'Challenges to Global Constitutionalism' - Global Constitutionalism & Pluricourts Workshop, Berlin, Germany, 4-6 July 2018
Abstract submission deadline: 23 February 2018.
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PluriCourts and the editorial team of Global Constitutionalism invite contributions for its upcoming workshop, 4-6 July 2018 at WZB Berlin Social Science Center. The deadline for submission is February 23, 2018.
Workshop: 'The Post-Populist Constitution' - University of Oxford, 31 October 2018
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A workshop to further explore the themes raised in the Max Watson Annual Lecture 2018, on the constitutional consequences of recent populist movements around Europe and beyond.
Participants:
Denis Galligan, Francesco Bilancia, Paul Blokker, Bogdan Iancu, Daniel Smilov
RECONNECT Kick-Off Event - Royal Flemish Academy, Belgium - 5 July 2018
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5 July 2018, 12:30 – 7 p.m.
Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts
Join us for the RECONNECT Kick-off Conference at the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts in Brussels.
'Contemporary Democracy and Its Critics' - Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, 19 July 2018
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In the late 1980s, the eminent political scientist Robert Dahl authored 'Democracy and Its Critics' which debated fundamental questions about the possibilities and limits of democratic government. This workshop aims to contribute to the ongoing work of understanding democracy.
'Electoral Integrity and Constitutional Democracy in Latin America' - Boston College, USA, 1-2 November 2018
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Electoral Integrity and Constitutional Democracy in Latin America
November 1-2, 2018
Boston College
2101 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA
Constitutional democracy has as a necessary condition the periodic election of governments through competitive, legitimate and transparent elections. To guarantee these democratic elections, it is essential to have clear electoral rules and institutions that enforce these rules. Democratic elections under the Rule of Law are a guarantee of the exercise of political rights.
IPSA World Congress - 'Borders and Margins' - Brisbane, Australia, 21-25 July 2018
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Many panels at the 2018 World Congress of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) concern the theme of democratic decay. The following are the key panels and presentations to watch out for.
'Fragile Europe' - European Political Sociology, Charles University Prague, Czech Republic, 2-3 November 2018
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Application deadline: 14 May 2018
The 5th ESA RN-32 mid-term conference aims to gather researchers working from within a European political-sociological perspective. We particularly welcome proposals for individual papers and panels dealing with the following – interrelated themes:
2018 APSA Annual Meeting - 'Democracy and Its Discontents' - Boston, USA, 30 August-2 September 2018
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Democracy and Its Discontents
The theme for this year’s meeting of the American Political Science Association is Democracy and Its Discontents. These are challenging times for democracy. In many established democracies, the aftermath of the 2008 and the 2011 economic crises is opening up new spaces for new challengers and popular grievances. The complex relationship between national systems of rule and a global economy is leading to greater tensions both within democracies and between them. Existing rules and party systems are under strain as new cleavages emerge, with populism, nativism, and illiberalism all jostling for popular support, as well as new experiments in representation.
Lecture: 'Populism and Democracy in Contemporary Europe' - LaTrobe University City Campus, Melbourne, Australia, 31 July
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Thesis Eleven Forum for Social and Political Theory presents:
‘Populism and Democracy in Contemporary Europe’
Dr Emilia Palonen, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
When: 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Tuesday, 31st July La Trobe University, City Campus,
'Imitation and its Discontents: Democratic Malaise in Post-Communist Europe' - International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy (NED), Washington DC, USA, 5 November 2018
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The reasons for the failure of democracy to take hold in Russia and for its current backsliding in Central Europe are complex, but one important and often neglected factor is what Ivan Krastev (in a July 2018 article in the Journal of Democracy) has called “Imitation and Its Discontents.” Following the collapse of communism, the countries in the region faced both internal and external pressure to “imitate the West” by adopting many of its democratic institutions and norms. Despite the advantages this may have brought, it also has generated feelings of a loss of sovereignty and ushered in a period of growing malaise. As global authoritarian forces continue to rise, even the once seemingly consolidated democracies of Central Europe appear to be turning away from “Western” values of liberalism and embracing their own notion of “the real Europe.” Ivan Krastev will analyze this shift, explaining why illiberal and anti-Western sentiments continue to rise. He will also discuss how democratic forces can respond to these vexing challenges.
Pre-IPSA Workshop - 'Eroding Democracy & Authoritarian Resurgence' - Brisbane, 22 July 2018
This workshop will be held in conjunction with the International Political Science Association (IPSA) World Congress in Brisbane, Queensland. The aim is to widen and deepen network of colleagues working on the issues of the erosion of democracy and authoritarian resurgence, to share current papers, and to consider the next steps in the research agenda.
'Constitutional Resilience - How Can a Democratic Constitution Survive an Autocratic Majority?' - WZB Berlin, 13-14 November 2018
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13 - 14 November 2018
Constitutional Resilience
How Can a Democratic Constitution Survive an Autocratic Majority?
Authoritarianism has been undergoing a reinvention in recent years. It no longer attacks democracy and the rule of law up front but instead tries to adopt the language and even (at least nominally) the institutions of democratic constitutionalism to promote its autocratic aims from within.
'Constitutionalism and Constitutional Design in Democratic Recession' - SPSA Annual Conference, Belgrade, Serbia, 23-24 September 2018
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Application deadline: 1 July 2018
Constitutions were seen as a crucial component of democratization and conflict regulation in the last few decades. As a result, related studies in normative political theory, constitutional law, comparative politics and democratisation studies grew substantially. And yet, global democratic recession, which have confronted old and new democracies in the last few years, raises important questions about the role of constitutionalism and constitutional design in the new context.
'The Shrinking Democratic Space – with Gillian Triggs and Sharon Abraham-Weiss' - Melbourne, 25 November 2018
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In Israel and Australia, civil society and human rights voices are under attack. A backlash against the very idea of democracy is evident as governments adopt more repressive measures to curb individual rights and silence critical voices. Join former Human Rights Commission president Gillian Triggs and executive director of Israel’s largest human rights organisation, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), Sharon Abraham-Weiss, to delve into these disturbing trends in both Israel and Australia.
Roundtable — 'Legal Reflections on Authoritarianism in Brazil and Beyond' - Melbourne Law School, Australia, 27 November 2018
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On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 a roundtable will be hosted by the Laureate Program in International Law (Melbourne Law School) on 'Legal Reflections on Authoritarianism in Brazil and Beyond'
1:00 PM 2:00 PM
Melbourne Law School, Room 920185 Pelham StreetCarlton, VIC, 3053 Australia (map)
Asser Institute Annual Lecture 2018: 'International law and the far right: Reflections on law and cynicism' - Peace Palace, The Hague, the Netherlands, 29 November 2018
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The fourth Annual T.M.C. Asser lecture will be delivered by Prof. Martti Koskenniemi on 29 November at the Peace Palace. In his lecture, Prof. Koskenniemi will address the role of international law in dealing with the rising far right, as the backlash against global rule and the international institutions of the liberal 1990s continues. Here is an abstract by Prof. Koskenniemi giving a glimpse of the topic:
'Democracy in a World of Crisis' - Columbia University, 30 November-1 December 2018
Conference - 'Democratic Failure' - Boston University School of Law, USA, 28 September 2018
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Democratic Failure
We invite you to attend a conference on Democratic Failure to be held at Boston University School of Law on Friday, September 28.
For some time, discourse about democracy in the United States and around the world has been marked by concerns about dysfunction, extreme partisanship, and deadlock. More recently, this discourse has taken a darker, even apocalyptic turn, to talk about crisis, failure, or death. What is democratic failure? Does it presuppose a conception of democratic success and of the preconditions for success? How does democratic failure differ from or relate to other political or constitutional maladies, such as dysfunction, crisis, or rot? How might a democracy fail? How might it be saved?
Workshop: 'The State of Liberal Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe' - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 6 December 2018
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Application deadline: 25 November 2018
The state of liberal democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. Workshop on the I·CONnect-Clough Center 2017 Global Review of Constitutional Law
The state of liberal democracy in Central and Eastern Europe
Workshop on the I·CONnect-Clough Center 2017 Global Review of Constitutional Law