{"id":1485636,"date":"2024-02-07T02:21:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.broadagenda.com.au\/?p=13469"},"modified":"2024-02-07T02:21:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T02:21:11","slug":"summer-profile-series-inspiring-women-selen-ayirtman-ercan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/02\/07\/summer-profile-series-inspiring-women-selen-ayirtman-ercan\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer profile series \u2013 inspiring women: Selen Ayirtman Ercan"},"content":{"rendered":"
Over summer, BroadAgenda is featuring a short series of profiles on amazing women and LGBTIQ + folks. You’re about to meet Professor Selen Ayirtman Ercan, Director of the\u00a0Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance<\/a> at the University of Canberra. She’s also the Research Lead of Centre\u2019s \u00a0Building Democratic Resilience <\/a>cluster.<\/strong><\/p>\n I guess it depends on who the person I am sitting next to is and where the dinner party is at. I would say that I am conducting research on democracy \u2014what it is, where it takes place, and how it can be improved. When I say democracy to people the first thing that comes to their mind is elections of course and things like voting, and parliament house etc. (although this also depends on who is sitting next to me. I have been able to sit next to many fascinating people at dinner parties, especially here in Canberra). \u00a0In a nutshell, my research goes beyond the conventional spaces and practices of democracy.<\/p>\nIf you were sitting next to someone at a dinner party, how would you explain your work and research in a nutshell?<\/strong><\/h5>\n