8.4.2024

25.04 “Governance in International Organizations: Potentials and pitfalls for digitalization”

As part of the "DSI Democracy meets..." event series, researchers from the the University of Zurich and civil society actors will discuss current issues in the field of digitalization and democracy. The panel discussion is organised by the DSI Democracy Community and is aimed at researchers as well as the interested public.

4.3.2024

DSI Democracy Event

Prof. Walter Quattrociocchi will present his research on «Opinions, Polarization and other Monsters» at the DSI Democracy Community Event on 25 March 2024, followed by a Q&A session and an apéro. The event is co-organised with Prof. Alexandre Bovet from the Department of Mathematical Modeling and Machine Learning.

13.9.2023

26./27.10: 2023 Digital Democracy Workshop

The Digital Democracy Workshop is co-organized by the Democracy Community of the Digital Society Initiative and the Digital Democracy Lab at the University of Zurich. It aims to facilitate exchange among scholars from different substantive fields working on these topics.

12.9.2023

12.10:”DSI Democracy X DSI Communication meets…”

Im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe “DSI Democracy meets…” diskutieren Forschende der Digital Society Initiative (DSI) der Universität Zürich gemeinsame mit zivilgesellschaftlichen Akteuren aktuelle Fragen im Spannungsfeld von Digitalisierung und Demokratie. Die Podiumsdiskussion wird von der Democracy Community und Communication Community der DSI organisiert und richtet sich sowohl an Forschende als auch an die interessierte Öffentlichkeit.

28.8.2023

05.10: “DSI Democracy X DSI Cybersecurity meets Truth Detectives”

As part of the event series "DSI Democracy meets...", researchers from the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) of the University of Zurich (UZH) discuss current issues in the area of conflict between digitalization and democracy together with civil society actors. The panel discussion is organized by the DSI Democracy Community and Cybersecurity Community. It is aimed at both researchers and the interested public.

24.4.2023

25.05: “DSI Democracy meets adminR”

Im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe “DSI Democracy meets…” diskutieren Forschende der Digital Society Initiative (DSI) der Universität Zürich gemeinsam mit zivilgesellschaftlichen Akteuren aktuelle Fragen im Spannungsfeld von Digitalisierung und Demokratie. Die Podiumsdiskussion wird von der Democracy Community der DSI organisiert und richtet sich sowohl an Forschende als auch an die interessierte Öffentlichkeit.

17.4.2023

Call for Papers: Digital Democracy Workshop 2023

We invite paper submissions on the relationship between digital technology and democracy, broadly understood. We are particularly interested in topics such as political communication and public opinion, e-government and public administration, AI and governance, civic tech and political participation, the regulation of tech platforms, and state repression and surveillance, among others.

10.3.2023

05.04: “DSI Democracy meets Edgelands Institute”

As part of the event series "DSI Democracy meets...", researchers from the Digital Society Initiative (DSI) of the University of Zurich (UZH) discuss current issues in the area of conflict between digitalization and democracy together with civil society actors. The panel discussion is organized by the DSI Democracy Community and is aimed at both researchers and the interested public.

18.1.2023

16.3: Digital Democracy: Still Loading

The conference "Digital Democracy: Still Loading" organized by the ETH Risk Center together with the UZH Digital Society Initiative (DSI) will be held on 16 March 2023.

16.11.2022

Launch: The Bridge Lab

On 1 November 2022 , a new structural vessel «The BRIDGE Lab» was launched at the UZH Digital Society Initiative (DSI).