Democratic Transformations - TRANSDEM

These seminars will examine how current institutional, economic, environmental, and migration-related tensions are transforming and challenging the way our democratic systems function.

What's on the agenda

  • 10/26/13 – Arthur Borriello & Arthur Groz: A Social-Democratic Phoenix? The Trajectories of Social Democracy After the Eurozone Crisis
  • 11/03/26 – Florent Gougou & Simon Persico: The Ecologism-Productivism Cleavage
  • 12/08/26 – Matthijs Gardenier: Anti-Squatting Moral Entrepreneurs in Spain
  • 02/02/27 – Aliénor Ballangé: Ordinary Citizens and Democratic Resilience
  • 02/03/27 – Diane Bollet: Migrant Labor and Radical Right Support in Rural France (with Giorgio Malet and Simone Cremaschi)
  • April 20, 2027 – Camille Bedock: Good Representation: A Comparison of Citizens’ Conceptions of the Political System
  • 04/05/27 – Charlotte Dumont: Title to be announced
  • 01/06/27 – Pierre-Étienne Vandamme: Popular Governments in Global Perspectives

Past Seminars

  • October 7, 2025: Magni Szymaniak-Arnesen - Does the Formulation of Citizens’ Assemblies’ Proposals Matter for Their Implementation? A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Policy Recommendations from Local CAs in Poland
  • November 4, 2025: Markus Hermann Meckl – Victimhood and Identity: The Post-Heroic Society
  • December 9, 2025: Jeremy Dodeigne, Nelson Santos & David Talukder - The Return of Adversary Politics? The Changing Nature of Critical Targeting in British Politics (1955–2025)
  • February 3, 2026: Céleste Bonnamy – Democracy Versus Diplomacy? The Involvement of External Actors in Trilogue Negotiations
  • March 3, 2026: Nathalie Brack – Disensus over Liberal Democracy: Concept, Typology, and Effects on Policies and Polity
  • April 7, 2026: Julie Sevenans - Politicians’ Reading and Perceptions of Public Opinion
  • May 5, 2026: Lorena Ortiz Cabrero - Symbols and Citizen Discourse on Region-Building in “Low Identity” Regions
  • May 19, 2026: Florence Le Cam - Career Paths and Working Conditions of Belgian Journalists?
  • June 2, 2026: Claudia Wiesner - Politicization, Democratization, and EU Identity: National EU Discourses in Germany and France