Seminar On The Czech Citizen Parliament: Analysing Media Change, Participation, and Democracy
As part of the Culture and Communication Research Centre (CULCORC) Seminar Series, the discussion seminar entitled “The Czech Citizen Parliament: Analysing Media Change, Participation, and Democracy” will take place on Wednesday, 28 January, at 3:00 p.m.
In this event, the Czech Citizen Parliament will be examined as an illustrative case, through which the broader dynamics of contemporary democratic practices can be explored. The speakers will discuss how shifting media environments shape possibilities for civic expression and how democratic cultures evolve when citizens, technologies, and institutions interact in new and innovative ways. Drawing on findings from the European MeDeMAP research project, the speakers will reflect on the value and challenges of such participatory models in contemporary democracies.
The programme:
15.15 – 15.30: “Knowledge and Participation: From data fetishism and disinformation to participatory knowledge construction”, by Nico Carpentier (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
15.30 – 15.45: “Constructions of democracy in the Czech citizen parliament”, by Vaia Doudaki (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
15.45 – 16.00: “Games with frontiers: On performance, playfulness, and citizen parliaments”, by Jeffrey Wimmer (University of Augsburg, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
16.00 – 16.15: “Consensus and Dissensus on Media’s Democratic Roles: The case of the Czech Citizen Parliament on Media and Democracy”, by Milos Hroch, Štěpán Šanda, Vaia Doudaki and Nico Carpentier (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
16.15 – 16.30: Response by Josef Seethaler (University of Vienna, University of Klagenfurt, Germany)
16.30 – 17.00: Open discussion
Date and time: 28 January 2026, 3:00–5:00 p.m.
Venue: Centrum Voršilská, The Chapel (5th floor), Charles University
Voršilská 144/1, Prague, Czech Republic
Register HERE.
The MeDeMAP project has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions under Grant Agreement No 101094984.
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.