Track Code
RC13
Track Chairs
Dr. Adam Szymanski
Dr. Mithila Bagai
Prof. Renata Mienkowska Norkiene
Deals with the basic conditions of democracy, but also the more specific aspects of the recent “wave”, in a systematic comparative manner. The present focus in on the historical and cultural particularities of this process in the major regions of the world (ie Africa, Latin America, Asia and Eastern Europe, thus far). Further work will concentrate on the theoretical implications of these processes and the risks and chances for a further consolidation and deepening of democracy in all parts of the world.
Open Panels
- "Rethinking Sovereignty: State Failure, Power Hierarchies, and the Global Order."
Chair: Dr. Rana Abo Amra - Autocratic Curve in Democracy: Trends, Challenges, and Implications
Chair: Dr. Amar Kumar - Between Innovation and Disruption: Artificial Intelligence in Democratic Processes
Chair: Dr. Gisele Heloise Barbosa - Beyond the State? Rethinking Democratic Governance in an Era of Fragmented Authority
Chair: Dr. Rana Abo Amra - Democratic Resilience and Emerging Technologies
Chair: Mr. Cush Sewell Lewis - Digital Parliaments and Democratic Resilience: When Does Digitalization Strengthen Legislative Transparency and Accountability?
- L’exception comme principe de gouvernementalité dans les régimes de transition permanente
Chair: Prof. Abdallah Saaf - Morocco as an Uncertain Democracy: Political Reform, Adaptation and Regime Resilience
Chair: Dr. Abdelilah Essatte - Political Discourse, Populism, and Democratic Contestation in Comparative Perspective
Chair: Dr. Aisha Shahzad - Religious Minorities, Belonging, and Exclusion in Majoritarian States
Chair: Dr. Arvind Shukla - The OAS Interamerican Democratic Charter at 25th: past, present and the future
Chair: Dr. Silverio Zebral Filho - The Regionalization of Academic Freedom : Human Rights, Regional Institutions and Democratic Governance
Chair: Prof. Robert Harmsen - The Role of Media and Information Communication Technology in Political Participation: A Study of Generation Z Citizens
Chair: Prof. Shashi Pratap Shahi - Theorising Engagement, Participation and Contestation in Autocracies: Beyond the Democratisation Paradigm?
Chair: Ms. Alena Gileva - Who Defines Democracy? Rethinking Democratic Theory Beyond the Western Canon
Chair: Dr. Pawan Kumar - Youth Protest Across Borders: Transnational Repertoires in Gen Z Movements
Chair: Mrs. Sara Frumento
