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CONFERENCE, MARCH 12, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
CROWDSOURCING
LEGISLATION
2015
Crowdsourcing Legislation:
New Ways of Engaging the Public
Enacting legislation is the sole preserve of elected parliaments working together with
governments in most of the democratic world. In recent decades, the self-evidence of
indirect participation by way of elected representatives as the common route for
public engagement in enacting legislation is being questioned more and more,
spurred on by the arrival and mass use of new technologies. Particularly the
immense volumes of legislation having a very weak democratic pedigree – like
delegated
legislation
or
regulation
enacted
by
non-elected,
administrative
governmental bodies – have been criticized for their questionable political legitimacy.
Governments and administrations, grappling with legitimacy problems as to
legislation (resulting in poor performance, high costs and low compliance rates),
lately have tried to come up with solutions. One interesting trend is the move
towards innovative ways of crowdsourcing. Electronic and wide public consultation,
citizens’ initiatives, engaging the public in a Wiki to actually engage in the drafting of
an act, are examples that can be found in Iceland and New Zealand.
The objective of the proposed conference is to investigate US, European and Korean
practices of crowdsourcing and assess whether crowdsourcing improves overall
legitimacy and the performance of legislation albeit parliamentary-enacted legislation.
Program
08.30-09.00
Coffee and registration
09.00-09.15
Welcome and Opening of the Conference
Wim J.M. Voermans (President of the International Association of Legislation)
Mauro Zamboni (Faculty of Law, Stockholm University, Sweden)
09.15-12.15
Session I, Crowdsourcing Between Technological Possibilities
and Legal Requirements
Moderator: Ronan Cormacain (Consultant Legislative Counsel, United Kingdom)
»
Crowdsourcing – Risks and Opportunities
Speaker: Peter Wahlgren (Faculty of Law, Stockholm University, Sweden)
Commentator: Dag Wiese Schartum (Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, Norway)
»
Coffee break approx. 10:00-10:15
»
Crowdsourcing in the Public Sector: Best Practices, Challenges, and New
Questions for the Future
Speaker: Daren C. Brabham (Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism,
University of Southern California, USA)
Commentator: David Cook (Second Parliamentary Counsel for the Parliament of the
United Kingdom, United Kingdom)
»
Crowdsourcing of Legislation in Practice – the Finnish Experiences
Speaker: Joonas Pekkanen (Open Ministry, Finland)
Commentator: Edward Donelan (OECD, former drafter in Ireland, Trinity College Dublin,
Ireland)
12.30-14.30
Lunch at the Faculty Club, Stockholm University
14:30-17:30
Session II, Crowdsourcing and Local Law-making: Closer to the People?
Moderator: Helen Xanthaki (Sir William Dale Legislative Drafting Clinic, Institute of
Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, United Kingdom)
»
Crowdsourcing and Local Law-making: Closer to the People?
Speaker: Marilyn Marchello Bautista (Stanford Law School, USA)
Commentator: Felix Uhlmann (Faculty of Law, University of Zurich, Switzerland)
»
Coffee break approx. 15:30-15:45
»
Maintenance of Rules
Speaker: Maria Di Benedetto (Department Of Political Science, Roma Tre University, Italy)
Commentator: Patricia Popelier (Faculty of Law, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
»
What Drives The Crowd In Crowdsourced Policymaking?
Speaker: Tanja Aitamurto (The Brown Institute for Media Innovation, School of
Engineering, Stanford University, USA)
Commentator: Hyun-Sook Cha (Korean Legislation Research Institute, Korea)
17.30-18.00
Special Session: Crowdsourcing and Legislation in Korea
Guest Key-note Speaker: Won Lee (President of the Korean Legislation Research Institute,
Korea)
18.00-18.30
Final Discussion
Moderator Wim J.M. Voermans (President of the International Association of Legislation)
19.30-23:00
Farewell Dinner (restaurant in the city)
Venue
Stockholm University (Frescati), Stockholm, Sweden
Building: Aula Magna, Room: Spelbomska (see the enclosed map on the last page or
http://www.su.se/english/about/campus/maps)
Visiting address: Universitetsvägen 10/Frescativägen 6
Postal address: Stockholm University, Faculty of Law, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 (0) 8 16 20 00
Register
Please confirm your participation by e-mailing [email protected] no later than February 27,
2015 (limited spaces available).
Contact
For academic enquiries: [email protected]
For organization enquiries (e.g. booking of hotel, travel etc.): [email protected]
Directions
By metro: Take the red line (from the city center) towards Mörby Centrum and get off at the
station Universitetet. For information regarding metro tickets please see:
http://sl.se/en/fares--tickets/
By car: Stockholm university (Frescati), Frescativägen 6 (east of Roslagsvägen, north of
Roslagstull)
Organizers
International Association of Legislation
Swedish Law & Informatics Research Institute, Faculty of Law, Stockholm University
Sponsors
The Cassel Foundation
Map over Stockholm university campus
Metro: Universitetet
Aula Magna