A mass party requires new innovation for today’s world to recover the purpose that motivated democratization—to grant ordinary citizens the maximum possible role in the governance of Canadian society. Read more on intraparty democracy🗳️ perspectivesjournal.ca/ndp-intraparty-democracy
Joseph Gubbels
@josephgubbels.bsky.social
New Democrat PhD student in political theory & CanPoli at McGill Working on participatory + deliberative democracy Substack: josephgubbels.substack.com
My first academic publication, on Canadian post-liberalism:
Announcing Volume 1, No. 1 of CJPP. Editors Tabachnick & Norris ask: what is Canadian political philosophy? Featuring an interview with Arthur Kroker, a reissue of Gad Horowitz, and 5 peer-reviewed articles on Canada's political thought. Link below. journals.library.brocku.ca/index.php/CJ...
Examining the intense debate over floor-crossing, @josephgubbels.bsky.social argues for a "party-democracy model" — to leverage existing political institutions and make Canada’s democracy more deliberative and participatory. 🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/floor-crossing-vs-party-democracy/
@lizbarry.bsky.social, executive director at @metagov.bsky.social, and @josephgubbels.bsky.social, political theory fellow, critique AI-driven simulations that replace genuine public participation with algorithmic representations of citizens, arguing they undermine empowerment + capacity-building.
NEW from @josephgubbels.bsky.social on our website: Justin Trudeau's resignation and threats from south of the border are shaking up Canadian politics. What should the left do? rosalux.nyc/after-trudea...
After Trudeau, Trump Looms - RLS-NYC
The prime minister’s resignation and threats from south of the border are shaking up Canadian politics.
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