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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., Ruud, A. E., Endresen, C., Fuglerud, Ø. & Sen, M.
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., Marquardt, F. & Al-Masri, M.
29/11/23 → 27/02/24
Project: Research
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Deliberative Democracy Toolkit
AYIRTMAN ERCAN, S., CURATO, N., ASENBAUM, H. & McSwiney, J.
2/10/23 → 3/06/24
Project: Research
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Impact of framing on the possible outcomes of climate assemblies
CURATO, N., Werner, H., Moran, A. & Mellier, C.
31/01/22 → 15/04/22
Project: Research
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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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Deliberative forums in fragile contexts: Challenges from the field
Curato, N. & Calamba, S., Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Politics. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deliberative Integrity: Risks and Responses in Mini-Public Governance
Parry, L. J. & CURATO, N., 2024, Australia: University of Canberra. 32 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Governance of Deliberative Mini-Publics: Emerging Consensus and Divergent Views
Parry, L. J., CURATO, N. & DRYZEK, J., 2024, In: Policy and Politics. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Populism in Southeast Asia
Yee, D. K. P. & Curato, N., 21 Mar 2024, Research Handbook on Populism. Stavrakakis, Y. & Katsambekis, G. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 433-443 11 p. (Research Handbooks in Political Thought series).Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Chapter › peer-review