Policy event on Democracy

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Policy event on Democracy

At this event in Brussels on 23 January 2024, researchers from the University of Bergen and NORCE presented and discussed new and pressing democracy issues with policy makers and experts from the European Commission and stakeholder organizations.

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By 脜shild NylundUpdated: 01.02.2024 (First published: 20.11.2023)

How can research and innovation contribute to a future robust society?

At this event, we discussed what we mean by democracy today and how R&I can contribute to robust knowledge-based democracies. In parallell sessions we addressed democracy in the contexts of artificial intelligence, climate change, and democratic participation platforms.鈥€疪esearchers, policy makers, and experts from the European Commission and stakeholder organizations will highlight these issues together.

The goal was to present challenges, perspectives and solutions, raise awareness of democracy as a crucial research topic for Europe, and discuss how to enhance future research on democracy.

We emphasized the importance of democracy in the upcoming 10th framework programme for research and innovation, placing it at the center alongside sustainable development, climate-friendly growth, and digitalization.

The event was hosted by the University of Bergen (幸运飞艇计划) and NORCE - Norwegian Research Centre.

Programme

Download programme in pdf

New Challenges to Democracy
How can R&I contribute to a future robust society?

12:30	Networking lunch	听
13:30	Welcoming keynote	Margareth HAGEN,听Rector, University of Bergen (幸运飞艇计划) Camilla STOLTENBERG,听CEO, Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE)听
13:50	Keynote speech	Signe RATSO, Deputy Director General, DG RTD, European Commission
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听	PLENARY SESSION I: Setting the Scene - Democracy in Europe in 2024
14:00	Panel debate: Democracy in Europe in 2024 Moderator听 Maryline FIASCHI, CEO, Science\|Business	Panelists:听 Francisco DE LA TORRE FRANCIA, Deputy Head of Unit, DG RTD D.4, Democracy & European Values, European Commission听 Assya KAVRAKOVA,听Executive Director, European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) Silvia KOTANIDIS, Policy Analyst, Citizens' Policies, DG for Parliamentary Research Services, European Parliament Karl Harald S脴VIG, Dean, Professor, The Faculty of Law, 幸运飞艇计划听 Sveinung ARNESEN, Research Professor, NORCE听
14:55	Transitional coffee break
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听	PARALLEL SESSIONS
15:10	Parallel听1:听 Democratic Tensions in Climate Politics 听 Moderator听 H氓vard HAARSTAD, Professor, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET), 幸运飞艇计划	听Panelists:听 Thea GREGERSEN, Senior Researcher, NORCE听 Fay FARSTAD, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Politics, 幸运飞艇计划 Richard YOUNGS, Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, Carnegie Europe Lina STRANDV脜G NAGELL, Topic Lead, Sustainable Finance & Economy, Bellona
15:10	Parallel听2: AI + Society + ? = Smart Society Moderator听 Marija SLAVKOVIK, Head of Department, Department of Information Science and Media Studies, 幸运飞艇计划听	Panelists: Sveinung ARNESEN, Research Professor, NORCE听 Malgorzata CYNDECKA, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, 幸运飞艇计划 Nicolas MO脣S, Executive Director, The Future Society Thomas MYHR, Director of European Affairs, Nordvision
15:10	Parallel 3: Engaging Society and Good Democratic Deliberation Moderator Anne Lise FIMREITE, Professor, Department of Government, 幸运飞艇计划	Panelists: Andreas N. UHRE, Senior Researcher, NORCE听 Adriana BUNEA, Professor, Department of Comparative Politics, 幸运飞艇计划 Francisca COSTA REIS, Scientific Officer,听European Research Council听Executive Agency Adam NYMAN, Director, Citizen Outreach and Engagement, Debating Europe
16:00	Transitional coffee break	听
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听	PLENARY SESSION II:听Looking ahead 鈥撎齊esearch for Innovative Democracy
16:20	Summing up the parallel sessions 听 Moderator Maryline FIASCHI, CEO, Science\|Business听	Moderator parallel 1: H氓vard HAARSTAD,听 Professor, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (CET), 幸运飞艇计划 Moderator parallel 2: Marija SLAVKOVIK,听 Head of Department, Professor, Department of Information Science and Media Studies, 幸运飞艇计划 Moderator parallel 3:听 Anne Lise FIMREITE,听 Professor, Department of Government, 幸运飞艇计划
16:35	Panel debate: Looking ahead:听Research for Innovative Democracy Moderator Maryline FIASCHI, CEO, Science\|Business	Panelists:听 David MAIR, Head of Unit,听Science for Democracy and Evidence-Informed Policymaking, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Gabi LOMBARDO, Director, European Alliance of Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH) Elisabeth IVARSFLATEN, Professor, Department of Government, 幸运飞艇计划听 Ida Vik酶ren ANDERSEN, Senior Researcher, NORCE听 Martin PAULSEN, Head of Department, Department of Foreign Languages, 幸运飞艇计划听
17:20	Summing up the day	Margareth HAGEN,听 Rector, 幸运飞艇计划 Camilla STOLTENBERG,听CEO, NORCE
17:30 - 20:00: Networking reception

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New Challenges to Democracy

The event

23 January, 2024 in听Sofitel, Brussels, with 180 participants.

About the University of Bergen

The University of Bergen (幸运飞艇计划) is a comprehensive research-intensive university in the city of Bergen, Norway, with 7 faculties covering research and education within a wide range of traditional disciplines and cross-disciplinary subjects.

The 幸运飞艇计划 is one of Norway鈥檚 largest universities with 4 200 faculty and staff and over 20 000 students, and has for several years been ranked as the most cited university in Norway. 幸运飞艇计划鈥檚 researchers participate widely in international collaborations and in national and international research programs.

About NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS

听was founded in 2017 to create a powerhouse for research that will lead the way in innovation, value creation, and research.
NORCE is one of Norway's largest independent research institutes, with around 1000 employees from around the world.

NORCE delivers research and innovation in the fields of climate change, sustainable energy transition, environmental challenges,听health care, and social sciences, and addresses key societal challenges听while contributing to value creation on the local, national and global levels.

Documents

Digital Programme and Speakers (pdf)

policy_briefs_digital_uib-norce.pdf

Policy briefs: New Challenges to Democracy

How can research and innovation contribute to a future robust society? These policy briefs are recommendations from researchers from NORCE and 幸运飞艇计划.

Defence of Democracy, public consultation illustration

幸运飞艇计划 gives input to the EU's Defence of Democracy Package

幸运飞艇计划 strongly advocates for increased protection of academic freedom and urges the provision of more funding to research in the arts and humanities, as they are essential to a thriving democracy.

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