Transformation Knowledge for Democracies

BySTS 2025-12-032025-12-07

December 1 to 4, the VolkswagenStiftung assembled for a fruitful exchange its current projects that gather Transformational Knowledge on Democracies under Change. The ongoing project Redesigning Democratic Representation (Re-De-Re) is jointly led by Friedrich von Borries and Sven T. Siefken. It develops ideas, implements and tests them to improve representation. More here https://redesign-democracy.hfbk.net/

Photos: Christian Burkert for Volkswagen Foundation.

Re•De•Re

Workshop to Reimagine Voting
BySTS 2025-10-222025-11-11

The research project “Redesigning Democratic Representation” assembles a group of designers, academics practitioners at the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg on November 3, 2025. The goal is to reimagine voting – both from a procedural and from a performative perspective. It builds on the award winners of the international design competition for the ballot…

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IPSA in Buenos Aires
BySTS 2023-07-17

The Research Committee of Legislative Specialists is meeting during the 2023 World Congress in Buenos Aires. Organizing various panels it brings together perspectives on Parliamentary Oversight, Second Chambers, Parliamentary Party Groups, Parliaments in the Pandemic, Parliamentary Development. Sven T. Siefken is serving as convenor, panel chair, discussant and paper presenter. More on the panels by…

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Conferences | Crises | Parliaments | PiP

On Parliaments and Crises in Taipei
BySTS 2023-02-132024-09-08

„Parliaments in Crises – Crises in Parliaments“ was the title of an international workshop held in Taipei, Taiwan in February 2023. Sven T. Siefken jointly organized the academic program and presented a paper on how parliaments and crises are related.

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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:

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Electoral Law | Re•De•Re

Winners of Designing the Ballot Box
BySTS 2025-06-06

The project “Redesigning Democratic Representation”, led by Professors Friedrich von Borries and Sven T. Siefken, held a competition for redesigning the ballot box. Over 50 submissions have arrived, providing suggestions for the ballot box itself, election notification and many other steps surrounding the electoral process. An international and interdisciplinary jury, composed of political and administrative…

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In the Parliament of Austria
BySTS 2024-06-212024-06-27

The Parliament of Austria organized the Day of Parliamentary Research that brought together academics with practitioners and journalists to discuss curret insights and perspectives on parliaments. Sven T. Siefken held a presentation on the early stages of bill drafting and led a panel on “democratic resilience”. More about the event can be found here. The…

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