Referenda – A Challenge for Democracy or a Backwards Step?
- Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
- When: May 15, 2018, 19:00 – 21:00
Are referenda a guarantee of better democracy? Do they enable citizens to take part in the decision-making process? Or are they a once tried, now abandoned path?
The debate will bring together politicians and experts on the subject. Among them will be Tomáš Lebeda, a political scientist and expert on political systems, while a legal perspective will be provided by Jan Kysela, a constitutional lawyer, expert on government and political scientist. However, it is politicians who will decide on referenda, which is why our debate will also feature TOP 09 deputy chairman Marek Ženíšek, a lecturer in political scientist at the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň, and Czech Pirate Party member Vojtěch Pikal, a deputy speaker of the Chamber of Deputies.
The discussion will be chaired by Jaroslav Poláček, who for the last 15 years has been focused on electoral campaigns and works as an analyst with the TOPAZ political institute.
Organised by the Václav Havel Library in cooperation with the TOPAZ.