Democratic Innovations Beyond Established Democracies: Challenges and Developments in Europe Democratic innovations, especially the direct and deliberative practices, gained momentum around the world in the last three decades. They slowly moved from experiments or isolated instances to routine tools in national and subnational governance. Their causes, functioning and consequences have received extensive attention in established […]
Lies, Damned Lies, and Politics: How Citizens Make Sense of Political Deception and What it Means for Democracy Abstract Politicians across the world are routinely accused of lying. But what do citizens actually understand by political lying, and does it matter for how they feel about democracy? This lecture presents findings from the DEMO-LIES project on the citizen side […]
Book Talk “Under Authoritarian Eyes: Feminist Solidarity and Resistance in Russia and Serbia” Abstract Leandra will present and discuss her recent book “Under Authoritarian Eyes”. Theories of transnational feminism often frame feminist knowledge as a project of Western hegemony to move ideas unilaterally from the "emancipated" West to other parts of the world. How does this framework […]
Register here Organising resistance in Science or: how present politics work to prefigure the collapse of western civilization Abstract Oreskes - historian of (climate and environmental) science - speculated in a 2014 essay (with Erik Conway) (“The collapse of western civilization. A view from Future” Columbia University Press) how scientists in the far future (in 2393) could […]
MORNING Countering disinformation by … 08:30 Registration 09:00 Welcome by EDMO BELUX and BrIAS Room: Polina Mendeléef seminar hall Speakers: Trisha Meyer (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Geoffroy Patriarche (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles), EDMO BELUX Co-Leads, Silvia Erzeel (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), BrIAS Programme Co-Director, Democratic Governance: Challenges and Innovations 09:10 Quand journalistes et élèves se rencontrent : […]
For a detailed version of the programme, visit the event's website. Wednesday 9 September 2026 11:00 Registration opens 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch 13:00 – 13:30 Welcome 13:30 – 15:00 Opening Plenary 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break 15:30 – 17:00 Parallel Sessions Parallel Sessions Parallel Sessions 17:15 – 18:45 Parallel Sessions Parallel Sessions Parallel Sessions 19:00 […]
Click here or on the image to register Extreme right use of social media in election campaigns: Countervailing strategies against mainstream political parties by Sara Pina This paper analyses the use of social media by extreme-right candidates during election campaigns. Because established traditional parties are more strongly rooted both socially and in the political system, […]
Book launch: Cambridge Elements on Gender and Politics by Lala Muradova and Alberto López Ortega This book argues that contemporary dating contributes to increasing gender-based political polarisation in modern societies. As heterosexual men’s and women’s political beliefs diverge, especially around feminism and gender equality, romantic encounters become sites of tension and conflict. Men often encounter […]
Belgium: The State of the Federation Programme TBD soon.
Click on the image to RSVP. Alternative link here. Programme 16:00–16:15 Welcome speeches, BrIAS directors and university authorities Prof. Em. Frank Deconinck, BrIAS co-director, VUB Prof. Serge Jaumain, BrIAS co-director, ULB 16:15–16:30 Welcome speeches, Vice-Rectors Prof. Marius Gilbert, Vice-Rector of research and valorisation, and vice-rector for culture and scientific mediation, ULB Prof. Pieter Ballon, […]
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Book launch: Direct Democracy Institutions in a Globalized World. The New Democratic Frontier by Raul Magni-Berton and Clara Egger This book titled Direct Democracy Institutions in a Globalized World. The New Democratic Frontier challenges the idea that representative democracy is the pinnacle of political development and redefines its conceptual boundaries. The authors argue that when […]