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The DSI Community Democracy at the University of Zurich focuses on research related to the impact of digitalisation on the political system, on democracy, and on related topics.
At the Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University
alphaXiv
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USAStudents at Stanford have built alphaXiv, an open discussion forum for arXiv papers
The McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University
New York University, New York, NY, USAResearch, programs and interventions that address the root causes and consequences of poverty. Learn moreabout What We Do
Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net: The Role of Stigma
United States of America (the)Article in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory by Jessica Lasky-Fink and Elizabeth Linos
Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USAAnalyzes the size, rhetorical nature, and non-violent nature of the pro-Palestine protest wave, which it finds to be "the largest, most sustained US protests sparked by a foreign event" since their data became available in 2017. Published in Social Movement Studies
How to Think/Act in Dark Times: Exploring a Critical Praxis
The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY, USATaught By: Eduardo Staszowski
Fritz Family Fellowship at Georgetown University Tech & Society
Georgetown University, Washington, DCBuilding on expertise from across Tech & Society, the Fritz Family Fellowship aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders with expertise in the social impacts of technology, and build a network of public interest technologists who learn from and support each other’s work.
Public & Collab Services Course
The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY, USAA core course for the Graduate Minor in Civic Service Design at Parsons School of Design at The New School, taught by Lara Penin
Civic Service Design Graduate Minor at The New School
The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY, USAThe Civic Service Design minor draws upon a practice and subfield of research and theory that connect to design, social theory, and public policy and management frameworks, methods, and tools to reformulate participation and decision making in the creation of public policies, programs, and services, with the goal of fostering more just and equitable cities and societies.
Storytelling with Data Course
The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY, USATaught by Maria Massei-Rosato
Democracy Innovation Hub
New York, USAWe convene and train public servants, community leaders and educators to use participatory methods of engagement and tools, with a focus on citizens’ assemblies.
We are dedicated to shaping the future of technology through interdisciplinary research and collaboration.
HAC is the world's most expansive home for bold and risky humanities thinking about our political world inspired by the spirit of Hannah Arendt.
Center for Science and the Imagination
Arizona State UniversityArizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination brings writers, artists and other creative thinkers into collaboration with scientists, engineers and technologists to reignite humanity’s grand ambitions for innovation and discovery.
Journal of Democracy
Baltimore, MDFocusing exclusively on democracy, the Journal monitors and analyzes democratic regimes and movements around the world.
Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, USAThe Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation aims to reinforce democracy through strengthening institutions, building interpersonal and informational trust, and reducing hyper-partisan affective polarization with research and field-building.
Nonviolent Action Lab
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, USAThe Nonviolent Action Lab is an innovation hub for activists, researchers, and supporters who share common goals around defending and advancing democracy worldwide through civil resistance — protests, demonstrations, and other actions.
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USAHarvard’s hub for research and teaching on democracy
We propose an alternative platform model that the social fabric an explicit output as well as input. By E. Glen Weyl, Luke Thorburn, Emillie de Keulenaar, Jacob Mchangama, Divya Siddarth, Audrey Tang
Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, USAFounded in 2021 with Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University serves a global community committed to improving public management, leadership, and governance.
AI and Democracy Movements Project
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, USAThe AI and Democracy Movements Project explores the impacts of AI on the strategy, operations, and outcomes of pro-democratic social movements.
Governance of Emerging Technology and Tech Innovations for Next-Gen Governance (GETTING-Plurality)
Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA, USAA multi-disciplinary research network linking philosophers, social scientists, computer scientists, legal scholars, and technologists.
Wiki Education
Chico, CaliforniaWiki Education engages students and academics to improve Wikipedia
The Dialogue on Technology Project (DoT)
Burnaby, CanadaDoT’s mission is to convene a sustained and nuanced societal dialogue between leaders, experts and community members around the social impacts of AI in British Columbia and Canada.
Hey Neighbour Collective
Burnaby, CanadaHey Neighbour Collective (HNC) is a collective impact project that brings together housing providers, researchers, local and regional governments, housing associations and health authorities to experiment with and learn about ways of effectively building community, social connectedness and resilience in B.C.’s fast-growing vertical communities.
Mitigating Wildfire
Burnaby, CanadaThe Mitigating Wildfire Initiative facilitates dialogue and collaboration to identify and advance solutions that address the fundamental changes happening in wildfire risk and management in British Columbia.
Course designed and taught by Soizic Pénicaud at Sciences Po Paris’ Graduate School of Public Affairs in September-December 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
Generative Agent Simulations of 1,000 People
Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA, USAStanford + DeepMind study that used LLMs to simulate people with AI agents based on a 2-hour interview
Tufts Cybersecurity Center for the Public Good
MassachusettsResearch, Education, and Civic Engagement
MIT Center for Constructive Communication
MIT Media LabDesigning tools, methods and systems that connect rather than divide us to create a healthier society.
Accountability Research Center (ARC)
Washington, DCAccountability Research Center bridges research and frontline perspectives to learn from ideas, institutions, and actors that advance strategies to improve public and corporate accountability. Learn more Make a gift to ARC
Stanford Online Deliberation Platform
450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USAThe Online Deliberation Platform is a video discussion platform for groups of 8-15 people.
Global Technology for Social Justice Lab (GloTech) is a hub for interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of critical tech studies and global studies.
Academia.edu
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デジタル空間社会連携研究機構ではIoTデバイスからのデータなどの多様でダイナミックなリアルタイム時空間ビッグデータを一元的に集約し、これらを統合した形で人々や企業の活動、交通
東京大学内に設置された「デジタル空間社会連携研究機構」を中心に、市民や地域企業、行政、関連団体など多様なステークホルダーが関わり、地域やコミュニティのためのデータ・
Empowering Indigenous Communities: Land Alienation in Tripura and Restoration through ICT Initiatives
India (Bhārat)Through a comprehensive analysis of various ICT projects, this study examines the success and challenges of using technology to protect and restore land rights.
Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins UniversityThe Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University drives innovation in local government by marrying cutting-edge practice with world-class research.
Transversal Design for Social Impact
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)This course uniquely combines the critical lens of art with the innovation framework of DesignX, promoting introspection and thoughtful deliberation before diving into design interventions.
Public Service Accountability Monitor (PSAM)
South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika)PSAM’s activities include research, monitoring, advocacy and capacity building. Working through southern Africa, PSAM generates and shares knowledge about social accountability and the monitoring and advocacy tools that can build more open, participatory and accountable governments.
Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)
Berkeley, California, USAat University of California Berkeley
The Impact and Opportunities of Generative AI in Fact-Checking
Washington state, USAPaper by ROBERT WOLFE and TANUSHREE MITRA, University of Washington, United States
When 'doing ethics' meets public procurement of smart city technology – an Amsterdam case study
Amsterdam[A] multi-stakeholder co-design project – including a citizen panel – is an integral part of the process in which the service is designed and realized
The Internet & Democracy Initiative will study problems that have widespread information and social media implications.
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