In person icon Actors of Democratic Self-Defence

Abstract

The defence of democracy is not the prerogative of a single actor, such as the judiciary or parliament. A wide range of actors –from citizens, NGOs, lawyers, and state authorities to businesses and private actors – can and do engage in practices of democratic self-defence. This panel aims to pluralise our thinking about democratic self-defence by placing agency at the centre of democratic self-defence. Questions for the panel concern the power and legitimacy of different actors who engage in forms of democratic self-defence, and their implications for our conceptions of democratic self-defence. The panel specifically includes papers focusing on subnational governments, the media, social media, citizens and social movements.

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Subnational Strategies in Support of Democracy	View Paper Details
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The Transnationalization of the Far Right (Frames, Networks and Practices): Observations on Mechanisms and Pathways	View Paper Details