Season 1, Episode 3: Francesco Veri - Direct Democracy vs. Representative Democracy

Watch & Listen to Ahmed Bouzid’s conversation with Francesco Veri, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Democracy Studies at the University of Zurich and an associate at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra. His expertise encompasses democratic governance, political behavior, political participation, and deliberative democracy, with a focus on both representative and direct democratic systems. Notably, he co-authored the Deliberative Reason Index (DRI), a significant contribution to measuring deliberative reasoning, published in the American Political Science Review. Veri's research also delves into democratic innovations and advanced political quantitative methodologies, including discourse mapping and cultural consensus theory. Key Terms: Direct Democracy, Representative Democracy, Deliberation, Consensus, TRMKey links: - Website: https://www.francescoveri.com/- Publications: https://www.francescoveri.com/publications