Defending Democratic Norms in Global Tech Governance
In the UN system and beyond, authoritarian maneuvers and democratic disillusionment are fundamentally challenging the participatory, multistakeholder models that have so far prevailed in governing digital technologies....
Stronger Together: Coalitions as a Catalyst for Information Integrity
DOWNLOAD THE REPORT A new report authored by Tim Niven explores how sweeping changes in the information environment are advancing the efforts of authoritarians in the information space and how coalitions provide...
Twenty-First Annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture: Serhii...
05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
The 2024 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture on Democracy in the World was delivered by Serhii Plokhii, the Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History and the Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University.
Foreign Agents Laws
Silencing Civil Society through Stigmatizing Narratives: A Conversation with Gina Romero The growing trend of “foreign agents” laws have targeted prodemocratic civil society groups and activists...
Forum Q&A: Irene Mwendwa on Women, Data, and Democracy
As AI technologies assume increasingly prominent roles in everyday life and government decision-making, building representative tools that reflect democratic values is more important than ever. Doing so will...
Digital Directions: October 2024
Digital Directions is a curated newsletter from the International Forum on the evolving relationships among digital technologies, information integrity, and democracy.
Leveraging AI for Democracy: Civic Innovation on the New Digital Playing...
DOWNLOAD THE COLLECTION A new report by Beth Kerley, Carl Miller, and Fernanda Campagnucci outlines possible paths toward a prodemocratic vision for AI. summary Like social media before them, new AI tools promise...
Leveraging AI for Democracy: Civic Innovation on the New...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Please join the International Forum for Democratic Studies for the launch of a report that outlines possible paths toward a prodemocratic vision for AI.
The Struggle Against Authoritarian Influence in the Western...
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Please join the International Forum for Democratic Studies for a virtual event examining tools of authoritarian influence on democratic institutions and innovative responses.
Getting Ahead of Digital Repression: Authoritarian Innovation and Democratic...
In April 2024, the Hoover Institution’s project on China’s Global Sharp Power, Stanford University’s Global Digital Policy Incubator, and the National Endowment for Democracy’s International...
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