Chiara Valsangiacomo
Biographic Data
| ID | 4276070 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chiara Valsangiacomo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chiara |
| FAMILY NAME | Valsangiacomo |
| SIGNATURE | VALSANGIACOMO C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7675-4974 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Liquid Assemblies
Prior foundational work has demonstrated that liquid democracy is normatively desirable under both egalitarian and epistemic conceptions of democracy. This article defends a concrete institutional realization of liquid democracy—liquid assemblies—as an innovative form of legislative decision-making. Comparing liquid assemblies to other innovative legislatures, such as Landemore’s generalist mini-publics or Guerrero’s single-issue legislatures, we…
Six arguments in favor of liquid assemblies
Fighting Political Corruption with the Citizens
Political Corruption by Emanuela Ceva and Maria Paola Ferretti (2021) presents a deontological account of political corruption, understood as an interactive injustice. The aim of the present contribution is to contextualize the authors’ arguments in relation to democracies and through the lens of democracy theory. In particular, it proposes to expand on one of the book’s main theses—namely, that public officials have a moral duty of office accoun…
Clarifying and Defining the Concept of Liquid Democracy
Liquid Democracy (LD) is a recent phenomenon that could radically affect our understanding of democracy. Yet, there remains significant semantic confusion surrounding this concept, and researchers in the social sciences, as well as in political theory, currently lack a general definition that is broadly accepted as a standard reference. Therefore, this article addresses the following question: What is LD and how can we best define it? Following a…
Political Representation in Liquid Democracy
This article provides an in-depth survey of political representation in Liquid Democracy (LD). More precisely, it refutes two potential criticisms: 1) LD impoverishes the concept of political representation relative to existing representative democracies; 2) LD undermines the centrality of political parties. In answer to (1), the article shows that LD is compatible with a selection model of representation, in which proxies are characterized as gy…
Political Representation in Liquid Democracy
This article provides an in-depth survey of political representation in Liquid Democracy (LD). More precisely, it refutes two potential criticisms: 1) LD impoverishes the concept of political representation relative to existing representative democracies; 2) LD undermines the centrality of political parties. In answer to (1), the article shows that LD is compatible with a selection model of representation, in which proxies are characterized as gy…
Clarifying and Defining the Concept of Liquid Democracy
Liquid Democracy (LD) is a recent phenomenon that could radically affect our understanding of democracy. Yet, there remains significant semantic confusion surrounding this concept, and researchers in the social sciences, as well as in political theory, currently lack a general definition that is broadly accepted as a standard reference. Therefore, this article addresses the following question: What is LD and how can we best define it? Following a…
Political Representation in Liquid Democracy
This article provides an in-depth survey of political representation in Liquid Democracy (LD). More precisely, it refutes two potential criticisms: 1) LD impoverishes the concept of political representation relative to existing representative democracies; 2) LD undermines the centrality of political parties. In answer to (1), the article shows that LD is compatible with a selection model of representation, in which proxies are characterized as gy…
Clarifying and Defining the Concept of Liquid Democracy
Liquid Democracy (LD) is a recent phenomenon that could radically affect our understanding of democracy. Yet, there remains significant semantic confusion surrounding this concept, and researchers in the social sciences, as well as in political theory, currently lack a general definition that is broadly accepted as a standard reference. Therefore, this article addresses the following question: What is LD and how can we best define it? Following a…
Fighting Political Corruption with the Citizens
Political Corruption by Emanuela Ceva and Maria Paola Ferretti (2021) presents a deontological account of political corruption, understood as an interactive injustice. The aim of the present contribution is to contextualize the authors’ arguments in relation to democracies and through the lens of democracy theory. In particular, it proposes to expand on one of the book’s main theses—namely, that public officials have a moral duty of office accoun…
Six arguments in favor of liquid assemblies
Liquid Assemblies
Prior foundational work has demonstrated that liquid democracy is normatively desirable under both egalitarian and epistemic conceptions of democracy. This article defends a concrete institutional realization of liquid democracy—liquid assemblies—as an innovative form of legislative decision-making. Comparing liquid assemblies to other innovative legislatures, such as Landemore’s generalist mini-publics or Guerrero’s single-issue legislatures, we…
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