The Digital Democracy Starter Pack
A starter pack featuring research institutions, researchers, NGOs, journals, and think tanks focused on how digital technologies and AI impact media, politics, and democracy.
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@ddc-sdu.bsky.social
@miccenter.bsky.social
The Media, Inequality & Change Center explores the intersections between media, democracy, technology, policy, and social justice.
@chrchristensen.bsky.social
American in Sweden. Prof. of Journalism at Stockholm University. Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin. Write about media, politics, culture, technology…sometimes in newspapers. Lived in US, UK, Turkey and now Sweden.
@peterhagedoorn.bsky.social
Former CIO. Former Secretary General European CIO Association. Co-founder Taskgroup-Digital-Sovereign-Europe. Nature lover. Website: thefluidsociety.com
@digipolicy.bsky.social
Research groups Politics of Digitalization @wzb.bsky.social & Technology, Power, and Domination @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social https://tinyurl.com/3ma3kcjc https://tinyurl.com/2du23cxv
@jeah.bsky.social
Research on digitalisation with a focus on innovation, regulation and democracy, at WZB, HIIG, Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin. Teaching at Freie Universität
@hannescools.bsky.social
Assistant Professor - University of Amsterdam 🇳🇱 || Journalism, AI, Tech & innovation 👨💻 || Fellow Digital Democracy Centre 🇩🇰 & Marie Curie Scholar 🇪🇺 || #FirstGen https://hannescools.com/
@1864.bsky.social
Political communication. Center for Journalism & Digital Democracy Center, University of Southern Denmark. Professor. Magtudredningen 2.0 [Danish Democracy and Power Study 2.0]. TjekDet. Flensborg Avis. 🇩🇰🇩🇪🇪🇺
@reformpoliticalads.bsky.social
Politically neutral campaign for regulation of electoral advertising. Labour, Lib Dem, Green and 3 other 2024 London mayor candidates signed our ad code.
@lundtofte.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Media Studies at University of Southern Denmark. Researching the intersection of children/youth, play and digital thingamajigs.
@davidlieberman.bsky.social
Associate Prof. of Media Management @ The New School, longtime media business journalist, longer time bassist
@jayttkemp.bsky.social
Staff at Harvard BKC & the Applied Social Media Lab. Many thoughts on media, tech, & AI. Many feelings on post-punk, film, repro justice, & pop culture. 🏳️⚧️ NB Navy brat, North Country NY roots. (my opinions)
@favstats.eu
Computational Communication Scientist #rstats | Postdoc Researcher @UvA_ASCoR | Blog: favstats.eu | Running on plant-based fuel 🌱 | he/him
@sharestuff.bsky.social
Belligerent Optimist. Advocate of sharing stuff. Doing democracy, policy, transparency, participation and space things. Occasionally at the same time. Also writing scifi. https://thebelligerentoptimist.ghost.io/ IDIC🖖
@laiacastro.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Political Science Department, University of Barcelona; Lead of the Digital Media & Politics team at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center
@tijssikma.bsky.social
Political Historian | PhD Radboud University: history of the Dutch public debate surrounding digitalisation | Researcher Rathenau Institute (parliamentary technology assessment institute): project about Planetary Health | Computational methods in history
@emmahoes.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Researcher | 🔍(Political) News, (Mis)information | Social Media | Trust & Skepticism | AI | (Field) Experiments🔬 Challenging alarmist views on AI and disinformation University of Zurich, Dept of Political Science 💻 www.emmahoes.com
@saifshahin.bsky.social
👨🏼🎓 Asst Prof of Digital Culture at Tilburg University 🌍 Director of Digital South Research Lab shorturl.at/jb5fD ✂️ Associate Editor at Journal of Information Technology & Politics 🪶 #StopAsianHate as Hashtag Activism shorturl.at/Yiiil
@libraryofbabble.bsky.social
🗳️ #DemocracyScience nerd for an incrementally better world, reporting from the intersection of info & action. 💾 #HCI + #CSCW software design researcher @ discourselabs.org 🌇🚌🚈 ⚖️ Transit-loving Angeleno urbanist & governance reform activist.
@shugars.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Communication @ Rutgers University. Computational social science, political communication, civic studies. First gen. They/them
@dechunzhang.bsky.social
Postdoc at the Department of Communication, University of Copenhagen. Managing Editor @jceajournal.bsky.social, Editor of Asia Pacific Viewpoint & Social Media Editor @jvpcjournal.bsky.social. Website: http://dechunzhang.com
@pjost.bsky.social
Communication scholar @ifpmainz.bsky.social, interested in (social) media, politics, extremism | Currently visiting professor @hmtmh.bsky.social | co-speaker @dgpuk-meth.bsky.social
@przemyslslaw.bsky.social
CS faculty at University College Dublin and the University of Massachusetts Amherst: responsible AI, social media, news media, computational social science, applied NLP, open-world AI RT≠endorsement, RT=interesting read More: https://przemyslslaw.github.io
@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social
Making data & AI work for people & society. Sign up for our fortnightly newsletter: https://nuffieldfoundation.tfaforms.net/149
@britaytrearne.bsky.social
Media studies professor, University of Bergen. News avoidance, technology in everyday life, media and climate change, qualitative methods. OA book: Media Use in Digital Everyday Life. https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/9781802623833
@datajusticenow.bsky.social
PhD in Media Studies. Former Postdoc in computational social science. Researching public understandings of data practices.
@sumidu.bsky.social
Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Usable Safety Engineering. University of Lübeck. Interested in HCAI, Vis, RecSys, eHealth, sustainability, acceptance research ABM, complex systems, SEM, R, Julia, and open science.
@catiebailard.bsky.social
Political scientist, associate prof. of political communication in SMPA @ GW, IDDP research cluster lead, SF sports fan. Research interests mostly focus on the intersection of ICT and (threats to) democracy.
@sivav.bsky.social
Writer. Professor. Golden retriever papa. Bylines in Guardian, Slate, TNR, many other places. Supervises VQR. Wrote a pile of books you might like.
@mikecowburn.bsky.social
Research Fellow in the DEMOLAW ERC project at Zeppelin Universität Party Factions | Candidate Selection | Legislative Politics | PolComm | Primaries Author: Party Transformation in Congressional Primaries https://tinyurl.com/4w6tfvjx www.mikecowburn.com
@shannimcg.bsky.social
Professor at UNC. Principal investigator at CITAP. Researching & writing on political comm: identity, social media, public opinion, data, news. BOOK: Media & January 6th (Oxford) https://global.oup.com/academic/product/media-and-january-6th-9780197758533
@geurkink.bsky.social
Executive Director of the Coalition for Independent Tech Research
@rebekahtromble.bsky.social
Director, Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics, GWU Union of Concerned Scientists’ 2024 Defender of Science Co-founder: https://researchersupport.org/ https://expertvoicestogether.org/ https://independenttechresearch.org/
@patyrossini.bsky.social
Senior lecturer (assoc. prof) in Communication, Media & Democracy, University of Glasgow. Studies digital threats to democracy 🇧🇷🏴
@irobo.bsky.social
Prof @Uni_MR, political science methods & digital party democracy with tech, multi-methods, politics & disinfo, http://zahlen-zur-wahl.de 🚴🏻♀️🏕🎸🥾🏃♀️
@sjjphd.bsky.social
I study race, media, activism, feminism, tech and politics but not always in that order. Co-Director @miccenter.bsky.social Opinions definitely my own
@ubiquity75.xyz
Wrote a book called Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media (Yale 2019), and Meta used it to train its LLM. Professor, researcher, author, VP AoIR, synth lover, fan of many things, gay lady. “This heaven gives me migraine.”
@eddahumprecht.bsky.social
@Prof of Communication Science @Uni of Jena, head of research group Digitalization & the Public Sphere
@brionyswire.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Northeastern University, Psychology of Misinformation Lab
@kuempelanna.bsky.social
Communication researcher with a focus on media uses and effects in algorithmically curated environments | Full Prof @ LMU Munich | She/her | https://anna-kuempel.de/
@jottbees.bsky.social
#science #participation #interdisciplinarity #digitaltransformation #agilescience #pve #medialiteracy @caisnrw
@sinamedina.bsky.social
doing online gender based violence, hate& disinfo stuff @isdglobal.bsky.social | expert on digital violence | 'fun to be around'
@valeriehase.bsky.social
Postdoc LMU Munich. Previously: University of Zurich & LSE. 🔎 CSS | Cross-Platform Methods | Digital Journalism | Crisis Communication 🌐 https://valerie-hase.com
@alicetiara.bsky.social
Studies social media & society, far-right disinfo. Dir of Research, Data & Society. UNC CITAP. Loves pop cult. Mom, fashion victim, sci fi/fantasy enthusiast. Author of The Private is Political, Status Update. NYC forever. She/her/femme 💅🏻 tiara.org
@meredithmeredith.bsky.social
President of Signal, Chief Advisor to AI Now Institute
@leticiabode.bsky.social
Professor at Georgetown, research director at KGI. Studying information, politics, health, etc. Also cats, Badgers, Astros, food, gardening.
@zey.bsky.social
It is said that there may be seeming disorder and yet no real disorder at all
@theoaraujo.bsky.social
Professor of Media, Organizations, and Society @ University of Amsterdam | Scientific Director of the Amsterdam School of Communication Research
@marhai.bsky.social
Professor of Communication Science, especially Computational Communication Research, at @ifkw.bsky.social at LMU Munich. Podcasts with @emesedomahidi.bsky.social at @ccspod.bsky.social.
@thorstenquandt.bsky.social
Professor of Online Communication. Researching the transformation of communication and society. Critical optimist.
@lrossi.bsky.social
I work at IT University of Copenhagen trying to understand online participation and collective action while having fun with methods
@lewan.bsky.social
Professor of Cognitive Science, University of Bristol. Homepage: https://www.lewan.uk
@cschwem2er.bsky.social
Professor of Computational Social Science, University of Munich | Text & Images | Data Scraping | Data Visualization https://www.carstenschwemmer.com/
@jurgenpfeffer.bsky.social
Prof of Computational Social Science. SOT/TU Munich. Critical Data Studies, AI & Democracy, #CSS @ICWSM
@neilthurman.bsky.social
Professor, Dept. of Media & Communication, LMU Munich's @ifkw.bsky.social; Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Journalism, @citystgeorges.bsky.social; and former Freigeist Fellow @VolkswagenStiftung.bsky.social.
@ckatzenbach.bsky.social
Professor for Media and Communication @ZeMKI.bsky.social @unibremen.bsky.social // Director @pgmt.bsky.social and MA Digital Media and Society // platform governance, (generative) AI, hype, regulation, tech discourses, norms
@pettertornberg.com
Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science at University of Amsterdam Studying the intersection of AI, social media, and politics. Polarization, misinformation, radicalization, digital platforms, social complexity.
@some4dem.bsky.social
Social media for democracy - Horizon Europe project studying the impact of social media on the public sphere and liberal democracy some4dem.eu
@serfurth.dk
PhD fellow @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @imadasdu.bsky.social. Doing research on cryptography and its applications in digital democracy. @SimonSErfurth on bird-app.
@luciacores.bsky.social
YUFE Postdoc & MSCA fellow at Carlos III University of Madrid | Research fellow at SDU's Digital Democracy Center. My current research explores the emotional drivers of news consumption & news avoidance.
@pantelispa.bsky.social
Associate professor at the Department of Business and Management, fellow at the Danish Institute of Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark
@mialorenzen.bsky.social
PhD Fellow at The Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University| Interests include political sociology, civil society, democracy, digitalisation and inequality 👩🏻💻
@dbetakova.bsky.social
She/her | First-gen 🎓🇸🇰🏳️🌈 | Pre-doc at @compcommlab.bsky.social & @polcomvienna.bsky.social | Political communication, news use & avoidance 🚫📰 experiments & computational social science 👾
@cendemtech.bsky.social
The Center for Democracy & Technology. Shaping technology policy and architecture, with a focus on equity and justice. @CDTEU.bsky.social for our EU-based team. https://cdt.org
@pewresearch.org
Nonpartisan, nonadvocacy data and analysis. Visit us at https://www.pewresearch.org/
@sustaindemocracy.bsky.social
The Center for Sustainable Democracy (CSD) is a nonpartisan, multi-disciplinary research center focused on democracy and civil society in the 21st century. Housed at the University of South Florida. https://www.usf.edu/arts-sciences/centers/csd/index.aspx
@citap.bsky.social
We research the intersection of technology platforms and democratic society. Our work produces insights that inform a digital future rooted in equality and justice. https://linktr.ee/unc_citap
@itsjeggers.bsky.social
PhD Student at the Digital Democracy Centre (@ddc-sdu.bsky.social), University of Southern Denmark. Research on Trust & News Authenticity
@sgonzalezbailon.bsky.social
Professor of Communication @AnnenbergSchool, UPenn | Director, Center for Information Networks and Democracy, cind.asc.upenn.edu | sandragonzalezbailon.net
@gehrke.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. Interested in gendered disinformation, transparency, fact-checking and data journalism
@madshovethy.bsky.social
Political Scientist, PhD candidate @UvA | Online political microtargeting
@dscheykopp.bsky.social
digital // political // mobile comm scholar, head of ‘Digital News Dynamics’ research group at Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin
@reutersinstitute.bsky.social
Our mission is to explore the future of journalism worldwide. Digital News Report digitalnewsreport.org/2024 Our newsletter: https://politics.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=60081b78294f9bbf995e9bcf8&id=0a8e38824f
@hdschulze.bsky.social
🕵🏻♀️ research associate at team rieger 📍 lmu munich - department of media & communication 📚 political communication online // radicalization // extremism // telegram // hyperpartisan media // computational methods
@linardsudris.bsky.social
Mediensoziologe an der Universität Zürich / fög & IKMZ UZH Posting in English und auf Deutsch www.foeg.uzh.ch www.ikmz.uzh.ch
@lorenzspreen.bsky.social
Heading the Computational Social Science group within SynoSys & ScaDS.AI at TU Dresden, where we study how online information environments impact public discourse and develop alternatives that benefit democracy. Group: https://css-synosys.github.io/
@philippmendoza.bsky.social
PostDoc @VrijeUniversiteit • #NewsFlows • #NegCampaign • #AffectivePolarization • #Populism • #CCS • baord @FANofAlpbach of @forumalpbach • 🟥
@kimandersen.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Centre for Journalism, University of Southern Denmark. www.kimandersen.info
@evamayerhoeffer.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Political Journalism at Roskilde University, researching alternative news media and digital counterpublics
@dieheiselberg.bsky.social
Associate Professor, PhD. Journalism Audience Studies @ University of Southern Denmark.
@antoniskalog.bsky.social
Associate Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel • Research Associate, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism • Interested in news & politics
@felixsimon.bsky.social
Research Fellow in AI and News, Reuters Institute, Oxford University | Research Associate & DPhil, Oxford Internet Institute | AI, news, misinfo, tech, democracy | Affiliate Tow Center, CITAP | Media advisor | My views etc… https://www.felixsimon.net/
@yannistheocharis.bsky.social
Professor and Chair of Digital Governance | Department of Governance | Technical University of Munich. Info: https://www.hfp.tum.de/en/digitalgovernance/home/
@skruikemeier.bsky.social
Professor Digital Media & Society • Wageningen University & Research • Strategic Communication (COM) group • ERCStG • NWO VIDI
@emilbakke.bsky.social
PhD Student @ Strategic Organization Design (SOD) + Digital Democracy Centre (@ddc-sdu.bsky.social), Uni of Southern Denmark Computational Social Science / AI / Platforms / Information Ecosystems / News / Social Movements emilbakke.github.io
@fgilardi.bsky.social
Professor of political science at the University of Zurich • digital technology, AI & politics • resting bitch face • https://fabriziogilardi.org/
@richardfletcher.bsky.social
Director of Research at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford. Lead researcher + co-author of the Digital News Report. www.richardfletcher.me
@m-b-petersen.bsky.social
Auditing the challenges of democracy in the 21st century for the Danish parliament with a particular focus on social media, mistrust and political alienation. Political science professor at Aarhus University, Denmark.
@curdknupfer.bsky.social
Associate professor of political communication @ddc-sdu.bsky.social, University of Southern Denmark. Focus on digital & right-wing media + parties. Associate Editor @ International Journal of Press/Politics
@lenafrescamente.bsky.social
Communication scholar and media psychologist. Exploring the abyss of digital communications and how to foster democratic resilience. || Associate Professor Digital Democracy Centre University of Southern Denmark || Spokesperson DGPs Media Psychology
@claesdevreese.bsky.social
Professor of AI, society, media and democracy + Political Communication, U Amsterdam || Director of Digital Democracy Centre, SDU || EDMO || Algosoc || AIMD || Mix of work and private stuff || 🇩🇰🇳🇱🇪🇺🏃🏼🧪☕️🍿🐶🟥🦋
@csmapnyu.org
We work to strengthen democracy by conducting rigorous research, advancing evidence-based public policy, and training the next generation of scholars. https://csmapnyu.org/links
@weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
Forschung für die vernetzte Gesellschaft \\ Research for the networked society https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/
@compcommlab.bsky.social
Research Unit, @univie.ac.at | understanding (un)mediated communication behavior using computational approaches in a social science framework
@ipz.bsky.social
Department of Political Science, University of Zurich 🌐 https://www.ipz.uzh.ch/
@medem.bsky.social
Monitoring Electoral Democracy: The European infrastructure for unlocking the true potential of data-driven democracy research. 🔍 🌐
@ascor.bsky.social
The Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) is a leading research institute in Communication Science 📍 @FMG_UvA @UvA_Amsterdam
@teamrieger.bsky.social
Department of Media and Communication @ifkw.bsky.social LMU_Muenchen Media Psychology | Extremism | (Online) Radicalization | Entertainment
@motra.bsky.social
Monitoringsystem und Transferplattform Radikalisierung / Monitoring system and transfer platform radicalization Gefördert durch BMBF und BMI