Weronika Kędzia

Bio

M.A. Weronika Kędzia is a visiting PhD student in the discipline of Political Science and Public Administration from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland. She is a graduate of Adam Mickiewicz University in International Relations and studied at Ghent University. Her research focuses on the study of citizens’ assemblies organized in multilingual and multi-ethnic societies of Central and Eastern Europe. Currently, Weronika is a member of the Democratic Innovations Research Group at AMU and a member of two research projects:
 

1. ‘Deliberative Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe – A Panacea for Democracy in Crisis?’
2. ‘Integrating Public Deliberation for Impact: Learning from the European Wave of Citizens’ Assemblies’.

CV

Relevant work experience:

• [2023 – Currently] – PhD student and member of Democratic Innovations Research Team in two research projects: ‘Deliberative Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe – A Panacea for Democracy in Crisis?’ and ‘Integrating Public Deliberation for Impact: Learning from the European Wave of Citizens’ Assemblies’.

Education:

• [2023 – Currently] - PhD Studies in Political Science and Public Administration at Adam Mickiewicz University
• [2021 – 2023] – Master’s Degree in International Relations at Adam Mickiewicz University
• [2019 – 2020] – Erasmus+ Exchange at Ghent University
• [2018 – 2021] – Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations at Adam Mickiewicz University

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Domaines d'intérêt

• Deliberative democracy
• Citizens’ assemblies
• Mini-publics
• Representativeness
• Inclusiveness
• Multilingual deliberation

Recherches

Weronika’s PhD dissertation project explores the topic of citizens’ assemblies organized in multilingual societies of Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of her research is to determine whether they fulfill the principles of deliberative democracy in terms of representativeness, inclusiveness and quality group deliberation in the processes. The study explores the ways in which organizers strive to include the existing linguistic minorities into the assembly process and what are the effects of the implemented solutions on participants’ experiences, intergroup relations and the perceived effectiveness of deliberation and recommendation formulation.

As a member of Democratic Innovations Research Team Weronika works on the following research projects:

‘Deliberative Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe – A Panacea for Democracy in Crisis?’ – The project aims to explore the role of mini-publics in Central and Eastern Europe and to explore whether they can make democracies more resilient and citizens more engaged. ‘Integrating Public Deliberation for Impact: Learning from the European Wave of Citizens’ Assemblies’ – The project aims to conduct the first Europe-wide systematic comparative analysis of integrative design features and policy, polity and political impacts of climate citizens’ assemblies, analyzing the relationship between them. The project’s objective is to showcase how specific integrative designs produce or fail to produce specific impacts.

Publications

Kędzia W. (2024). Innowacyjne Konsultacje Społeczne? Współpraca Uczelni z Urzędem Miasta przy Zaangażowaniu Młodych Ludzi w Procesy Konsultacji Społecznych. W: Podgórska-Rykała J. & Pospieszna P. (Eds). Innowacje Deliberatywne: Inspiracje dla Praktyków i Teoretyków. Warszawa; C.H.Beck