University of Genoa · DAFIST
Centre for the Theory of Democratic Action
The Centre for the Theory of Democratic Action (DEMACT) is a research centre set up by the Department of Antiquity, Philosophy and History (DAFIST) at the University of Genoa.
New publications
- Constitutional Amendments, Democracy, and the Risk of Substantive OverdosePaolo Bodini
- The Undemocratic Face of Greenwashing and the Duty to Counter-FrameCorrado Fumagalli
- Counterspeech as Decentralized Democratic Self-DefenseCorrado Fumagalli
- Il quotidiano è politico. L'attivismo individuale oggiFederico Zuolo
- Civilly Disobeying What? On Directness and Relevance in Civil DisobedienceFederico Zuolo
- Lungotermismo, democrazia, generazioni futureAlberto Giordano
- Political Constitutionalism and Forms of Judicial Review: A Dual Approach to Counter-Majoritarian DifficultyPaolo Bodini
- Democratic Prudence: The Philosophical and Empirical Grounding of Citizen CompetenceJacob Garrett and Valeria Ottonelli
- Including Labour Migration in the Basic Structure of Liberal Democratic StatesValeria Ottonelli
- A Defence of Mixed Motivations in Democratic ElectionsValeria Ottonelli
- Luigi Einaudi et le pouvoir politiqueAlberto Giordano
Events
All events →- 23Nov 2026Poliethics Seminar
Philosophy from the African Continent: Dos and Don'ts
Ajume Wingo (University of Colorado Boulder)
- 15Oct 2026Poliethics Seminar
Democracy in the Wild
Jacob Garrett (DEMACT/Utah)
- 28May 2026Conference
The Changing Norms of Democratic Rhetoric
- 7May 2026Lecture
Inaugural Lecture
Annabelle Lever (Sciences Po Paris)