Sydney Democracy

Democracy today, democracy tomorrow: researchers, policy-makers & citizens concerned with the future of democracy. University of Sydney

[Sydney Democracy @SydneyDemocracy]

What do Australia's alt-right fringe groups actually want? Jordan McSwiney talks to Lisa Millar on the World Today https://t.co/6KCTEzW6Ma @WZB_Berlin @WZB_democracy

[WZB GlobCon @WZB_GlobCon]

Universal jurisdiction: How Germany fills a gap in the international prosecution of war crimes. In our latest #LawLog piece, @MelindaRankin explains how state and non-state actors work together to bring Syrian war crimes to trial. 👉 https://t.co/eNqfEiSGAp #CIJA #ECCHRBerlin

[Sydney CISS @sydneyciss]

With the latest #BrexitVote rejected & a no-deal #Brexit vote on the cards, it's lucky we have Brexit experts Kalypso Nicolaidis from @UniofOxford & @tormeysimon speaking tomorrow night! Register now to hear their cutting edge analysis as events unfold: https://t.co/qLIDWZm1pX

[University of Sydney @Sydney_Uni]

In Australia only 15 percent of panellists are women. At #usyd, we're making a pledge and taking the lead in gender diversity. https://t.co/Wt8hf9oiFZ

[MediaAtSydney @MediaAtSydney]

Media@Sydney: Digital Rights in an Age of Surveillance AI https://t.co/qRUb2wPexv

[Sydney Democracy @SydneyDemocracy]

.⁦@Sydney_Ideas⁩ Don Watson on our ironies, our bullshit in 45 characters, our abuse of language

[John Keane @jkeaneSDN]

Chantal Mouffe, fair-weather friend of democracy, reveals again just how deeply attached she is to Carl Schmitt’s view of politics as conflict, fear, violence & power over others @CSDWestminster @dibyeshanand @MatthiasLieven1 @PoliticalSpike @EnriqueKrauze https://t.co/4fkBX4lwY1

[John Keane @jkeaneSDN]

Mouffe:’conflict is the driving force of democracy’..’politics are emotion, passion’..’not interested in normative political theory’..fair-weather democrats treat democracy not as a universal remedy for abusive power but as a mere sub-set of friend/enemy politics @TimothyDSnyder

[The Butterfly Collector 🦋 @JeanPaulRGagnon]

What actually is populism? And why does it have a bad reputation? https://t.co/mnuzMnBBua via @ConversationEDU

[SSSHARC at Sydney @SSSHARC]

A way out of the current refugee impasse? Join @vanhear53 of @UniofOxford's Centre on Migration,Policy & Society COMPAS at @Sydney_Uni Wed 6 Feb to examine COMPAS proposal of a common polity: transnational and governed by refugees & migrants themselves https://t.co/Y2C8qr6WCq

[Amro Ali @_amroali]

Dear people of #Perth, I’ll be giving this lecture on Wed 16 Jan at UWA (@CMSS_UWA). From Khashoggi’s murder to the Mohamed Salah effect, exploring developments in how Mid East authoritarianism is enforced & the public's heterogeneous ways of countering it https://t.co/7lALkvkrtQ

[SSPS @Usyd_ssps]

Applications close for the @ArtSS_Sydney & @WZB_Berlin research exchange on 4 March! Don't miss out. More info here: https://t.co/OcmRDqLdor

[SSPS @Usyd_ssps]

Hosted by @SSSHARC and Dr @susanbanki, this public lecture on 6/2/2019 by Dr @vanhear53 will reflect on a new solution to #refugee and #migration challenges - #Refugia. Register: https://t.co/tAk15JY0fX

[SACE | School of Art, Communication and English @usydsace]

In a @sydneyciss guest lecture on Libya’s 2011 uprising @UTAustin’s Alan J. Kuperman will cover news reporting, intelligence gathering, national security policymaking, and humanitarian intervention. Wed 12 Dec, 1pm. All welcome! @Sydney_Uni @ArtSS_Sydney
https://t.co/RjD4g1wX1H

[Adele Webb @adelehwebb]

So it is possible for academic research to become integrated with efforts for policy change and reform 'on the ground'. Well done @MaxGroemping 👏👏

[Sydney Democracy @SydneyDemocracy]

@VendingLibrary #suggest

[SSPS @Usyd_ssps]

Applications are now open for the FASS/WZB research exchange for 2019! The exchange gives researchers the opportunity to collaborate on key research projects, events & teaching, as well as providing them with a rich cultural experience. More info: https://t.co/OcmRDqLdor

[John Keane @jkeaneSDN]

a few words with @adamboultonSKY in London about the idea of monitory democracy, why referenda should be used sparingly & why elections are no longer the heart & soul of democracy https://t.co/HBO7rovcCI

[Sydney Democracy @SydneyDemocracy]

Full house on a humid Sydney night for #Corporatocracy with @MichaelWestBiz and @ChristineMilne

[Sydney Democracy @SydneyDemocracy]

Corporates are the real leaners says @ChristineMilne #corporatocracy @MichaelWestBiz