News and Events

New PhD-Position at the Digital Democracy Centre for a project entitled “High choice platform environments and the spreading of intolerance”

DDC X DIAS lecture - Joanna Bryson, professor of Ethics and Technology at the Hertie School in Berlin is giving a talk on Intelligent Technology and Human Flourishing: The Role of Governments and Democracy on March 20th.

European AI Act og danskernes syn på regulering af generativ kunstig intelligens: Klart behov, men også stor skepsis overfor myndighedernes evner

DDC lecture - Dr. Philipp Lorenz-Spreen, researcher at the Center for Adaptive Rationality at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, is giving a lecture on Digital media and Democracy on Wednesday 8 November.

We are thrilled to announce that Lynge Asbjørn Møller will join the Digital Democracy Centre as a postdoc on September 1!

We are super excited to announce that Dr Lena Frischlich will join DDC as an Associate Professor and member of the DDC Steering Group!

New DDC report: The report ‘Digitaliseringen af den demokratiske samtale – og deltagelse i politiske diskussioner online’ is the third publication from the 'Citizens, Digitalisation, and AI (CDAI)' project. The report provides insight into Danes’ participation in political discussions online, as well as their opinions towards the digitalisation of the public sphere. Read the report and learn more about the CDAI project here.

We are proud to announce Antonis Kalogeropoulos, alumnus of SDU/Centre for Journalism, as an External Research Fellow at DDC!

DDC x DIAS lecture - Prof. Mirta Galesic is giving a lecture titled 'Human social sensing is an untapped resource for computational social science' on Wednesday 17 May.

New DDC report: The report ‘Danskernes brug af de sociale medier som nyhedskilder’ is the second publication from the 'Citizens, Digitalisation, and AI (CDAI)' project. The report provides insight into Danes’ use of social media as news sources, as well as their opinions towards fake news and disinformation. Read the report and learn more about the CDAI project here.

New DDC report: The report 'Danskernes digitale forståelse, digitale kompetencer og digitale adfærd' is the first publication from the 'Citizens, Digitalisation, and AI (CDAI)' project. The report provides insight into digital inequality and algorithmic trust in Denmark. Read the report and learn more about the CDAI project here.

DDC x DIAS lecture - Sara Hobolt, Sutherland Chair and Professor in the Department of Government, London School of Economics and author of “Political Entrepreneurs”, is giving a lecture on 'The Polarizing Effect of Partisan Echo Chambers' on Wednesday 19 April.

DDC conversations

Join Digital Democracy Centre for a talk on predictive journalism by Nick Diakopoulos. The talk will take place Nov. 8th at the main DIAS auditorium from 9.30 to 10.30. Coffee will be served from at 9.15.

New DDC project explores the microtargeting of Danish voters during the general election

Claes de Vreese and Fabrizio Montesi have received a grant from the Villum Foundation to make it more transparent how our data is used

PhD Openings at DDC

Statement on the War in Ukraine

DDC is part of a new Democracy & Digital Citizenship Conference Series

New project in collaboration between the partners behind Media City Odense will examine the use of AI in the media

Workshop on artificial intelligence and its impact on society. The event takes place online and physically at SDU

JournalismAI Festival 2021 combines journalism and artificial intelligence and features speakers from all over the world

Claes de Vreese will present new research findings and take part in debate about the democratic conversation on Nov. 15

The art exhibition "Data Choreographies" in Helsingør shows art inspired by Fabrizio Montesi's research

Claes de Vreese will speak at the opening of the new RUC Centre for Digital Citizenship

Kim Andersen joins the SAMF Talent Track, which supports young researchers in pursuing innovative ideas

DDC director speaks at Media City Odense’s Show & Tell series about digital technology, AI and media:

How do new technologies challenge democracy? Interview with DDC-director

DDC announces several new research projects and PhD and postdoc positions

DDC announces that it will launch on September 1

Final decisions to launch DDC in Fall 2021 are taken and the DDC is announced