15/09/2026
Symposium: Reimagining the Democratic Potentials of Silence
This symposium explores silence as more than the absence of speech—considering its political potential as a form of reflection, withdrawal, disruption, hesitation, and community-building.
Part of the Democracy of Silence research project at the University of Oslo, the event asks what silence can do, hold, and open in increasingly datafied societies.
How can we reimagine the democratic potentials of silence in a society that hinges on vocal ideals of citizenship? What politics emerges by embracing silence as a democratic value, rather than a threat? Join us for a symposium on gaps, pauses, and the politics of quiet, bringing together perspective...