In order to foster a transition of the food system toward more sustainable outcomes, scholars
have increasingly pointed at the need for organizing strengthened food democracy. By …

Scholars increasingly refer to 'democratic resilience'to understand the ways democracies
respond to threats and challenges. Likewise, policymakers advocate democratic resilience …

This symposium examines the challenges and opportunities of recent efforts at embedding
participatory governance. It draws together original research that engages theoretically and …

Scholars of participatory democracy have long noted dynamic interactions and
transformations within and between political spaces that can foster (de) democratisation. At …

This unique, holistic and radical perspective on participatory practice has been updated to
reflect on advances made in the past decade and the impact of austerity. The innovative text …

Contemporary democratic backsliding typically unfolds gradually, as elected incumbents
slowly and relentlessly subvert democratic institutions without openly questioning the …

Artificial Intelligence raises new, distinct governance challenges, as well as familiar
governance challenges in novel ways. The governance of AI, moreover, is not an issue of …

Reducing health inequalities remains a challenge for policy makers across the world.
Beginning from Lewin's famous dictum that “there is nothing as practical as a good theory” …

Among democratic innovations, deliberative mini-publics, that is panels of randomly
selected citizens tasked to make recommendations about public policies, have been …

Citizen engagement is heralded as essential for food democracy and equality, yet the
implementation of inclusive citizen engagement mechanisms in urban food systems …