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Invitation: 3rd CRoLEV Workshop – Citizen Empowerment: Sustainable Rule of Law and European Values in Europe Series
Deliberative Democracy & Public Assemblies
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Rule of Law and European Values (CRoLEV) at UCLan Cyprus, and the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law, Alternative and Innovative Methods (ICLAIM) would like to invite you at the 3rd and final edition of its workshop series on Citizen Empowerment: Sustainable Rule of Law and European Values in Europe.
After investigating the relevance of non-formal dispute resolution initiatives to the sustaining of the rule of law in the first workshop in December 2022, and the introduction of the Council of Europe Participatory Democracy Academy in November and December 2023, in March 2025 we are turning our attention to recent trends in Deliberative Democracy, and the powerful impact of Public Assemblies.
This interactive workshop will bring together insights from the previous two workshops, while introducing an alternative third approach to the strengthening and the sustaining of the Rule of Law: Deliberative Democracy and Public Assemblies. The 12-hour workshop will take place over two days, briefly introducing participants to the relevant theoretical background, before asking them to test in practice two tools for public deliberation, based on questions introduced by the facilitators.
| When? | Where? |
| Friday, 7 March 2025 (14:00-18:00)
Saturday, 8 March 2025 (9:30-18:00) |
UCLan Cyprus, 12-14 University Avenue, Pyla, Larnaca |
Trainers:
Dr. Haris Shekeris, Independent Expert in Deliberative Democracy, Philosopher
Dr. Katerina Antoniou, Resident Expert, ICLAIM
Dr. Nadia Kornioti, Resident Expert, ICLAIM
Prior registration is required. Click here to register.
Attendance is free of charge. Meals and certificates of attendance will be provided.
Programme overview:
| DAY 1 – Friday, 7 March 2025 | DAY 2 – Saturday, 8 March 2025 |
| 14:00-14:30 – Arrival & Registration
14:30-15:00 – Introductions Welcome by Prof. Prof. Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou, CRoLEV Director and Head of School of Law, UCLan Cyprus 15:00-15:45 – Introduction to CROLEV; Research results and overview from workshops 1 and 2. 15:45-16:00 – Coffee Break 16:00-17:15 – Theoretical Background 17:15-17:45 – Discussion: Expectations from Deliberative Democracy in Cyprus. Could it work? 17:45-18:00 – Conclusion of Day 1 |
09:30-10:00 – Arrival & Registration 10:00 -10:15 – Warm Up; Overview of the day 10:15-12:15 – Practice Session I: CivicLab 12:15-13:15 – Light Lunch 13:15-17:15 – Practice Session II: Deliberative Democracy 17:15-18:00 – Deliberation & Concluding Remarks |
