Publicity in Democratic Decision Making
Bringing social scientists and political philosophers together

May 23, 2005
International Workshop
Chaire Hoover d'ethique economique et sociale
Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Convenor : Axel Gosseries (gosseries@etes.ucl.ac.be)

This international workshop will confront social science and philosophical perspectives on the extent to which publicity/transparency should be regarded as a desirable goal from the point of view of a theory of democracy. The working language will be English. Five papers will be presented. Except for the one presented as a video-conference, each of them will be introduced by the speaker during a period of 35 minutes, followed by a 10 minutes comment prepared by each discussant, and a 25 minutes general debate on the paper. The reference papers will be pre-circulated via E-mail. Participation is free of charge. Prior inscription is compulsory however. E-mails should be sent to Therese Davio at Davio@etes.ucl.ac.be, with « Inscription Publicity workshop » as message title. IMPORTANT : In order to allow for an in-depth debate, the number of participants will be limited in principle to 50, on a first come, first served basis.

Program

Morning Session - Chairperson : Justine Lacroix (ULB)

9h00-9h15 : Introductory note

9h15-10h35 : Prof. David Stasavage (London School of Economics, International Relations).
Publicity of debate in the US Fed. Evidence and broader relevance
Discussants : Geert Demuijnck (Lille) + TBA

10h35-10h50 : Coffee Break

10h50-12h10 : Prof. Alasdair Roberts (Syracuse University, Public Administration).
Inside the Glass House. Can surveillance of government corrode governance?
Discussants : Frédéric Varone (UCL) + Hervé Pourtois (UCL)

12h10-13h30 : Lunch Break

Afternoon Session - Chairperson : TBA

13h30-14h50: Dr. Daniel Naurin (University of Göteborg, Political Science).
Transparency and Lobbying in the EU
Discussants : TBA + Laurent de Briey (UCL)

15h00-16h20 : Prof. Robert MacCoun (Univ. of California at Berkeley, Social Psychology)
Publicity and the judicial process
Discussants : Patricia Popelier (Antwerpen) + Alain Marciano (Reims)

16h20-17h20 : Prof. Eugene Borgida and Brad Lippmann (Univ. Minnesota, Social Psy.)
Media Coverage of the Courtroom (video-conference).
Discussants : Fr. Tulkens (FUSL) + TBA

17h20-18h : Concluding debate