12.11.2024

28.11.2024: “DSI Democracy meets…”

Join us for a panel discussion organized by the DSI Democracy Community on "From Bots to Debates: AI's Influence on Public Dialogue," which will explore the impact of generative AI on public discourse.

21.10.2024

30.10.24: “Everything You Know About Disinformation is Wrong” as part of the “DSI Disinformation Month”

Despite growing alarm and global efforts to combat disinformation, recent evidence challenges the view that it is a serious threat. We would like to invite you to the lecture "Everything You Know About Disinformation is Wrong" by Dr. Emma Hoes (University of Zurich) and Dr. Sacha Altay (University of Zurich). The lecture is part of the “DSI Disinformation Month” and will be held in English.

16.10.2024

22.10.24: Christopher Klamm on “AI Conversational Interviewing: Transforming Surveys with LLMs as Adaptive Interviewers”

15.8.2024

24./25.10: 2024 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. The workshop aims to facilitate exchange between scholars from different disciplines working on the relationship between digital technology and democracy, broadly understood.

6.5.2024

24./25.10: Call for Papers Digital Democracy Workshop 2024

The Digital Democracy Workshop is co-organized by the Democracy Community of the Digital Society Initiative and the Digital Democracy Lab of the University of Zurich. We invite paper submissions on the relationship between digital technology and democracy, broadly understood. The workshop aims to facilitate exchange between scholars from different disciplines working on these issues.

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.