In this PhD course we explore recent advances in our understanding of representation, democratic innovations, governance, and democratic legitimacy. We put emphasis on the difficulties in embedding participatory processes in representative democratic institutions, and on the democratic potentials and risks pertaining to coproduction and informality. While democratic goodness of innovative participatory arenas so far has been assessed from citizens’ perspective, we discuss possible gains from interactive arenas to strengthen political representation - and thereby representative democracy.
More information: https://www.uio.no/studier/emner/sv/statsvitenskap/STV9432B/