Figure It – Episode 17: Opening up Cyprob imaginations with an interspecies council (18/2/2025)

About this episode

Fiona Mullen discusses a workshop on citizens' assemblies and interspecies councils with Prof Amanda Perry-Kessaris.

In this episode Sapienta Economics Director Fiona Mullen talks to Prof Amanda Perry-Kessaris of Law at Kent Law School to discuss a workshop last November with the Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Centre (CPDC). Funded by the Socio-Legal Studies Association the workshop ran a small test on two concepts: citizens’ assemblies and interspecies councils. The post Figure It – Episode 17: Opening up Cyprob imaginations with an interspecies council (18/2/2025) first appeared on Island Talks.

People in this episode

Host: Fiona Mullen

Guest: Prof Amanda Perry-Kessaris

Topics covered

• Cyprus
• peace
• dialogue
• citizens' assemblies
• interspecies councils

Keywords

• Cyprus
• peace dialogue
• citizens' assemblies
• interspecies councils
• workshop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cyprus Peace and Dialogue Centre, Socio-Legal Studies Association

Places: Kent Law School

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