by Innovation in Politics Institute
News and everything you need to know on digital democracy, online participation and e-voting
Iwan Ittermann

Pluralism: A Platform for Arguing Respectfully

Pluralism provides a model for a new kind of online interaction, which rewards good-faith dialogue instead of provocation and hate.

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9 Partners Governments Can Team up With to Counter Disinformation

the use of social media as a source for information has made the spread of disinformation easier. Governments they can partner with or support other organisations and institutions in countering disinformation.

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Dominik Hierlemann

“Citizens’ Assemblies Shouldn’t Happen in a Vacuum”

How should our society best handle disinformation? In late January, the Bertelsmann Stiftung launched a citizens’ assembly with partners such as the German Ministry of the Interior to grapple with this question. Dominik Hierlemann of the Bertelsmann Stiftung discusses the project.

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Vote now

Experts consider an engagement of around 3% of residents in participatory budgets a success. Do you?

Opinion
Austin Mackell, CEO of Stone Transparency.

Only Research Transparency Can Defeat Disinformation

Disinformation is a major threat to democracy. The answer, argues Austin Mackell, CEO of Stone Transparency, argues that we need new forms of transparency in journalism so that readers can decide for themselves who to trust.

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The democracy technologies team. From left to right: Graham Wetherall-Grujić, Laura Giesen, Maddelena Landi, Daniel Mackisack, Raphaëlle Bres.

Looking Back on 2023

The team looks back at the media and events that inspired them the most in 2023 and thinks forward to what might do the same in the year to come

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