{"id":11551,"date":"2025-06-25T17:28:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.zdv.uni-mainz.de\/fb02-theorie-politik\/?page_id=11551"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T13:01:46","slug":"cultures-of-participation-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theorie.politik.uni-mainz.de\/en\/research\/cultures-of-participation-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultures of participation in Europe and the advent of the citizen expert in modern governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<jgu-base-pageheader react-props=\"{\n    &quot;items&quot;: [\n        {\n            &quot;box&quot;: {\n                &quot;index&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n                &quot;title&quot;: &quot;Cultures of participation in Europe and the advent of the citizen expert in modern governance&quot;,\n                &quot;link&quot;: {\n                    &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n                    &quot;title&quot;: &quot;learn more&quot;\n                }\n            },\n            &quot;color&quot;: &quot;default&quot;,\n            &quot;image&quot;: {\n                &quot;url&quot;: &quot;&quot;\n            },\n            &quot;imgCredit&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n            &quot;useVideo&quot;: false,\n            &quot;video&quot;: false\n        }\n    ],\n    &quot;type&quot;: &quot;border&quot;,\n    &quot;useBreadcrumb&quot;: true,\n    &quot;align&quot;: &quot;full&quot;,\n    &quot;quicklinks&quot;: {\n        &quot;show&quot;: false,\n        &quot;selects&quot;: []\n    },\n    &quot;autoplay&quot;: false\n}\">\n<\/jgu-base-pageheader>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Principal Investigator: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theorie.politik.uni-mainz.de\/team\/dr-eva-krick\/\">Dr. Eva Krick<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funded by: German Research Council (German Research Foundation DFG)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Duration: 04\/2025-03\/2028<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<jgu-base-section react-props=\"{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;wide&quot;,&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"jgu-bgsection bg bg-white\"><div class=\"content padding-medium\"><jgu-base-alertbox react-props=\"{\n    &quot;headline&quot;: &quot;&lt;strong&gt;Latest news&lt;\\\/strong&gt;&quot;,\n    &quot;children&quot;: &quot;Here is space for the latest news&quot;,\n    &quot;icon&quot;: &quot;bullhorn-solid&quot;,\n    &quot;headlineColor&quot;: &quot;dark&quot;,\n    &quot;subline&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n    &quot;iconOverHeadline&quot;: false,\n    &quot;isPreview&quot;: false\n}\">\n    \n<\/jgu-base-alertbox>\n\n<jgu-base-button style=\"display: flex; 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