Lusófona University will host a special roundtable and book presentation on October 8th featuring "Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach," the latest work by scholars Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer.
The event, titled "Imagining New Relations for Media and Democracy: Beyond Defeatism," will take place from 11 am to 1 pm in the Professor José Araújo Auditorium. The panel will be chaired by Manuel José Damásio, with the authors discussing their work alongside CICANT researchers José Gomes Pinto, Maria José Brites, and Sara Pina.
The discussion will examine current democratic practices and media dynamics across Europe, challenging participants to move beyond pessimistic assessments toward constructive approaches for strengthening both media and democratic systems. The conversation will blend academic insights with local perspectives, engaging the audience in critical dialogue about the future of media-democracy relations.
This event forms part of the MeDeMAP project's broader European series examining media-democracy relationships and coincides with CICANT's 20th anniversary celebrations.
Registration for the event is free but mandatory (limited to room capacity) and can be done here.
About the book
"Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach" presents research conducted within the Horizon Europe project MeDeMAP - Mapping Media for Future Democracies (HE 101094984), in which Lusófona University and CICANT participate. The book examines European media and democratic systems through a comprehensive framework that analyzes both the communicative aspects of democratic participation and the material conditions that shape media practices.
The publication is available through traditional publishing channels and as an open access version, ensuring broad accessibility for researchers and practitioners in media and democracy studies.
The MeDeMAP project continues to promote critical discussions across Europe on the evolving relationship between media systems and democratic governance.