Redesigning Democratic Representation

BySTS 2024-11-292025-01-17

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

Re•De•Re

Open Call: Redesign the Ballot Box

BySTS 2025-02-172025-02-17

What should a ballot box look like? How can it show the meaning of elections in democracy? The call for an international competition on the design of the ballot box is now open. You can find all details here: https://redesign-democracy.hfbk.net/en Democracy thrives on participation – the moment when citizens cast their vote in an election…

Electoral Law | Re•De•Re

Designing the Ballot Box

BySTS 2025-01-172025-01-17

The new research project “Redesigning Democratic Representation”, led by Friedrich von Borries and Sven T. Siefken, is launching a design competition for the ballot box. At the occasion of the general election to the Bundestag, designers are challenged to take stock of the ballot box used in their home electoral district and develop a model…

Media | Parliaments | Re•De•Re

Challenges in Parliamentary Representation

BySTS 2025-03-282025-04-01

Discussing deficits, challenges and solutions in parliamentary representation by the Bundestag – with MP Hanna Steinmüller and Konstantin Kuhle. Broadcast on the German public radio station on March 28 in Deutschlandfunk Kultur and also available online https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/hat-der-bundestag-eine-repraesentationsluecke-100.html – tune in! And read more here: https://doi.org/10.3224/gwp.v70i2.11

Electoral Law | Media | Re•De•Re

The Ballot Box Design on Radio Bremen

BySTS 2025-02-232025-04-01

On the day of the Bundestag election 2025, Sven T. Siefken talked about the ongoing competition for the design of the ballot boxes in Germany. The interview was broadcast on Radio Bremen 2, you can listen to the full interview here:

Media | Re•De•Re

“Throw your ballots into the waste bin”?

BySTS 2025-01-232025-03-13

On January 22, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung featured the ongoing design competition in the ReDeRe project on its front page. We are looking forward to many interesting contributions. The interdisciplinary project “Redesigning Democratic Representation”, jointly led by Professors Friedrich von Borries and Sven T. Siefken is funded by the Volkswagen Foundation and aims to…

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