Project Leader: Rudolf Fara
VPP is a world leader for international multidisciplinary research in the methodology and practice of voting, power, and democracy.
Democracy is about choice, and achieving a truly representative democratic system of government relies on making accurate social choices through voting - a task that may seem straightforward but is fraught with obstacles both inherent and deliberately constructed. In collaboration with the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, VPP is launching VoteDemocracy, a new global education initiative that features a comprehensive course on the central role of voting in democracy. Upon securing appropriate funding/sponsorship, VoteDemocracy will offer the course free online on Open Access.
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VoteDemocracy Public Lecture at LSE: ‘Voter Education, The Challenge of the Century’
Friday 04 October 2024 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Hosted by CPNSS and Department of Philosophy
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PUBLIC EVENT (SHEIKH ZAYED THEATRE, CHENG KIN KU BUILDING)
Speakers: Eric Maskin (Nobel Laureate in Economics, Harvard University); Amartya Sen (Nobel Laureate in Economics, Harvard University); Richard Bradley, FBA (LSE); Rudolf Fara (LSE).
Chair: Larry Kramer (LSE President and Vice Chancellor)
*Excerpt from the pilot video for the VoteDemocracy Video Series will be streamed at the lecture.
*VoteDemocracy coursebook will be published in 2024: Fara, R., Miller, N. R., Pukelsheim, F. and Salles, M. (Eds.) VoteDemocracy. Heidelberg: Springer (Forthcoming).
New Programme
VoteDemocracy is a new course for all on the foundational role of voting in democratic governance.