Mediating Populism

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While much has been written and discussed about the media’s role in the ‘populist turn’ in Western democracies, the actual experience of journalists in responding to these turbulent political times has been little explored

Joris Niggemeier, Philipp Sälhoff
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Expert Discussion: „Populism and De-democratisation”

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On Tuesday, 13 December, an expert discussion took place at Das Progressive Zentrum with the populism experts Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser and Nicole Loew. First things first: What is populism? First of all, the populism expert and associate professor at Diego Portales university in Santiago de Chile, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser,  defined democracy as a combination of …

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Sophie Pornschlegel
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Innocracy – Conference on Democratic Innovation

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On Tuesday, 28 November over 100 participants as well as 28 Session Hosts and Speakers from ten different countries gathered at betahaus in Kreuzberg, Berlin, to exchange ideas and learn about concrete projects on how to innovate democracy. Innocracy – Conference on Democratic Innovation was organised by the Democracy Lab at Das Progressive Zentrum with …

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Sophie Pornschlegel, Laura-Kristine Krause, Dr. Maja Göpel
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