BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:52d52c6588a09efb3348ec51040927de DTSTAMP:20260305T142955Z SUMMARY:John Dryzek\, University of Canberra – ‘Democracy in a Diabolic al Soundscape’ DESCRIPTION:Kontakt: Moira.Nelson@svet.lu.se\n\nDemocracy in a Diabolical S oundscapeDemocracy today faces deep and complex challenges\, especially wh en it comes to political communication and the quality of public discourse . Dishonest and manipulative communication amplified by unscrupulous polit icians and media pervades these diabolical times\, enabling right-wing pop ulism\, extremism\, truth denial\, and authoritarianism to flourish. \ ;To tackle these issues\, we need to encourage meaningful deliberative com munication - creating spaces for reflective and constructive dialogue\, re pairing unhealthy public spheres while preserving healthier ones\, and bui lding discursive bridges across deep divides. Citizens who see through eli te manipulations should be at the core of this response\, especially if ba d elite behavior is to be effectively constrained. \;Democratic activi sts and leaders\, diverse interpersonal networks\, resilient public sphere s\, deliberative innovations\, and clever communication strategies all hav e vital roles to play in both defending and renewing democracy. Healthy di scursive infrastructures can make democracies work again.BiographyJohn Dry zek is Distinguished Professor and former Australian Research Council Laur eate Fellow in the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra. Before moving to UC\, he was Distinguished Professor of Political Science and ARC Federation Fellow at the Australia n National University. \;He is former Head of the Political Science De partments at the University of Oregon and University of Melbourne\, and of the Social and Political Theory Program at ANU. He is a Fellow of the Aca demy of Social Sciences in Australia\, Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy\, and former editor of the \;Australian Journal of Political Science. \;Working in both political theory and empirical social scien ce\, he is best known for his contributions in the areas of democratic the ory and practice and environmental politics. One of the instigators of the ‘deliberative turn’ in thinking about democracy\, he has published ei ght books in this area with Oxford University Press\, Cambridge University Press\, and Polity Press. \;His work in environmental politics and cl imate governance has yielded seven books with Oxford University Press\, Ca mbridge University Press\, and Basil Blackwell. He has also worked on comp arative studies of democratization\, critical public policy analysis\, and the history and philosophy of social science. His current research emphas izes global justice\, governance in the Anthropocene\, and confronting con temporary challenges to democracy.\n\nMer information om händelsen: https ://www.svet.lu.se/evenemang/john-dryzek-university-canberra-democracy-diab olical-soundscape DTSTART;TZID=GMT:20250611T141500 DTEND;TZID=GMT:20250611T153000 LOCATION:Eden's auditorium\, Allhelgona kyrkogata 14\, Lund END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR