.1177/1468...
Can socio-demographic categories help identify them in advance?
How can we also account for their agency and ownership of their experience?
Find out in our latest paper, out now in 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 ⬇️
doi.org/10.1177/1468...
June 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Who experiences disadvantage in deliberations?
Can socio-demographic categories help identify them in advance?
How can we also account for their agency and ownership of their experience?
Find out in our latest paper, out now in 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 ⬇️
doi.org/10.1177/1468...
Can socio-demographic categories help identify them in advance?
How can we also account for their agency and ownership of their experience?
Find out in our latest paper, out now in 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 ⬇️
doi.org/10.1177/1468...
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April 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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feat @hansasenbaum.bsky.social @dimitricourant.bsky.social @clmalkin.bsky.social @lucyjparry.bsky.social @nigriveloso.bsky.social @sbussu.bsky.social @rod-dacombe.bsky.social @rikkidean.bsky.social @nicolecurato.bsky.social @mathiaspoulsen.bsky.social and many others
feat @hansasenbaum.bsky.social @dimitricourant.bsky.social @clmalkin.bsky.social @lucyjparry.bsky.social @nigriveloso.bsky.social @sbussu.bsky.social @rod-dacombe.bsky.social @rikkidean.bsky.social @nicolecurato.bsky.social @mathiaspoulsen.bsky.social and many others
Still smiling a lot from last week's @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social's Annual Conference in Birmingham.
Always a joy to hear about friends and colleagues‘ work, get into amicable fights, then solve empirical differences at the pub - all fairly deliberative, of course!
Do I have pics? Well of course
Always a joy to hear about friends and colleagues‘ work, get into amicable fights, then solve empirical differences at the pub - all fairly deliberative, of course!
Do I have pics? Well of course
April 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Still smiling a lot from last week's @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social's Annual Conference in Birmingham.
Always a joy to hear about friends and colleagues‘ work, get into amicable fights, then solve empirical differences at the pub - all fairly deliberative, of course!
Do I have pics? Well of course
Always a joy to hear about friends and colleagues‘ work, get into amicable fights, then solve empirical differences at the pub - all fairly deliberative, of course!
Do I have pics? Well of course
Ok ok, here’s some POV since you insist 🤓
April 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Ok ok, here’s some POV since you insist 🤓
New paper out!
To what extent are citizens' assemblies suitable in fragile and conflict-affected settings where trust is low, expectations are high and local ownership is critical?
with @nicolecurato.bsky.social and @lucyjparry.bsky.social
➡️ read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
To what extent are citizens' assemblies suitable in fragile and conflict-affected settings where trust is low, expectations are high and local ownership is critical?
with @nicolecurato.bsky.social and @lucyjparry.bsky.social
➡️ read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
New paper out!
To what extent are citizens' assemblies suitable in fragile and conflict-affected settings where trust is low, expectations are high and local ownership is critical?
with @nicolecurato.bsky.social and @lucyjparry.bsky.social
➡️ read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
To what extent are citizens' assemblies suitable in fragile and conflict-affected settings where trust is low, expectations are high and local ownership is critical?
with @nicolecurato.bsky.social and @lucyjparry.bsky.social
➡️ read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Amici e colleghi in Italia:
Siete invitati a questo evento sulla partecipazione politica in Europa in tempi di transizioni e incertezze.
Mercoledì 26/2, 16:30 alla Università di Milano-Bicocca
con interventi di Giorgia Serughetti, Paolo Graziano, Tatjana Sekulic, Matteo Zanellato, and yours truly.
Siete invitati a questo evento sulla partecipazione politica in Europa in tempi di transizioni e incertezze.
Mercoledì 26/2, 16:30 alla Università di Milano-Bicocca
con interventi di Giorgia Serughetti, Paolo Graziano, Tatjana Sekulic, Matteo Zanellato, and yours truly.
February 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Amici e colleghi in Italia:
Siete invitati a questo evento sulla partecipazione politica in Europa in tempi di transizioni e incertezze.
Mercoledì 26/2, 16:30 alla Università di Milano-Bicocca
con interventi di Giorgia Serughetti, Paolo Graziano, Tatjana Sekulic, Matteo Zanellato, and yours truly.
Siete invitati a questo evento sulla partecipazione politica in Europa in tempi di transizioni e incertezze.
Mercoledì 26/2, 16:30 alla Università di Milano-Bicocca
con interventi di Giorgia Serughetti, Paolo Graziano, Tatjana Sekulic, Matteo Zanellato, and yours truly.
Salve amici!
Join @andreafelicetti.bsky.social, Yves Sintomer, and myself next Monday for a timely conversation:
How to make citizens’ assemblies resonate?
Feb 17, 16:00-18:00 CET
Hosted by @paulblokker.bsky.social and @citidemproject.bsky.social
Register here: unibo.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join @andreafelicetti.bsky.social, Yves Sintomer, and myself next Monday for a timely conversation:
How to make citizens’ assemblies resonate?
Feb 17, 16:00-18:00 CET
Hosted by @paulblokker.bsky.social and @citidemproject.bsky.social
Register here: unibo.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Salve amici!
Join @andreafelicetti.bsky.social, Yves Sintomer, and myself next Monday for a timely conversation:
How to make citizens’ assemblies resonate?
Feb 17, 16:00-18:00 CET
Hosted by @paulblokker.bsky.social and @citidemproject.bsky.social
Register here: unibo.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join @andreafelicetti.bsky.social, Yves Sintomer, and myself next Monday for a timely conversation:
How to make citizens’ assemblies resonate?
Feb 17, 16:00-18:00 CET
Hosted by @paulblokker.bsky.social and @citidemproject.bsky.social
Register here: unibo.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Winding down the week (and the year!) with some exciting news. Starting next year we’ll be taking up the Democratic Innovations Steering Committee @ecpr.bsky.social with the wonderful @stephene.bsky.social, Matt Ryan, Julien Vrydagh and David Talukder.
November 22, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Winding down the week (and the year!) with some exciting news. Starting next year we’ll be taking up the Democratic Innovations Steering Committee @ecpr.bsky.social with the wonderful @stephene.bsky.social, Matt Ryan, Julien Vrydagh and David Talukder.
Resist divisive discourses. Combat spin. Embrace the crazy idea at the core of democracy: radical equality.
Over the past weekend, 200 Europeans got together in Athens to figure out the ways out of crises in the Democratic Odyssey’s first transnational people’s assembly.
ℹ️ democraticodyssey.eui.eu
Over the past weekend, 200 Europeans got together in Athens to figure out the ways out of crises in the Democratic Odyssey’s first transnational people’s assembly.
ℹ️ democraticodyssey.eui.eu
October 1, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Resist divisive discourses. Combat spin. Embrace the crazy idea at the core of democracy: radical equality.
Over the past weekend, 200 Europeans got together in Athens to figure out the ways out of crises in the Democratic Odyssey’s first transnational people’s assembly.
ℹ️ democraticodyssey.eui.eu
Over the past weekend, 200 Europeans got together in Athens to figure out the ways out of crises in the Democratic Odyssey’s first transnational people’s assembly.
ℹ️ democraticodyssey.eui.eu
Hello Latinsky
Our Section will host ten panels at the upcoming @ecpr.bsky.social 2024 conference in Dublin. We welcome comparative papers and panels that highlight regional responses to global challenges.
Read more about the call here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Our Section will host ten panels at the upcoming @ecpr.bsky.social 2024 conference in Dublin. We welcome comparative papers and panels that highlight regional responses to global challenges.
Read more about the call here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
December 11, 2023 at 7:12 PM
Hello Latinsky
Our Section will host ten panels at the upcoming @ecpr.bsky.social 2024 conference in Dublin. We welcome comparative papers and panels that highlight regional responses to global challenges.
Read more about the call here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Our Section will host ten panels at the upcoming @ecpr.bsky.social 2024 conference in Dublin. We welcome comparative papers and panels that highlight regional responses to global challenges.
Read more about the call here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
Hello polisky folks interested in participation & deliberation.
Please join us next week to discuss the nuts and bolts of internal governance in transnational deliberation.
It’s also a great opportunity to learn about the emerging Global Citizens' Assemblies Network!
Register at glocan.org/events
Please join us next week to discuss the nuts and bolts of internal governance in transnational deliberation.
It’s also a great opportunity to learn about the emerging Global Citizens' Assemblies Network!
Register at glocan.org/events
November 27, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Hello polisky folks interested in participation & deliberation.
Please join us next week to discuss the nuts and bolts of internal governance in transnational deliberation.
It’s also a great opportunity to learn about the emerging Global Citizens' Assemblies Network!
Register at glocan.org/events
Please join us next week to discuss the nuts and bolts of internal governance in transnational deliberation.
It’s also a great opportunity to learn about the emerging Global Citizens' Assemblies Network!
Register at glocan.org/events