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Programme of the World Forum for Democracy 2017

Wednesday 8 November


Time for Facts

9.00-10.00 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

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Concert

10.00-10.15 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

Lisa Simone, Jazz Singer


Plenary session 1

10.15-11.45 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

From democracy of parties to democracy of citizens?

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Plenary session 2

11.45-13.15 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

Media - friend or foe of democracy?

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Lunch break

13.15-15.00


Opening session

15.00-15.30 / Palais de l’Europe, Hemicycle

  • Welcome words by the World Forum for Democracy organisers

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Plenary session 3

15.30-17.30/ Palais de l’Europe, Hemicycle

Is Populism a problem?

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Random Sample Voting

17.30-18.00 / Palais de l’Europe, Hemicycle

Introducing the demonstration experiment on Random Sample Voting and Evaluation Voting

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Thursday 9 November


Lightning Talks

09.00-10.30 / ROOMS 1 & 2, Palais de l'Europe

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Panel discussions

09.00-10.30

  • Panel 1 - From Fake to Facts: How to strengthen ties among Research, Policy, and Society to counter populism? - Room 6
  • Panel 2 - What responses to anti-migrant populist rhetoric and action? - Room 5
  • Panel 3:  Gender Equality and Political Empowerment of Women - Room 8

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Break

10.30-11.00


Lab series 1

11.00-13.00 / palais de l'europe

  • LAB 1: Is hybrid democracy more inclusive? (Room 2)
  • LAB 2: “Corruption and populism: can the international community help?”  (Room 9)
  • LAB 3: Fact checking: is it worth the effort?  (Room 8)
  • LAB 4: Making votes count more  (Room 6)
  • LAB 5: Participatory democracy: an antidote to populism?  (Room 1)
  • LAB 6: Citizens’ disconnect: can parties open up?  (Room 5)

Design Session

11.00-16.00 / palais de l'Europe, Lobby of the Committe of ministers

Agora of Democracy

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 Knowledge café

11.00-13.00: 1st round - 14.30-16.00: 2nd round / Palais de l’Europe, Blue Restaurant

The Female Face of the Far Right – Country perspectives and progressive counter-strategies

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Lunch break

13.00-14.30


Participants’ Assembly

14.30-18.00 / Palais de l’Europe, Hemicycle

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Networking session

14.30-18.00 / Palais de l’Europe, Blue Restaurant

Antidotes to populism: connecting people and politics

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Labs series 2

14.30-16.30 / Palais de l’Europe

  • LAB 7: Bursting social media eco chambers  (Room 5)
  • LAB 8: Corruption and populism: can citizen watchdogs help?  (Room 2)
  • LAB 9: Fake news: does fact checking work?  (Room 1)
  • LAB 10: ArtiVism against populism  (Town Hall)
  • LAB 11: Can democracy survive public service media?  (Room 7)
  • LAB 12: Big data: campaigning or manipulation?  (Room 9)
  • LAB 13: Civic education – how does it increase resilience to populism?  (Room 8)

Break

16.30-16.45


Storytelling

16.45-18.00/ Palais de l’Europe, ROOMS 1 & 5

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Friday 10 November


Plenary session 4

09.00-10.30 / Palais de l’Europe, Hemicycle

Multilateral responses to populism?

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Closing session

10.30-12.30 / Palais de l’Europe, Hemicycle

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Art events

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Programme in PDF format (06/11/2017)


Fringe programme

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Under the High Patronage of
Mr Emmanuel MACRON
President of the French Republic

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