International Conference: Invited Spaces – Between Digitalization and De-Digitalization

Reconfiguring Participation, Direct Democracy and Public Values

10–11 June 2027 | ISM-IAE de Versailles, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France

Call for Contributions

The international conference Invited Spaces: Between Digitalization and De-Digitalization – Reconfiguring Participation, Direct Democracy and Public Values will take place on 10–11 June 2027 at ISM-IAE de Versailles, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.

The conference brings together international researchers, academics and experts to examine the changing relationships between digital technologies, democratic participation, institutional governance and public values.

EUMMAS is represented on the Scientific and Organizing Committee through Gilles Rouet (LAREQUOI, EUMMAS).

Conference Objectives

The conference explores how institutions create and manage spaces for citizen participation and how digitalization, de-digitalization and hybrid participation models influence democratic decision-making.

Particular attention will be given to inclusion, transparency, accountability, accessibility, public values and the distribution of decision-making power between citizens and institutions.

The conference welcomes theoretical, conceptual, empirical and comparative research contributions from different disciplinary perspectives.

Conference Topics

Contributions may address, but are not limited to, the following research areas:

Democratic participation, deliberation and direct democracy
Invited and invented spaces for citizen engagement
Institutional design, participation and political decision-making
Digital democracy and digital platforms
Artificial intelligence, algorithms and democratic participation
Digital inclusion, accessibility and exclusion
Public values, transparency and accountability
De-digitalization and non-digital participation
Hybrid models combining digital and face-to-face participation
Citizens’ assemblies, referendums and popular initiatives
Participatory budgeting and public consultations
Public governance, co-production and public services
Democratic innovations across institutional and political contexts
Political and institutional transformations of participatory processes

Important Dates and Submission Guidelines

Conference dates: 10–11 June 2027

Submission deadline: Before 15 April 2027

Submission requirements:

Proposals must include:

Title of the proposed contribution
Abstract of 150 words, in English or French
Four to six keywords
Brief biographical presentation of the author(s)

Submission: Proposals must be sent simultaneously to both contacts:

Gilles Rouet
gilles.rouet@gmail.com

Petia Gueorguieva
petiagueorguieva@gmail.com

Conference languages: English and French

Language of written contributions: English

Publication Opportunity

Following the conference, selected contributions will be considered for inclusion in a collective academic volume to be submitted to Springer.

The planned publication is expected to be finalized in June 2028.

Project Coordination

Petia Gueorguieva
Gilles Rouet
Thierry Côme

LAREQUOI, ISM-IAE, UVSQ, Paris-Saclay University

Scientific and Organizing Committee

Mourad Attarça – LAREQUOI
Hervé Chomienne – LAREQUOI
Thierry Côme – LAREQUOI
Petia Gueorgieva – New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria
Radovan Gura – Matej Bel University, Slovakia
Maria Rostekova – Matej Bel University, Slovakia
Stela Raycheva – LAREQUOI
Gilles Rouet – LAREQUOI, EUMMAS

Further Information

Conference information: https://www.larequoi.uvsq.fr

Researchers, academics, doctoral candidates and experts interested in democratic participation, digital governance and public values are encouraged to submit their proposals and participate in this international academic event.

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