The main focus of the seminar is on democratic innovation and political deliberation online and offline. Here it will focus on elections and campaigning and on instruments bridging the value divides and on tools the “unraveling the web of disinformation”. Some of the innovations will be presented at the World Forum for Democracy 2025 in Strasburg. This hybrid seminar (online offline blended learwning) is related to the „World Forum for Democracy” on „New Democratic Pact for Europe” Mo. 2.11 2026 till Tue 3.11.2026 organized by the Council of Europe in Strasburg ( https://www.coe.int/en/web/world-forum-democracy). In this seminar an excursion to the Council of Europe in Strasburg and participation at the World forum for democracy will be realized. Travelling and accommodation in Strasburg has to be organized and paid for by each student on its own.
Participation is limited! Direct Registration at the website of the Council of Europe https://badge-request.coe.int/?frm=MU7058619H71pdXs is necessary before the seminar starts!!!! Please check the WfD 2026 website and register asap
An additional registration in Learnweb until 10.10. is obligatory as well. Please, inform me immediately, if you have to decline and cannot participate. In this case, we can accept someone else.
Password for Learnweb is “WfD2026”. From the learnweb here you also get access to the online tools Gathertown and PlaceM etc. From the semester start onwards the immediate use of Gathertown and PlaceM Quiz as well as the reading list in learnweb is obligatory.
Participation at the first session 26.10 is obligatory! All organizational questions will be discussed in the first session at 26.10. The meeting is in preparation for the excursion to the World forum of democracy on 2.11 -3.11. Only highly important question will be handled online by using email and only on working days. In this case you have to use the email address l.lrp@uni-muenster.de
- Lehrende/r: Norbert Kersting