Democracy: Bridging Facts and Norms (democracyNet.eu)   /     Maija Setälä on “Democracy: Bridging Facts and Norms”

Description

Maija Setälä, Professor of political science at the University of Turku, shares her perspective as both a political theorist and an experimental political scientist on the question of the relation between empirical and normative research in (deliberative) democracy, but also on her successful experience as a member of an expert committee responsible for proposing a new direct democratic institution in Finland. This interview was recorded in Grindelwald, Switzerland, on January 19, 2017. Interview and jingle by Alice el-Wakil. Music “Sunday Lovers” by Monday Night Fever.

Summary

Maija Setälä, Professor of political science at the University of Turku, shares her perspective as both a political theorist and an experimental political scientist on the question of the relation between empirical and normative research in (deliberative) democracy, but also on her successful experience as a member of an expert committee responsible for proposing a new direct democratic institution in Finland.

This interview was recorded in Grindelwald, Switzerland, on January 19, 2017.

Interview and jingle by Alice el-Wakil.
Music “Sunday Lovers” by Monday Night Fever.

Subtitle
Maija Setälä, Professor of political science at the University of Turku, shares her perspective as both a political theorist and an experimental political scientist on the question of the relation between empirical and normative research in (deliberat
Duration
26:43
Publishing date
2017-02-15 14:11
Link
https://democracynet.eu/podcast/podcast-setala/
Contributors
  Alice El-Wakil
author  
Enclosures
https://democracynet.eu/podcast-download/2623/podcast-setala.mp3
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Shownotes

Maija Setälä, Professor of political science at the University of Turku, shares her perspective as both a political theorist and an experimental political scientist on the question of the relation between empirical and normative research in (deliberative) democracy, but also on her successful experience as a member of an expert committee responsible for proposing a new direct democratic institution in Finland.

This interview was recorded in Grindelwald, Switzerland, on January 19, 2017.

Interview and jingle by Alice el-Wakil.
Music “Sunday Lovers” by Monday Night Fever.