Demos, Debates, Contestations,

Democracy

European Politics

European Union

Political Theory

Political Cultures

Code:

P161

Chair(s)

Emilia Palonen

University of Helsinki

Section Democracy and Social Contracts in Times of the Anthropocene Concepts, Challenges, Practices

Date, Time and Location

Building: Faculty of International and Political Studies, Floor: 1, Room: 142

Friday 14:00 - 15:45 CEST (11/09/2026)

The panel focuses on conceptions and practices of demoi. It sets an emphasis on debates and contestations.

Title	Details
The EU Social Contract – Wishful Thinking or in the Making?	View Paper Details
Contested Democracies, Social Contracts, and the Contingency of Demos	View Paper Details
Tracking Democratic Backsliding Through Social Contract Theory	View Paper Details