Every year, Democracy R&D takes stock of what our global network has created and learned.

• Participatory democracy
• Learn about civic tech
• Reports

ALDA's podcast - "To promote positive change and democracy, through dialogue and interaction"

• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts

Data Morgana ontrafelt hoe Big Tech en data onze wereld vormgeven.

• Learn about civic tech
• Shows and films
• Externalities of tech

The magazine for election administrators.

• Learn about civic tech
• Voting and elections
• News and blogs

Understanding Recommenders is a research-driven effort to demystify recommender systems and their impact on society.

• Learn about civic tech
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• Decentralization

In our democracy, how can AI enhance our engagement in society, keep the government in check and improve the function of democratic processes?

• Artificial Intelligence
• Learn about civic tech
• Governance of AI

Election security expert Michael Alvarez's Substack.

• Voting and elections
• Cybersecurity
• Newsletters

What is The Future for Cities? podcast is a platform to introduce and connect people who are actively and consciously working on the future of cities and to introduce research about the future of cities.

• Learn about civic tech
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Podcasts

Join us as the Smart Cities Council team and members from around the world talk to the people and places advancing the application of science, data, technology, and engineering aiming to create a safer, more beautiful, enabled, and resilient future for everyone.

• Learn about civic tech
• Smart Cities and sensors
• Podcasts

Twice-monthly Substack on: Regulation & policy, Resources & tools, Model & product news, Societal impacts

• Artificial Intelligence
• Learn about civic tech
• Policy

We publish high-quality, interdisciplinary research that examines misinformation from different perspectives—from its prevalence and impact to the effectiveness of possible interventions—employing a fast-review process designed to publish articles within one to three months of entering peer review.

• Fight disinformation
• Academia
• Journals

The ADL AI Index evaluates leading large language models (LLMs) on their ability to detect and counter antisemitic and extremist tropes and narratives.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Evaluate impact
• Governance of AI

A curated newsletter of grey literature and other non-traditional sources at the intersection of technology and society.

• Learn about civic tech
• Newsletters

Una organización de la sociedad civil dedicada a la reflexión, el diálogo, la promoción del periodismo de calidad y la defensa de la libertad de expresión.

• Media
• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

"[W]e started AI Design Field Guide to serve as both a resource for our peers in the field, and also a time capsule of this unique time where we're all figuring out how this new kind of work is done in real time"

• Artificial Intelligence
• Learn about civic tech
• Design

Whistleblowing Now and Then is hosted by Anna Myers, Executive Director of the Whistleblowing International Network.

• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts
• Whistleblowing

Asociación de Periodismo de Investigación Ojo Público

• Media
• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

Launched in 2010, amaBhungane (isiZulu for “the dung beetles”) is an independent, non-profit newsroom based in South Africa. We develop investigative journalism to promote free, capable media and open, accountable, just democracy.

• Media
• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

Únete a la lucha contra la desinformación

• Media
• Fight disinformation
• Factchecking

Independent commentary and news from Israel & Palestine

• Media
• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

Chequeos

• Fight disinformation
• Factchecking

We bring you news and insights fueled by insider voices at the cutting edge of Frontier AI—delivered straight to your inbox, every two weeks.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Learn about civic tech
• Newsletters

K. Starling's collection of information and announcements on upcoming protests, boycotts, call campaigns, and strikes.

• Advocacy tech
• Newsletters

NiemanLab's annual series has a fun new visual format: "Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in digital media what they think is coming in the year ahead."

• Media
• Journalism
• Fieldwide resources

We’re a boutique research firm tracking the growing opposition to data center development

• Artificial Intelligence
• Advocacy tech
• Civil society research outfits

First launched in 2006, the Open Budget Survey is the world’s only independent, comparative, and fact-based research instrument to measure these essential aspects of governance and accountability: Participation, Oversight, and Transparency

• Watchdogging and transparency
• Government transparency
• Evaluate impact

The On Think Tanks State of the Sector Report 2025 provides an overview of how think tanks worldwide are navigating an increasingly polarised environment, as well as a comprehensive snapshot of the sector’s current state and future prospects.

• Fieldwide resources
• Think tanks

Our interactive world map allows you to access live updates from civil society around the world, track threats to civil society and learn about the ways in which our right to participate is being realised or challenged.

• Civic maps
• Evaluate impact
• Reports

The report introduces three indices—the AI Frontier Index, the AI Infrastructure Index, and the AI Diffusion Index—to help policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders understand where breakthroughs are happening, where capacity exists to scale, and where AI is being used to improve lives.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Research tools
• Digital transformation

The Outlook is a digital global magazine for and by democracy champions.

• Learn about civic tech
• News and blogs

• Media
• Journalism
• News and blogs

Transformer is a publication about the power and politics of transformative AI.

• Media
• Artificial Intelligence
• Journalism

Arena’s 2025-26 Cycle Political Tech and Consultant Catalogue is the go-to resource for senior campaign staff, candidates, and other decision makers deciding who to hire and what technology and services to deploy.

• Civic tech catalogs
• Organize campaigns

Te Hiku Media is a charitable media organisation, collectively belonging to the Far North iwi of Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupouri, Ngai Takoto, Te Rārawa and Ngāti Kahu.

• Media
• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

A national research and advisory institute focused on technology policy and best practices in state and local government.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech

The AI 50, a new recognition program from the Center for Public Sector AI, highlights individuals and organizations making significant contributions to AI adoption and advancement in public sector agencies. Public and private sector participants focused on public service are eligible to submit.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech

Somos un medio de comunicación que potencia, apoya, y conecta voces en todo Costa Rica, especialmente de zonas rurales, a través del periodismo de soluciones.

• Journalism
• Solutions journalism

Councilmember Ossé's Instagram videos explain why NYC's problems don't go away

• Civic literacy
• Creators and Influencers

YouTube channel by Derek Alton

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Shows and films

Government doesn't have to suck.

• Govtech
• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts

Investigative media cooperative producing local journalism focused on Bristol's civic issues and community stories.

• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

News for LA people, by LA people

• Media
• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

An editorial platform for independent thinkers, technologists, and creatives on the front lines of digital culture.

• Learn about civic tech
• Ethical tech and responsible tech
• News and blogs

Legacy news outlets have owners and agendas. We'll sift through all the sources and add a layer of critical thinking, for you.

• Media
• Artificial Intelligence

Introducing a Research Digest on Digital Deliberation

• Participatory democracy
• Learn about civic tech
• Newsletters

DCinbox Insights tracks how members of Congress communicate with constituents by highlighting what’s emphasized, what’s shifting, and what those changes reveal about emerging political narratives.

• Govtech
• Parliamentary and legislative tech
• Communicating with the people

A podcast about the politics of technology

• podcasts

• Learn about civic tech
• Podcasts

As the local media landscape in communities surrounding Washington, D.C., continues to shrink, The Banner has hired a team to bring its brand of trusted, independent journalism to the most populous county in the state.

• Journalism
• Nonprofit newsrooms

My promise with Better (Political) Leadership is simple: reflections that are practical, timely, evidence-based, inspiring, and human. For all leaders—but especially for those in politics, where every decision is magnified and every mistake can feel existential.

• Learn about civic tech
• Newsletters

A how-to-series on the command line and Bellingcat research tools. Created with the beginner researcher in mind.

• Learn about civic tech
• Digital literacy
• Open-source intelligence (OSINT)