Online Lecture with Prof. Dr. Brigitte Geißel, “Democracy as Self-Government – Democratic Innovations by and with Citizens”
The event will be held in English, with translation into Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbian and German if needed. For organizational reasons, we kindly ask you to confirm your participation and let us know if you require translation.
Dear colleagues and friends from the Danube Region and other European countries,
We warmly invite you to our next online event in the frame of the “Fit4Democracy” project:
“Democracy as Self-Government – Democratic Innovations by and with Citizens” with Prof. Dr. Brigitte Geißel, Institute for Political Science, Goethe University Frankfurt on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, at 6:00 p.m. (CET) via Zoom.
Starting from the premise that the future of democracy needs to be reimagined, in this lecture, Prof. Dr. Brigitte Geißel will present an innovative approach that places citizens at the center of democratic processes. She argues that people should decide for themselves how they want to be governed (Read more here). The talk will be supported by theoretical foundations, empirical insights, and examples from other countries. Additionally, Prof. Geißel will present and discuss ideas for procedures and practices that empower citizens and communities to shape their own democratic visions.
Prof. Dr. Geißel’s ideas on democratic innovations and citizen participation align well with our project, as they support the development of new, citizen-centered democratic approaches beyond traditional structures. We are therefore very happy to welcome her as a speaker.
You can join the meeting via this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88591526817?pwd=USDPgvYSjeeszKYqMCIFf3XoaHU4Zh.1
Meeting-ID: 885 9152 6817
Kenncode: 752799
The event will be held in English, with translation into Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbian and German if needed. For organizational reasons, we kindly ask you to confirm your participation and let us know if you require translation.
For all questions and suggestions, feel free to reach out to us anytime at: democracy@ileu.net
We look forward to your participation and to an inspiring discussion!
Warm regards on behalf of the ILEU team