On 2 and 3 July 2026, Link Campus University in Rome will host, in a hybrid format, the international symposium “Participation in Crisis? Appraising Acute Challenges and Exploring Prospects for Revitalising Inclusive Democratic Voice”, organised by the RC10 Participation, Organisational Democracy and Self-Management Research Committee of the International Sociological Association, the Hans Böckler Foundation and the DiTES Research Centre – Digital Technologies, Education and Society.

The two-day event will be dedicated to analysing the transformations currently affecting democratic participation, with a particular focus on the challenges posed by political, social, environmental and technological crises. The aim is to provide a forum for international discussion to reflect on forms of participation under pressure and on the prospects for revitalising inclusive democratic voice.

2 July 2026

• Opening & Keynote Addresses
• Sustainability, Climate Crisis & Urban Action
• Algorithmic Governance & the Platform Economy
• Digital Participation & The Shrinking Civic Space
• AI as a Participatory Tool & Epistemic Verification
• Digital Authoritarianism & Counter-Strategies
• Conceptualising Participatory Governance & Data

3 July 2026

• Citizen & Public Participation
• Education, Inequality and Civic Responsibility
• Universities, Organisational Democracy & Civic Value
• Data Rights, Marginalisation & Institutional Power
• Media Literacy, The Digital Public Sphere and Stakeholder Evaluation
• Closing Presidential Panel

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