The Democratic Participation in Europe and the Middle East - Auslandsbüro Israel
Workshop
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The wave of protests all over the world during the last three years poses important questions about the interaction between citizens, state, civil society and supra-national institutions. Following the opposition to authoritarian and dictatorial regimes and the protests against the consequences of the neo-liberal model's crisis, the question of democracy and political participation emerged as a central topic. The workshop aims to discuss the many questions opened by the crisis of representation and the malaise of representative democracy.