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Call for Papers: Conflict, Democratic Backsliding, and Diaspora Politics in Canada
Dr. Bantayehu Chanie, Dr. Christina Clark-Kazak, and Dr. Philippe M. Frowd, researchers at the Center for International Policy Studies (CIPS) at the University of Ottawa, are seeking paper submissions from interested academics and researchers in Canada and internationally for a new project titled “Conflict, Democratic Backsliding, and Diaspora Politics.”

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Decolonial Research & Knowledge: Perspectives on Ceremonial Transformations and Climate Resilience
This talk will feature two presentations:
Dr. Ranjan Datta – Anti-racist and Decolonial Research as a Ceremonial Transformation: From a Colour Settler Perspective
Dr. Jebunnessa Chapola – Indigenous, Anti-racist, Decolonial Feminist Knowledge: A Pathway to Sustainability and Climate Resilience

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Blog - From Populist to Deliberative Constitutionalism: The Evolution of Abortion Law in Ireland
The voices of the people, expressed both formally and informally, lie at the centre of Ireland’s abortion law journey: from grassroots movements and protests, to moments of mass democratic participation in the form of constitutional referendums, to deliberative processes engaging ordinary citizens in the form of deliberative minipublics.

Read the blog by Seána Glennon here

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The voices of the people, expressed both formally and informally, lie at the centre of Ireland’s abortion law journey: from grassroots movements and protests, to moments of mass democratic participation in the form of constitutional referendums, to deliberative processes engaging …
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