How Czech Citizens Reimagine the Role of the Media in Democratic Societies / Jak čeští občané přemýšlejí o roli médií v demokracii?
A citizen parliament is a forum where citizens deliberate on public issues and generate actionable policy recommendations.
Resolutions presented at Czech Senate on June 5, 2025.
Outcomes will continue informing future policymaking and academic research in the Czech Republic, EU, and beyond.
The Czech Citizen Parliament’s Resolutions about Community Media / Usnesení občanského parlamentu týkající se komunitních médií
A citizen parliament is a forum where citizens deliberate on public issues and generate actionable policy recommendations.
Combined expert inputs and facilitated group discussions, concluded by voting resolutions. 31 resolutions on democracy-strengthening media were accepted. Resolutions include support for community media, pluralism, inclusivity, and better conditions for journalists.
The Czech Citizen Parliament’s Resolutions about Media and Information Literacy / Usnesení občanského parlamentu týkající se mediální a informační gramotnosti
A citizen parliament is a forum where citizens deliberate on public issues and generate actionable policy recommendations.
Combined expert inputs and facilitated group discussions, concluded by voting resolutions. 31 resolutions, addressing the media’s role in strengthening Czech democracy, were accepted. Resolutions include a focus on strengthening media education and lifelong learning, as well as enhancing public engagement and awareness, but also on community media, pluralism, inclusivity, and better conditions for journalists.
AGON: Constructions of Democracy
Agon is a film essay that reflects about the meaning of democracy, and how it is contested.
The film combines the aesthetics of the Czech capital Prague with an intercultural dialogue with the Indonesian community (and other communities) living in this city, thus opening up further spaces for democratic inquiry. Inspired by the book “Democracy and Media in Europe”, by Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer, the essay merges political and cultural theory with fiction and dance.
An online platform that explores the intricate tapestry of competing ideological projects over human-nature relationships and the more-than-human world(s).
This creative practice of digital environmental communication offers a gateway to exploring a comprehensive map of diverse ideological perspectives on the environment, climate change and, more generally, the complex interplay between humans and nature.