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ENCODE2026 2026
Deliberation, Social Choice, and Democratic Innovation: Closing Conference of the ENCODE Project
1794380400000Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsOfficial conference site Site reachable
The ENCODE2026 Closing Conference is an interdisciplinary event hosted by the Erasmus School of Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam, bringing together scholars from philosophy, computer science, political science, and economics to explore the interplay between deliberative democracy and social choice theory. The conference focuses on how digital tools can enhance democratic participation and how formal theories can support fair and legitimate collective decision-making.
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Topics for Discussion
Recent findings on the interplay of deliberation and voting theory, both theoretical and empiricalDevelopment and application of digital democratic tools, with a focus on the role of social choice and/or deliberation in themFormal accounts of deliberative representation and deliberative representativeness of committeesDeliberative mini-publics and the public sphereFairness and fair representation in deliberation and social choiceNovel, deliberative forms of public consultation and crowdsourcing for democratic purposes
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- Abstracts must be 300-500 words excluding references and tables
- Abstracts must be submitted in PDF format
- Deadline for abstracts is August 22nd, 2026 (23h59 CEST)
- An open call for abstracts will be distributed in late May 2026
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Last verified September 9, 2026