The Stockholm Series of Public Lectures on Climate Change and Democracy

The lectures take place once per quarter in 2024, addressing different topics in the climate-democracy nexus. All are in-person events held at the International IDEA headquarters at Strömsborg in Stockholm, Sweden. After the event, a video recording and a written version of the lecture are published here on our website.

Partners

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC), Future Earth, The National Council of Swedish Children and Youth Organisations (LSU), and We Don't Have Time.

Past events

#4 "Defending democracy, safeguarding our planet - A dual imperative and how to win it" with Luisa Neubauer, Climate justice activist & author, Berlin, 5 December 16:00-17:30 CET. Watch the video, listen to the podcast episode, read the manuscript and the article from the event.

#3 "The Promise of Participation - How collective decision-making can get us to more effective climate policies" with Greta Ríos, Co-executive Director, People Powered, Mexico City, 12 November 16:00-17:30 CET. Watch the video, read the manuscript, and the article from the event.

#2 "Is Public Deliberation the Key? How Citizen Assemblies can Accelerate Climate Action"
with Nicole Curato, Professor of Political Sociology, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra, 11 June 15:30-17:00 CEST. Watch the video, read the manuscript, and the article from the event.

#1 "Overheated - The Fight for Information Integrity, Climate Action, and Democracy"
with Jennie King, Director of Climate Policy & Research, Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), London & Co-Founder of Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD), 23 April 16:30-18:00. Watch the video, read the manuscript, and the article from the event.

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