Redesigning Democratic Representation

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In a new interdisciplinary research project, professors Friedrich von Borries and Sven T. Siefken and their team will study approaches to redesigning democratic representation (ReDeRe). Following MPs through time and spaces, ReDeRe will experiment and try, based on design theory and practice as well as political science knowledge. The project is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. More about the project here: https://www.hfbk-hamburg.de/en/projekte/redesign-democracy/ and here https://www.friedrichvonborries.de/de/projects/re-de-re

The video below provides a short overview

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