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DESCRIPTION:At home and abroad\, the current state and future of democracy 
 are recurring sources of public debate\, as well as of collective anxiety\
 , in a context marked by the rise of populism and the reassessment of a nu
 mber of electoral and political institutions. Co-organized by the Centre f
 or the Study of Democratic Citizenship (CSDC)\, the Consortium on Electora
 l Democracy (C-Dem) and the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC
 )\, this bilingual symposium brings together academics and practitioners t
 o discuss current trends in public opinion and issues related to democrati
 c practices and reforms in both Canada and Quebec\n\nTwo keynote speakers 
 will open the morning and afternoon panel discussions\, respectively: Prof
 essor Allison Harell (UQAM) and Professor Ruth Dassonneville (UdM).\n\nThi
 s symposium is open to the general public. It takes place on Monday\, Marc
 h 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, in Montréal in the Salle polyvalente (SH-4
 800)\, Pavillon Sherbrooke\, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)\, loca
 ted at 200 Sherbrooke Street West\, Montréal\, QC H2X 1X5.\n\nThe event is
  free but registration is mandatory via this link.\n\nPROGRAMME\n\n8:45 a.
 m. – Welcome – coffee and pastries\n\n9:30 a.m. — Introductions: Frédérick
  Bastien and Daniel Béland\n\nMicro: Public opinion\, polarization\n\n9:45
  a.m.—Keynote : Allison Harell (UQAM)\n\n10:30 a.m. – Coffee break\n\n10:4
 5 a.m. — Round table - Democracy and public opinion\n\nMathieu Lavigne (Da
 rtmouth College)\n\nClaire Durand (UdM)\n\nValérie-Anne Mahéo-Le-Luel (ULa
 val)\n\nPractitioner: Louis-François Brodeur\n\nModerator: Frédérick Basti
 en (UdM)\n\n12 noon – Lunch – lunch boxes\n\nMacro: Political parties\, in
 terference\, voting systems\n\n1:00 p.m. — Keynote: Ruth Dassonneville (Ud
 M)\n\n1:45 p.m. — Round table - the Reform of democratic institutions\n\nS
 hannon Dinan (ULaval)\n\nBenjamin Forest (McGill)\n\nPractitioner: Sabreen
 a Delhon (Samara Centre for Democracy)\n\nPractitioner: Malorie Flon (Inst
 itut du Nouveau Monde)\n\nModerator: Daniel Béland (McGill)\n\n3:00 p.m. —
  Conclusions and thanks: Frédérick Bastien and Daniel Béland\n\n3:15 p.m. 
 - Reception\n
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LOCATION:Salle polyvalente (SH-4800)\, Pavillon Sherbrooke\, CA\, QC\, Mont
 réal\, H2X 1X5\, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)\, 200 Sherbrooke W
 est
SUMMARY:The State and Future of Democracy – bilingual symposium
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/misc/channels/event/symposium-democratie-democrac
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