Research Workshop on "Democratic Reason: Politics, Collective Intelligence, and the Rule of the Many"
April 30, 2010, McGill University, Montreal
The Groupe de recherche en philosophie politique de Montréal is pleased to announce a one-day workshop dedicated to the 2010 winner of the Annual Montreal Political Theory Manuscript Workshop Award, “Democratic Reason: Politics, Collective Intelligence, and the Rule of the Many,” by Hélène Landemore of Yale University. We are hoping that this draft manuscript will be the catalyst for a lively and fruitful discussion.
Format: To maximize the quality of discussion, participants are expected to have read the manuscript beforehand. The workshop comprises three sessions of an hour and forty-five minutes each, dedicated to chapters 3 to 8 of the manuscript. Each session will begin with two ten minute critiques, each of one chapter of the manuscript, followed by a brief response by the author and general discussion.
Registration: The workshop is open to everyone, but attendance is by registration and limited in number. Those wishing to attend should RSVP the workshop coordinator Nina Valiquette Moreau <nina <dot> valiquette <AT> mail <dot> mcgill <dot> ca>.
Program:
Friday, April 30, 2010
Thomson House, McGill University
9:45 am: Welcome
10:00 – 11:45 am: The Paradox of Democratic Authority: Political Cognitivism
Chair: Dominique Leydet (philosophie, UQÀM)
Commentators:
Arash Abizadeh (politics, McGill)
Pablo Gilabert (philosophy, Concordia)
11:45 am – 1:00pm: Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:45 pm:
(Selective) Genealogy of the Collective Intelligence Hypothesis
First Mechanism of Democratic Reason: Inclusive Deliberation
Chair: Hasana Sharp (philosophy, McGill)
Commentators:
Jacob Levy (politics, McGill)
Daniel Weinstock (philosophie, Montréal)
2:45 – 3:00 pm: Coffee Break
3:00 – 4:45 pm:
Second Mechanism of Democratic Reason: Majority Rule
Making Democracy Smarter: Polls, Information-Markets, Wiki-Deliberation
Chair: Catherine Lu (politics, McGill)
Commentators:
Stuart Soroka (politics, McGill)
Jurgen De Wispelaere (philosophie, CREUM)
5:00 pm: Reception
7:00 pm: Dinner