3rd International Conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice, Oslo, 12-13 January 2012
The Research Programme on Democracy is pleased to announce its third international conference on Democracy as Idea and Practice in Oslo. The conference is inter-disciplinary, aimed primarily at researchers from the humanities, social sciences and law. The venue is at the University of Oslo Blindern campus.
Please note that papers should be circulated in workshops and/or posted on the conference website before 1 January 2012.
Conference schedule (pdf)
Detailed programme
Practical information and travel directions
There are seven workshops and two plenary sessions.
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
Thursday 12 January 10:15-12:00. Aud. 1 Georg Sverdrup's Building
Chair: Tore Slaatta (University of Oslo)
Confronting the Unexpected: Democratic Ideas and Practices in Times of Crisis
John Durham Peters, Department of Communication Studies, University of Iowa
Barbara Pfetsch, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin
Helge Rønning, Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo
SECOND PLENARY SESSION
Friday 13 January 12:15-13:30. Aud. 2 Georg Sverdrup's Building
Chair: Bjørn Erik Rasch (University of Oslo)
The Arab Uprisings: Why, How and to What Effect?
Ellen Lust, Department of Political Science, Yale University
Comments by:
Bjørn Olav Utvik, Center for Islamic and Middle East Studies, University of Oslo
Cecilie Hellestveit, International Law and Policy Institute, Oslo
WORKSHOPS
Workshop 1. Political Parties and Media in Contemporary Democracies. Directors: Rune Karlsen and Eli Skogerbø
Workshop 2. Regionalisation and Federalisation: Democratic Implications. Directors: Øivind Bratberg and Alan Trench
Workshop 3. Political Communication in Times of International Crisis: Democratic Challenges. Directors: Tore Slaatta and Hans-Jörg Trenz
Workshop 4. The Rise of Democracy Through Constitutional Reform. Directors: Hilde Sandvik and Dag Michalsen.
Workshop 5. Poverty and Democracy. Director: Dan Banik
Workshop 6. Organizations in Democracy and Democratization of Organizations (II). Directors: Fredrik Engelstad, Kari Steen-Johnsen and Eivind Falkum
Workshop 7. Conceptualization and Measurement of Democracy. Directors: Håvard Hegre and Carl Henrik Knutsen
Some workshops may accept new participants also after 15 September. Those who are accepted as participants (paper givers, discussants or ordinary participants) will get registration details in an e-mail from the conference secretariat. Participants are expected to cover their own travel expenses (unless otherwise agreed), but we will cover hotel accommodation (2 nights) for paper presenters and discussants. Everyone who attends is invited to a reception/dinner on Thursday evening, as well as lunches Thursday and Friday.
Organizing Committee at University of Oslo:
Bjørn Erik Rasch (conference chair), Erik Oddvar Eriksen, John Erik Fossum, Andreas Føllesdal, Hilde Sandvik, Tore Slaatta, Eivind Smith and Anette Lislerud (administrative coordinator).