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Biography
Nicole Curato is a Professor of Political Sociology at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra. Her work examines how democratic innovations unfold in the aftermath of tragedies, including disasters, armed conflict, and urban crime. She is the author of Democracy in a Time of Misery: From Spectacular Tragedy to Deliberative Action (2019, Oxford University Press) and the editor of the Journal of Deliberative Democracy.
Nicole has received four grants from the Australian Research Council including the Discovery Early Career Research Award (2015), a Discovery Project on the Meta-Sudy of Democratic Deliberation (2017), a Linkage Project on the Global Citizens' Assembly on Genome Editing (2020) and a Special Research Initiative (2021) on Deliberative Integrity. She is also a collaborator in a Norwegian Research Council grant on the Strongmen of Asia.
Aside from her academic work, Nicole maintians an active profile in multimedia public engagement. She has written op-eds for the New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera and the Australian Journal of Foreign Affairs. She regularly collaborates with CNN Philippines in conceptualising television specials and occasionally serving as television presenter. She has hosted documentaries and produced podcasts for various outlets.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Strongmen of Asia: Democratic bosses and how to understand them
CURATO, N. (CI), Ruud, A. E. (CoI), Endresen, C. (CoI), Fuglerud, Ø. (CoI) & Sen, M. (CoPI)
1/11/21 → 1/11/25
Project: Research
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Deliberative Democracy and Climate Change – exploring the potential of climate assemblies in the Global South
CURATO, N. (CI), Marquardt, F. (RA) & Al-Masri, M. (CoI)
29/11/23 → 27/02/24
Project: Research
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Deliberative Democracy Toolkit
AYIRTMAN ERCAN, S. (CI), CURATO, N. (CoI), ASENBAUM, H. (CoI) & McSwiney, J. (CoI)
2/10/23 → 3/06/24
Project: Research
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Global Democracy Frontliners: Transnational Research Coalition for Tech Accountability and Democratic Innovations Centering Communities in the Margins
CURATO, N. (CI)
1/08/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Impact of framing on the possible outcomes of climate assemblies
CURATO, N. (CI), Werner, H. (CoI), Moran, A. (CoI) & Mellier, C. (CoI)
31/01/22 → 15/04/22
Project: Research
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Guidebook for Deliberative Engagement: Key Features and Practical Insights
A. Ercan, S., McSwiney, J., Parry, L. J., CURATO, N., ASENBAUM, H., Webb, A., SAVINI, E. & McCaul, J., 2025, NSW Government. 132 p.Research output: Book/Report › Reports › peer-review
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Authoritarian Fantasies and Democratic Aspirations: The Philippines After Duterte
Presto, A. C. & CURATO, N., 2024, The Palgrave Handbook of Political Norms in Southeast Asia. Facal, G., Lafaye de Micheaux, E. & Norén-Nilsson, A. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 227-246 19 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter › peer-review
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Can Deliberative Democracy be Decolonized? A Debate
Asenbaum, H., Curato, N., Ibhawoh, B., Fuji Johnson, G., McCaul, J., Mendonça, R. F. & Marquardt, F., 2024, University of Canberra, p. 1-24, 24 p. (Working Paper Series of the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance).Research output: Working paper
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Contesting duterte's drug war: Truth, ethics, politics
CURATO, N. & Ysabelle E. Franco, B., 2024, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. 19 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Deliberative forums in fragile contexts: Challenges from the field
Curato, N. & Calamba, S., 2024, In: Politics. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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