ADRIAN BRÄNDLI is Head of Research, Science and Innovation at the Istituto Svizzero in Rome. Holding a DPhil in Ancient History from the University of Oxford, he conducted research into the history of late antiquity and early Christianity with a particular emphasis on the social dynamics of religious conflicts. GIANGIACOMO VALE is researcher in Political Philosophy at the Faculty of Political Science of the Niccolò Cusano University of Rome. He obtained his PhD in Political Philosophy at the University of Insubria and the Diplôme d‘Études Approfondies in Philosophy at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. His research is mainly concerned with European identity, federalist theory and the relationship between literature, aesthetics and politics.
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GOING DIGITAL ?
Do new technologies act as a game changer ? This question stood at the outset of a project on modern direct democracy, which resulted in the conference “Past, Present and Future of Direct Democracy” (19 –20 October 2018 ) as part of the Istituto Svizzero’s DISPUTE series. The initiative was designed as an exchange between two neighbouring countries with similar, yet different political cultures. In fact, Switzerland is often regarded as an exemplary case of modern direct democracy, while in Italy there has been a heated debate in recent years about its representative institutions. The resulting volume highlights not only the diversity of opinions and approaches, but also common goals and shared viewpoints. Above all, however, the collected contributions bear testimony to a joint understanding of the culture of democratic deliberation.
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ADRIAN BRÄNDLI / GIANGIACOMO VALE ( EDS.)
GOING DIGITAL?
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND THE FUTURE OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY
BRÄNDLI / VALE ( EDS.)
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