Research & Conferences
“Digital Directions,” a curated newsletter on the evolving relationships among digital technologies, information integrity, and democracy
https://www.ned.org/digital-directions-september-18-2023/
Double-Edged Sword: China’s Sharp Power Exploitation of Emerging Technologies, International Forum for Democratic Studies, April 2021
https://www.ned.org/sharp-power-democratic-resilience-chinas-exploitation-of-emerging-technologies/
Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Norms: Meeting the Authoritarian Challenge, International Forum for Democratic Studies, August 2020
https://www.ned.org/sharp-power-and-democratic-resilience-series-artificial-intelligence-and-democratic-norms/
The Global Struggle Over AI Surveillance: Emerging Trends and Democratic Responses, International Forum for Democratic Studies, June 2022
https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Global-Struggle-Over-AI-Surveillance-Emerging-Trends-Democratic-Responses.pdf
Featuring:
The Global Struggle Over AI Surveillance
Overcoming Obstacles to Surveillance Research: Lessons for Civil Society
Starting the Debate on Facial Recognition: A Case Study from Belgrade
La lucha global ante la vigilancia con IA: Nuevas tendencias y respuestas democráticas
Smart Cities and Democratic Vulnerabilities, International Forum for Democratic Studies, December 2022
https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Smart-Cities-and-Democratic-Vulnerabilities.pdf
Featuring:
Smart Cities and Democratic Vulnerabilities
Is Digitalization Endangering Democracy in Mauritius
Brazilian Smart Cities: From Principle to Practice
The Digitalization of Democracy: How Technology is Changing Government Accountability, International Forum for Democratic Studies, March 2023
https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NED_FORUM-The-Digitalization-of-Democracy-Essay-Collection-2.pdf
Featuring:
The Digital Battlefield for Democratic Principles
Assessing the Accountability of AI Systems in Georgia
Leveraging AI to Counter Corruption in Armenia
Setting Democratic Ground Rules for AI: Civil Society Strategies, International Forum for Democratic Studies, October 2023
https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/NED_Setting-Democratic-Ground-Rules-for-AI-Report_v6.pdf
JOD
AI and Catastrophic Risk, Journal of Democracy, October 2023
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907692
How AI Threatens Democracy, Journal of Democracy, October 2023
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907693
The Danger of Runaway AI, Journal of Democracy, October 2023
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907694
The Authoritarian Data Problem, Journal of Democracy, October 2023
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907695
AI’s Economic Peril, Journal of Democracy, October 2023
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907696
Reimagining Democracy for AI, Journal of Democracy, October 2023
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/907697
Why TikTok is a Threat to Democracy, Journal of Democracy, October 2022
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/why-tiktok-is-a-threat-to-democracy/
Subversion Inc: The Age of Private Espionage, Journal of Democracy, April 2022
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/subversion-inc-the-age-of-private-espionage/
The Future of Platform Power: Fixing the Business Model, Journal of Democracy, July 2021
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-future-of-platform-power-fixing-the-business-model/
Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Journal of Democracy, April 2019
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/artificial-intelligence-and-human-rights/
The Road to Digital Unfreedom: President Xi’s Surveillance State, Journal of Democracy, January 2019
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the-road-to-digital-unfreedom-president-xis-surveillance-state/
CIMA
Digital Trust Initiatives: Seeking to Reward Journalistic Ethics Online, CIMA, September 2023
https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/digital-trust-initiatives/
Private Gatekeepers: Encrypted Messaging Apps and News Audiences, CIMA, February 2022
https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/private-gatekeepers-encrypted-messaging-apps-and-news-audiences/
Spyware: An Unregulated and Escalating Threat to Independent Media, CIMA. August 2021
https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/spyware-an-unregulated-and-escalating-threat-to-independent-media/
