Deliberating Universities Network (Unidelib)

2nd conference of UNIDELIB, the Network of Deliberative Universities “Are university deliberative assemblies political spaces?” 15 June 2026 Institut Etudes Politiques Fontainebleau - Université Paris Est Créteil

Deadline for the submission of proposals: Friday, 27th February Accepted language: English Sending of the proposals: selma.tilikete@u-pec.fr ; chloe.santoro@u-pec.fr

The proposals have to include the following:

1. Title, abstract and keywords (up to 500 words)
2. Short bio
3. Possible proposal for a discussant

• April 18, 2025 (online)
• June 16, 2025 (online)

• May 23, 2025: the UNIDELIB international conference will be held at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Fontainebleau (UPEC), in France. The event presentation and program are available here. Please register here
• May 24, 2025: UNIDELIB workshop, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle.

• March 17, 2025 (online): meeting on Horizon Europe call
• March 13, 2025: Study day on facilitation in deliberative context, at the Académie du climat in Paris. The event presentation and program are available here.
• February 10, 2025: Study day (in French), at the Académie du Climat in Paris, to collectively work on a university and student citizens' assemblies organization guide. The event presentation and program are available here.
• February 3, 2025 (hybrid, SUPSI): meeting on european funding programmes and open calls.
• January 27, 2025 (online): meeting on European funding programmes and open calls.
• January 24, 2025 (online): monthly meeting
• December 16, 2025 (online): monthly meeting
• November 22, 2024: workshop bringing four Parisian universities that are holding student citizens' assemblies for 2024-2025 (Paris Dauphine - PSL, Sorbonne Paris Nord, Sorbonne Nouvelle and UPEC), in order to reflect on the orders of magnitude of the environmental impact. This workshop will also be an opportunity to discuss with Graham Smith, professor of political science at the Center for the Study of Democracy at the University of Westminster (United Kingdom).