Dates and Times
02 July 2024
17:30 - 19:15
Event for
Location
Address: Verity Lane Market, 50 Northbourne Ave, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Organiser
Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, Faculty of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
Enquiry
Event about:
Book Launch: Democracy versus Diablo in the USA and Australia
Hosted by CDDGG, University of Canberra
Date and time: Tue 2nd Jul 2024, 5:30 pm - 7:15 pm AEST
Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/book-launch-democracy-versus-diablo-in-the-usa-and-australia
You are invited to a participatory book launch for André Bächtiger and John S. Dryzek, Deliberative Democracy for Diabolical Times: Confronting Populism, Extremism, Denial, and Authoritarianism.You will hear from one of the book’s authors (John Dryzek) as well as special guests Professor John Gastil from Pennsylvania State University and Associate Professor Caroline Fischer of the News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra.
You will get an opportunity to discuss their points and deliberate your own ideas about the challenges facing democracy in Australia and the USA, and how best to confront them. There will also be a chance to meet and talk more informally.
This book launch will be moderated by Keith Greaves from MosaicLab.
Additional Information
About the speakers
John Dryzek is Distinguished Professor and former Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow in the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra.
John Gastil is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science, and School of Public Policy at the Pennsylvania State University.
Caroline Fisher is Associate Professor of Communication in the News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra and co-author of the annual Digital News Report: Australia.
Keith Greaves is the co-founder of MosaicLab, a team of facilitators and engagement practitioners specialising in high influence and deliberative engagement.
UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of Canberra and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.