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🌠 DO PARTIES STILL MATTER? Rethinking Democracy as we Know it 🌠 ‼️The #program is out ‼️ Our #AnnualWorkshop for 2026 will (in collab with Heidelberg University's Institute for Political Science take place from 20th-21st February at a beautiful venue, Carl-Jaspers-Centre! Fabio Wolkenstein (Universität Wien | University of Vienna) will deliver the (public) #keynote address entitled "Navigating trade-offs: The precarious future of party democracy". We are very excited that contributors will be joining us from all over the #globe!! 🌏 🌎 🌍 --> Check out the program!! 😃 As some contributors will join us virtually, DemocracyNet & Heidelberg University PhD students & ECRs may be able to save one of the few remaining seats. Please get in touch with PD Dr. Dannica Fleuss if you are interested. Francesco Veri, PhD Chiara Valsangiacomo Participatory and Deliberative Specialist group/PSA Centre for Deliberative Democracy Dr. Franziska Maier Saskia Schäfer Aurel Croissant Reimut Zohlnhöfer Alex Prior Rod Dacombe Dr. Simon Bein Lisa Verhasselt