Compulsory Voting and Parties’ Vote Seeking Strategies
This month's blog post - presented by Shane Singh of the University of Georgia - addresses the topic of compulsory voting, which remains widely-debated in...
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How can deliberative democracy solve pressing policy issues?
The use of deliberative democracy methods to engage the public in answering challenging questions is gaining momentum - as seen with the impact of the...
Hansard Website Launch Event
Our latest blog post, provided by Leeds POLIS PhD researcher Nicole Nisbett, provides some recollections on the recent launch event for the new Hansard website,...
Parliamentary e-petitions: reflecting on our discussions
Last month, the CDE hosted a discussion event on the topic of Parliamentary e-petitions. Attendees (including some petitioners) were given the opportunity to discuss prominent...
The German Greens: ‘radically’ fit for office
Our latest blog post has been provided by Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett, whose PhD Project (based jointly at the School of Languages and POLIS, both at the...
The CDE Inaugural Symposium: “Democratic Engagement in the Age of Brexit”
The Centre’s inaugural symposium took place on 16 February, during which over 40 academics and practitioners gathered to discuss some of the key underlying themes...
Different styles, different publics: a typology of political engagement
Our most recent blog post (reposted from the House of Commons Library) has been provided by Elise Uberoi, Senior Research Analyst at the House...
Who are you calling populist?
In this latest blog post, Centre for Democratic Engagement founder member Jonathan Dean offers some reflections on the current popularity of the category “populism” in...
Studying Parliament's online public engagement strategies and activities
Our latest blog post has been provided by Nicole Nisbett, a recent addition to the School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at the University...
Looking back on the Speaker's Lecture - 'The Role of Parliament'
We have written a reflection on the recent guest lecture given at Leeds University by the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow. You...