Collaboration and Public Policy; Agency in the Pursuit of Public Purpose
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In this episode, Helen Sullivan discusses her book 'Collaboration and Public in the Pursuit of Public Purpose'. She emphasises the importance of collaboration in public policy, the role of agency, & the need for public participation. We also touch on emotions in public service, the challenges of sustaining collaboration beyond individual actors, and the impact of context on collaborative efforts. She highlights the evolving nature of collaboration amid global challenges & the influence of AI. I want to thank Nicole Curato for suggesting a series of episodes on books, and the Centre for...
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The Paris Citizens' Assembly
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In this episode, I talk with Anouch Toranian, the Deputy Mayor of Paris, Yves Dejaeghere, the Executive Director of the Federation for Innovation in Democracy, Europe and Claudia Chwalisz, leader of innovation in citizen engagement with the OECD about the design and establishment of the Paris Citizens' Assembly.
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3.8 New Zealand's Electoral System with Therese Arseneau
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I'm speaking with Therese Arseneau about the introduction of a mixed-member proportional (MMP) electoral system. Therese talks about the background to the referendum which led to the introduction of MMP in New Zealand [1:20], how voters view the impact of MMP [13:20], the reality of MMP and coalition governments [21:20], the impact of MMP on women's representation [28:10], its wider impact [34:00] and Maori representation generally and the impact of MMP [39:30].
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3.7 Electoral systems in Australia with Antony Green
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In this episode, I’m talking with Antony Green about the Australian electoral system and Vote Compass, a tool which allows voters to explore how their views align with the major parties.
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3.6 Reforming democracy, democratic legitimacy and majority bonuses with Dr Camille Bedock
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In this episode, I’m talking with Dr Camille Bedock about her book Reforming Democracy: Institutional engineering in Western Europe, 1990 - 2010 and also about her more recent research with Sophie Panel on citizen conceptions of how democratic their democracy is and with Nicolas Sauger on how electoral systems with majority bonuses affect electoral competition.
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3.5 Electoral Integrity with Pippa Norris
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In this episode, I am speaking with Professor Pippa Norris about her work on electoral integrity.
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Bonus Ep10 Deliberation Culture Context - John Dryzek
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In this episode, I’m speaking with Professor John Dryzek about his ARC Laureate Fellowship, his reflections on the Conference generally, how we might establish global deliberative processes and directions for future research in this area.
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Bonus Ep9 Deliberation Culture Context - Quinlan Bowman
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In this episode, I’m speaking with Dr Quinlan Bowman about his reflections on the Conference Deliberation, Culture and Context.
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Bonus Ep8 Deliberation Culture Context - John Parkinson
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In this episode, I’m speaking with Professor John Parkinson, who is currently a Professor of Social and Political Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
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Bonus Ep7 Deliberation Culture Context - Ian O'Flynn
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In this bonus episode I’m speaking with Dr Ian O'Flynn about his work on deliberation in divided societies.
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- factors which support or hinder electoral integrity
- why the United States is at the bottom of the ‘scoreboard’ amongst Western democracies in regard to electoral integrity and
- how different electoral systems impact on the representation of minorities and women.