Publications

Playing a Role in Democracy: Political Live Action Role-playing Games, Activism, and Deliberation.

Mapping the Design Terrain between Live Action Role-playing Games and Deliberative Events for Democratic Skill Development

  • Bowman, Sarah Lynne, PerOla Öberg, Karin Johansson, and Annika Waern. 2026. Mapping the Design Terrain between Live Action Role-playing Games and Deliberative Events for Democratic Skill Development. In In Ed. Susan Haarman. Education and Analog Role-Playing Games Theory and Pedagogy Vol 1.  Routledge (2026).

  • Johansson, Karin, Johanna Koljonen, Jaakko Stenros, PerOla Öberg, and Sarah Lynne Bowman. 2026. “Playing a Role in Democracy: Political Live Action Role-playing Games, Activism, and Deliberation.” I In In Ed. Susan Haarman. Education and Analog Role-Playing Games Theory and Pedagogy Vol 1.  Routledge (2026)

Larp festivals as Democratic Spaces

Development of a Deliberative Civic Values Index Observational Checklist

  • Koljonen, Johanna, Hanne Grasmo, Piotrek Warzyszynski, Elektra Diakolambrianou, Alessandro Giovanucci, Mafalda Morganti, Marcin Slowikowski, Jaakko Stenros. 2026. Larp festivals as Democratic Spaces. Larpocracy deliverable D5.1

  • Feng, JingPeng, Annika Waern and PerOla Öberg. 2025. Development of a Deliberative Civic Values Index Observational Checklist. Larpocracy technical report.