Out now: Rethinking Democratic Innovation
Rethinking Democratic Innovations takes a fresh and critical look at diverging and often opposing views of improving democracy, and asks whether existing oppositions could also
Democratic innovation: why would you do it?
Democratic innovation always sparks a lot of debate in the Netherlands. In this essay, Frank Hendriks addresses three common reservations about democratic innovation in the
Referendums: more than an emergency brake?
What if referendums do not only concern a determined proposal but initiators get the space to contribute alternatives? What if voters can give input on
Time for a deliberative referendum?
Critics say referendums would encourage uninformed dissent and political gridlock. In what ways might adding deliberation to a referendum process address such criticisms? REDRESS-researchers Frank
Event Vereniging voor Bestuurskunde
Ank Michels and Frank Hendriks have written an overview article on democratic innovation in The Netherlands, with a specific focus on the part covering the
Workshop Politicologenetmaal
Do you work on research in democratic innovations? During the Political Scientist Day, Charlotte Wagenaar and Ank Michels as well as Lieven Boelen and Léon
‘Risky democratic attrition’
The large-spread, growing discontent with the Dutch House of Representatives is a `risky form of democratic attrition'. Marc Chavannes paints a bleak picture of the
Conference ‘De praktijk van het burgerberaad’
On Thursday 1 September, the G1000 University in Amersfoort will organize a conference on the practice of citizen deliberation (in Dutch). With introductions and workshops
First REDRESS consortium meeting
After the online kick-off event in December, the first real-life consortium meeting took place on Friday 3 June. In the Lochal in Tilburg, Frank Hendriks
Increasing politician’s listening skills
Our democracy is suffering from a long due overhaul. Besides the frequent call for more countervailing power, there is a growing demand for new forms