upgradedemocracy

Democracy is changing, not least in digital spaces. Impulses, Perspectives and Visions that drive action. That’s what you can find here.

About our team Practical projects

In our project “Upgrade Democracy”, we build bridges between diverse, international actors. We identify solutions that successfully counter disinformation; develop proposals for nuanced regulation of digital spaces; and contextualise technological developments for policymakers. In addition, we support selected, practical projects aimed at strengthening democracy.

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Perspectives

Digital disinformation campaigns exist all over the world. How do relevant actors deal with them?

Which approaches, strategies or innovative tools are particularly successful and which can be transferred to Germany and Europe?

We shed light on these and other questions in the “Perspectives” section. Read more about good examples, challenges and options for action from around the world.

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Impulse

Platform governance: How can existing digital platforms be democratically organized? And what options are there for alternative models?

We want to provide impetus on key issues of platform governance. Among other things, we will shed light on alternative communication infrastructures such as the Fediverse, look at participation formats such as platform councils and discuss the dynamics surrounding climate and gender-specific disinformation.

To overview
Cathleen Berger, Charlotte Freihse, Vincent Hofmann, Matthias C. Kettemann, Katharina Mosene

Decentralization as Democratization: Mastodon instead of Platform Power

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Cathleen Berger, Charlotte Freihse, Katharina Mosene, Matthias C. Kettemann, Vincent Hofmann

Potentials of small platforms: What can we learn from them?

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Cathleen Berger, Charlotte Freihse, Matthias C. Kettemann, Vincent Hofmann, Katharina Mosene

Good advice: How online platforms can benefit from social media councils

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Cathleen Berger, Charlotte Freihse, Katharina Mosene, Matthias C. Kettemann, Vincent Hofmann

Threats to democracy: Climate misinformation and gendered disinformation

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Cathleen Berger, Charlotte Freihse, Matthias C. Kettemann, Katharina Mosene, Vincent Hofmann

The EU Elections 2024: How to build resilience against disinformation campaigns on social platforms

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Visions

How will digital technologies change democracy in the coming years? How can we gear policy-making today more towards the future?

Politics must focus on the digital technology challenges of the future. This is the only way it will remain capable of acting and fit for the future.

Together with experts, we develop scenarios, derive recommendations for policymakers and then enter into an exchange with decision-makers.

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