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The conference will take place on <strong>Wednesday 28<sup>th<\/sup> and Thursday 29<sup>th<\/sup> of June 2023<\/strong> at the University of Manchester. All talks will be in the Hanson Room of the Humanities Bridgeford Street building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.manchester.ac.uk\/mancept\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/257\/2023\/06\/Public-Programme_Brave-New-World_2023.pdf\">The full conference programme (including abstracts) is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the schedule of talks, see below.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions, feel free to contact Dennis Pirdzuns at<br \/>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231203234030\/mailto:bnw@manchester.ac.uk\">bnw@manchester.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p><strong><br \/>Wednesday 28<sup>th<\/sup> \u00a0June<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>11:00-12:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Welcome &amp; Lunch<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>12:00-13:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>Opening Keynote <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Marit Hammond<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>13:00-13:15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Break<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>13:15-15:15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>Panel 1: Democracy and Dimensions of Discourse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Suzanne Bloks<\/em>: Diversity and Respect in Parliamentary Debate<\/p>\n<p><em>Will Siegmund<\/em>: The Psychological Preconditions of Epistemic Democracy<\/p>\n<p><em>Scott Arthurson<\/em>: \u201cThe Wrong Kind of People\u201d: Theorizing Anti-Populism, Populism, and Elite Conceptions of the Popular<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>15:15-15:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Break<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>15:30-17:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>Panel 2: Sustainability and the Politics of Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Thomas Moore<\/em>:\u00a0The Value of Place and Climate Change: A Conservative Argument for Greater Climate Action<\/p>\n<p><em>Virginia De Biasio<\/em>:\u00a0Not Just \u201cSinking Islands\u201d: Natural Resources and Climate Adaption in Kiribati<\/p>\n<p><em>Erika Brandl<\/em>:\u00a0Intergenerational distributive justice and the adequacy of dwellings: re-qualifying housing resources<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>17:30-18:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Drinks Reception<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>19:00<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p>Conference Dinner<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"100%\">\n<p><strong><br \/>Thursday 29<sup>th<\/sup> June<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"17%\">\n<p>10:00-11:30<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<p><strong>Panel 3: Challenges of Modern Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Joe Place<\/em>:\u00a0Can AI Concerns Be Acceptable To All? 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