Convened by Dario Castiglione (CPT) & Catherine Dupré (HR&DF), University of Exeter, this two-day online workshop is meant as an introduction to the work of the Observatory of Representation. International Centre for the study of State, Citizenship and Democracy. Formally established in January 2024, this Inter-University and multidisciplinary Centre focusses on political representation and its place in relation to the state and democratic citizenship.
On Thursday 3 October, we discussed the idea of representation from a multi-disciplinary perspective, introduced by Professor Michel Troper and based on a book published as part of the Centre’s collaboration: La Représentation politique. Anthologie (eds) Manuela ALBERTONE, Michel TROPER, Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2018. On Friday 4 October, we organized two round tables: one focusing on the role that elections play or ought to play in democratic representation; the other on the ways of enlarging democratic representation through more informal and virtual moments.
