LED Online Seminar Schedule 2018
Phase A: Landscape and Democracy - Mapping the Terrain
Phase A lecturers: Prof. Dr. Diedrich Bruns, Kassel University, Germany, Dr. Ellen Fetzer, HfWU, Germany and Dr. Luigi Bartolomei, University of Bologna, Italy
A.0 Activities before the first session
Start: Monday, March 19, 2018
- Submit your landscape democracy manifesto before March 28
A.1 Concepts of democracy: Evolution and perspectives
Session date: Wednesday, March 28, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Introduction to the LED project, the seminar and the certification process by project coordinator Associate Professor Deni Ruggeri, NMBU Norway
- Thematic input: 'Representative vs. deliberative democracy', Dr Ellen Fetzer, HfWU, Germany
- Interactive part discussion on democracy challenges, link to students manifestoes
- Assignment 1 'Reading and Synthesizing Core Terminology' starts
- Assignment 2 'Your Landscape Symbols' starts
- Information on seminar sequence and upcoming assignments
A.2 Concepts of landscape: Emergence and perspectives
Session date: Wednesday, April 4, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Thematic input: The people-centred landscape concept by Prof. Dr. Diedrich Bruns, Kassel University, Germany and Dr. Luigi Bartolomei, University of Bologna, Italy
- Interactive part ‘Selfie-Landscapes’ Exercise
- Reflections on the landscape symbols exercise and further information
A.3 Concepts of landscape: Conceptual connections
Session date: Wednesday, April 11, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- The 'right to landscape' approach lecture by Prof. Dr. Diedrich Bruns, Kassel University, Germany
- Interactive part Favorite landscape democracy experience
- Information on seminar sequence and upcoming assignments
- Tutoring session: preparing the landscape symbols presentation
A.4 Group presentations: Your Landscape Symbols
Session date: Wednesday, April 18, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Groups will present their findings from the photovoice/landscape symbols exercise.
- Details a given in 'Your Landscape Symbols'
Phase B: Concepts of Participation
Phase B key lecturers: Associate Professor Deni Ruggeri, NMBU Norway
B.1 Community design: Shades of participation
Session date: Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Recapitulation part A and introduction to part B.
- Thematic input: What is community design? An exploration of different understandings of the concept of participation.
- Interactive discussion: Group discussion and identifying landscape democracy challenges.
- Assignment 3 'Role Play on Landscape Democracy "movers and shakers" ' starts.
- Assignment 4 'Your Landscape Democracy Challenge' starts.
B.2 Engaging communities: theories and tools for public participation.
Session date: Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Thematic input: Engaging the public. Theories and methods of public participation by Dr Deni Ruggeri Associate Professor Deni Ruggeri, NMBU Norway
- Interactive discussion Reflection, discussion and introducing the role play
- Information on seminar sequence and upcoming steps.
B.3 Role play with landscape democracy 'movers and shakers'
Session date: Wednesday, May 9, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Group presentation of assignment 4 'Role Play on Landscape Democracy "movers and shakers" '
- Role play 'movers and shakers' in virtual roundtables.
Phase C: Community and Identity
Phase C key lecturers: Associate Professor Deni Ruggeri, NMBU Norway,
C.1 Linking identity and community
Session date: Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Recapitulation part B and introduction to part C.
- Thematic input: Evolution and perspectives of the concept of community.
- Presentation of the Törökbalint Intensive Study Programme in Budapest
- Instructions for upcoming group presentation.
C.2 Group presentations: Landscape democracy challenges
Session date: Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Groups present assignment 4 'Your Landscape Democracy Challenge'.
- Information on seminar sequence and next steps.
Phase D: Designing
Phase C key lecturers: Stefan Köder, Germany
D.1 The craft of a participatory design process.
Session date: Wednesday, May 30, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Recapitulation part C and introduction to part D.
- Thematic input: Community planning case study of Olvenstedt by Stefan Köder
- Interactive discussion: Community design processes.
- Assignment 5 'Your Democratic Change Process' starts.
- Information on seminar sequence, readings and upcoming assignments
D.2 Stewarding the landscape: building resilient communities
Session date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Thematic input: Zingonia: Long term Benefits of community planning by Dr Deni Ruggeri Associate Professor Deni Ruggeri, NMBU Norway
- Interactive discussion: Group discussion on the topic.
- Information on seminar sequence, readings and upcoming assignments
Phase E: Communicating a vision
Phase E key lecturers: Anna Szilagyi Nagy, LE:NOTRE Institute, Dr. Ellen Fetzer
E.1 From participation to owning a story
Session date: Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Recapitulation part D and introduction to part E
- Thematic input: Communication methods and tools for community based planning and design, storytelling method by Anna Szilagyi Nagy, LE:NOTRE Institute, and Federica Fuligni
- Interactive discussion
- Information on seminar sequence and upcoming final presentation
E.2 Group presentations: Participation change scenarios
Session date: Monday, June 20, 2018, 14 00 - 15 30 CET
- Groups present their 'Your Democratic Change Process' for the challenges identified in their environments
- Farewell and outlook
Phase F: On-site Intensive Programme/Workshop in Törökbálint, Hungary
- Törökbálint workshop starts on June 24, 2018