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De-liberation: Towards a stronger democracy

The Wilder Journal and the contemporary challenges to democracy

by Platoniq

Illustration of the vespertilio homo published in The Sun (Wikimedia)

The power to (dis)inform: a journey on the back of the vespertilio homo

by Marta Anducas Armengou

Illustration for the interview to Arantxa Mendiharat by Alba Feitó

Arantxa Mendiharat Citizens' Assemblies provide spaces of trust, with a high degree of direct participation

by Xesca Sastre

Democratic Funding: Citizens choose their future. Limits and hopes in Participatory Budgets and Matchfunding

by Joan B. Cabot

Oliver Escobar “A deliberative process is about unlearning the habits of a public sphere that has been geared towards polarization”

by Tayrine Dias and Olivier Schulbaum

Culture, creativity, and deliberation methodologies

by Tayrine Dias

Rhetoric (from the Tarocchi, series C: Liberal Arts, #23) from The Cleveland Museum of Art collection

What is the role of cultural heritage institutions in the spread of misinformation?

by Nadia Nadesan

Does the digital participation gap have gender?

by Marta Anducas Armengou

Recovering Collaborative Governance of architectural assets through Design Justice

by Nadia Nadesan & Elena Silvestrini

Ines Cheniour It is key to find the right balance between the rules and giving the flexibility to play around and have fun

by Chiara Rutolo & Elena Silvestrini

'Man and Woman Reading', ca. 1742. Gabriel Huquier (Met Museum digital collection)

Storytelling is a powerful bridge to connect people

by Elena Silvestrini

Sustainable Development Goals in the Goteo crowdfunding platform

Crowdfunding and SDGs open data to accelerate knowledge about sustainability and citizen participation

by Olivier Schulbaum

Ahmed

“When I arrived in Ancona everything was cold. The room where I had to wait was windy and my jacket was still wet. I thought I was prepared. Back in Somalia I had read everything about the journey, everything but not too much, because my wife kept telling me to stop it. 'On the internet people only make up stories', she said. I know she was right, but I couldn't help it. I wanted to be aware of the risks. I wanted to make this work.”

Stories

Precious

“When I knew I couldn't sleep anymore, I got out of bed and made myself a tea. Tiffany was in the kitchen as well, warming milk. She looked like she didn't sleep at all. She's Nigerian too and she is nice, but we don't speak a lot. Her husband knows some other Nigerian men in Ancona. Traffickers. You have to be friends with the traffickers, I know, but it makes you a little lonely. Better not to trust anyone.”