_{20-22 June 2022
Ã…bo, Turku, Finland
In collaboration with Â鶹´å of Canberra}

The Fifth Summer School in Deliberative Democracy and Public Opinion took place between the 20th and 22nd of June, in Ã…bo, Turku, Finland. It was organized by the  at Ã…bo Akademi Â鶹´å (Samforsk) in collaboration with Canberra Â鶹´å, the Â鶹´å of Turku, Tampere Â鶹´å, and the ECPR Standing Group on Democratic Innovations.

This year’s Summer School was funded by the Â鶹´å of Democracy (FutuDem) and the Finnish Research Infrastructure for Public Opinion (FIRIPO). The theme for the 2022 Summer School was Understanding Public Deliberation – Contexts, Opinions and Consequences.

The Summer School brought together 67 people from 27 different countries. Three inspiring keynote lectures were given by Professor James S. Fishkin (Stanford Â鶹´å), Professor Jane Suiter (Dublin City Â鶹´å), and Professor Graham Smith (Â鶹´å of Westminster). Research Director Lauri Rapeli (Ã…bo Akademi Â鶹´å) chaired the roundtable discussion The future of deliberative democracy.

The panelists were Professor Andre Bächtiger (Â鶹´å of Stuttgart), Professor Nicole Curato (Canberra Â鶹´å), Professor Sofie Marien (KU Leuven) and Professor Kimmo Grönlund (Ã…bo Akademi Â鶹´å). As well as listening and taking part in interesting discussions, doctoral candidates from all over the world got the chance to present their papers and get feedback from their peers and senior colleagues.