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hi louise, how do we take part in this? do you have to go to Belgium to be apart of it or is this going to be facilitated remotely like other Desis talks? I have something i have been working on in this vein,I see an open call for participation but no deadlines or place to upload submissions for papers and such. wondering if you knew, otherwise ill email them and see c > Liesbeth HUYBRECHTS <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > April 27, 2018 at 3:27 AM > This workshop – framed in the context of the DESIS Philosophy Talks > <http://www.desis-philosophytalks.org/> – aims to provide insight in and > discuss collaboratively with the participants about *‘Participatory Design > and Democracy’*. It addresses and discusses how PD is currently > regenerating the democratic discourse in local and international contexts. > > The current discourse in *design research* and, particularly, PD research > that has been working in a participatory way on common issues in diverse > contexts, has developed an enhanced focus on *rethinking democracy*. To > reflect on the role of responsibility of designers in a time where > democracy in its various forms is often put at risk in many ways – > i.e. the > topic of our workshop – seems to us an urgent matter. The workshop is > intended for design researchers working in the field of design and > democracy, willing to actively engage in a conversation on if and how > their > practices can be considered as activities regenerating democracy. We also > will look into how Hannah Arendt’s philosophy can contribute to the > discussion about ‘Participatory Design and Democracy’. > > *Speakers* Ezio Manzini, Virginia Tassinari, Liesbeth Huybrechts, Maurizio > Teli, Ann Light and others (to be invited) open the debate via a series of > short statements and then open the floor to an *interactive session* in > which your experiences/practices around design and democracy are shared. > > *When? *Tuesday 21 August 2018 (morning – half day), Genk > > Website: www.desis-philosophytalks.org > > If you want to participate, just *contact us before the 2nd of May*: > [log in to unmask] (Virginia Tassinari) or > http://www.desis-philosophytalks.org/contact/ > > > *Cost to register* for half a day workshop (including lunch, drinks and > materials): > > Students (including PhD students): 42 early bird or 53 euro > > Others: 53 euro early bird or 68 euro > > *More information* on https://pdc2018.org/registration/ > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------