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The Digital Democracy Centre SDU is an interdisciplinary hub at the University of Southern Denmark
https://www.sdu.dk/en/ddc

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At the Digital Democracy Centre, we've just created this cool new starter pack featuring research institutions, researchers, NGOs, journals, and think tanks focused on how digital technologies and AI impact media, politics, and democracy.

We'll be updating the list continuously!
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Call for papers:

IJPOR has a call for a special issue on AI, public opinion and democratic resilience.

1000 word initial abstract submission

🗓️: deadline February 15, 2026

@ddc-sdu.bsky.social @aimediademlab.bsky.social @algosoc.org @polcomm.bsky.social #commsky

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Call for Papers: AI, Public Opinion, and Democratic Resilience
Special Issue of the International Journal of Public Opinion Research Guest Editors: Homero Gil de Zuñiga and Hugo Marcos-Marne Editor-In-Chief: Porismita Bora
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November 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
📖DDC PUBLICATION UPDATE📖
@hannescools.bsky.social on...
THE EVOLVING ROLE OF JOURNALISTS AS GATEKEEPERS IN THE AGE OF (GENERATIVE) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

...in The Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Journalism.
New book chapter 📚

On the evolving role of journalists as gatekeepers in the age of (generative) A.I.

Thanks to the editors, Aynur Sarısakaloğlu & Martin Löffelholz 🙏

www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Ha...
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🗳️DDC DANISH ELECTIONS UPDATE🗳️
...in which our Centre Director @claesdevreese.bsky.social draws on trends he recently witnessed in the Netherlands to argue that we should not trust chatbots with election advice. 🤖🙅‍♂️
Should you ask an AI chatbot what to vote for? No.

I spoke to @videnskab.dk about this ahead of the local elections in Denmark and why the technology is not fit for purpose and completely non-transparent.

videnskab.dk/teknologi/bo...
Bør jeg spørge ChatGPT til råds om, hvad jeg skal stemme?
Måske er du stadig i tvivl om, hvor du skal sætte dit kryds til kommunalvalget.
videnskab.dk
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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The @ec.europa.eu 'Democracy Shield' plans have dropped.

The focus on free, independent media, fact-checking, literacy, election integrity etc make sense.

But: it needs to be acknowledged that many of these challenges are not from outside the EU only. Also from within.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
European Democracy Shield and EU Strategy for Civil Society pave the way for stronger and more resilient democracies
The Commission has presented today the European Democracy Shield, setting out a series of concrete measures to empower, protect, and promote strong and resilient democracies across the EU. An open civ...
ec.europa.eu
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
At today's DDC BROWNBAG LUNCH TALK Raha Asadi & Anine Henriksen presented their research on users of the chatbot Replika, which simulates human interaction and connections -- raising various privacy & safety concerns.
Fantastic (if deeply concerning) presentation!
Lots of interest from our audience!
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
DEADLINE FOR THE DDC THESIS GRANT COMING UP!
Please help make sure our SDU students hear about this.

(And also watch this space for more of these grants in the future 😉)
📝DDC Thesis Grant now open!📝
Students at SDU writing their thesis in Autumn 2025 on digitalization, AI, algorithms or democracy can apply for up to DKK 10,000.
Covers costs like software, data, travel, or participant compensation.

⌛️: Nov 15, 2025
Apply via [email protected]
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
DDC Thesis Grant
DDC Thesis Grant
www.sdu.dk
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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✨ Audiences doubt the benefits of AI-generated imagery in news are worth the risks, new study finds.

@andrewdeck.bsky.social wrote an article on our latest study in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social 🙏

w Dina Strikovic

www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/audi... @aimediademlab.bsky.social @ddc-sdu.bsky.social
Audiences doubt the benefits of AI-generated imagery in news are worth the risks, new study finds
What do readers really think of AI-generated images in their news? There has been substantial research on how audiences respond to AI-generated text, but far less dedicated research on image generator...
www.niemanlab.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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@hannahdecker.bsky.social is a postdoc at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social . She holds a PhD from @unidue.bsky.social, for which she analysed online political campaigning on social media and the role of personalised content. Currently, she focuses on positive effects of #digitalmedia and #medialiteracy.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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'AI og Dig = AI and You' - a workshop for schoolchildren in Denmark by the ENIGMA museum in Copenhagen addresses the question of how children and young people perceive #AI and how we can teach them to think critically and creatively about the role of technology in society. 🏫👩‍💻🎨
• Enigma: AI & You — a project of the Media Research & Innovation Centre at SDU's Centre for Journalism, in collaboration w/ the DDC; 7th–9th graders advise Denmark’s Minister for Digitalization while researchers study how youth understand AI.
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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#Socialmedia is often associated with manipulation, distraction, and #misinformation, factors that can undermine democratic discourse. ⛔
At the same time, digital platforms offer opportunities to strengthen #democracy by promoting political interest, participation, or knowledge. 📈
• Social Media for Good — Hannah Decker investigates when personalization & media literacy can increase interest, knowledge, & participation.
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Care to know more about ongoing research projects at @ddc-sdu.bsky.social? Find out in the thread below, including one of my projects, the Marie Curie Scholarship 🇪🇺👇
Excited to share a wave of new projects either launching or joined by the Digital Democracy Centre here at SDU!

They span AI, platforms, public service media, & civic participation.

Visit our website & see thread below for more info:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Research Projects
Research Projects
www.sdu.dk
October 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Excited to share a wave of new projects either launching or joined by the Digital Democracy Centre here at SDU!

They span AI, platforms, public service media, & civic participation.

Visit our website & see thread below for more info:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Research Projects
Research Projects
www.sdu.dk
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Here is a nice overview of new projects, also the Enigma-project that I lead 👍🏻
Excited to share a wave of new projects either launching or joined by the Digital Democracy Centre here at SDU!

They span AI, platforms, public service media, & civic participation.

Visit our website & see thread below for more info:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Research Projects
Research Projects
www.sdu.dk
October 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Excited to share a wave of new projects either launching or joined by the Digital Democracy Centre here at SDU!

They span AI, platforms, public service media, & civic participation.

Visit our website & see thread below for more info:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Research Projects
Research Projects
www.sdu.dk
October 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We congratulate our Postdoc Lynge Asbjørn Møller who has been appointed to the SAMF Talent Track programme! 🎉🎉🎉

The Talent Track programme supports some of the Faculty’s ambitious young researchers in pursuing visionary research ideas.

Read more here: www.sdu.dk/en/om-sdu/fa...
Tre forskere udpeget til talentprogram
Tre forskere bliver en del af Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultets talentspor for yngre forskere.
www.sdu.dk
October 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
📝DDC Thesis Grant now open!📝
Students at SDU writing their thesis in Autumn 2025 on digitalization, AI, algorithms or democracy can apply for up to DKK 10,000.
Covers costs like software, data, travel, or participant compensation.

⌛️: Nov 15, 2025
Apply via [email protected]
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
DDC Thesis Grant
DDC Thesis Grant
www.sdu.dk
October 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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✨ Happy days - @tjthomson.bsky.social, Ryan Thomas & I are writing a book!

A few months ago, we signed a book contract with Routledge on - you've guessed it already - 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 & 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 - a topic that has dominated the news since 2022.

📸 below, 1st in-person meeting in Denver, Colorado.
October 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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The European Commission has launched a new Science, Research & Innovation account.

On 🦋 @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu !!

They promise:
- EU scientific news
- Horizon Europe funding opportunities
- Innovative EU-supported projects
- Events, tools & resources

Share the news 🔁
October 6, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Come work with us 🚨

We are looking for a #postdoc in our @aimediademlab.bsky.social lab.

Profile: Comm sci / poli sci/ computational social science.

Great team, timely topocs, fabulous city, good conditions.

DL 🗓️ November 1

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoctoral researcher Communication Science at AI, Media & Democracy Lab
Do you want to be part of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab? We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a profile in communication science.
werkenbij.uva.nl
October 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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The new EU rules on political advertising online take effect October 10.

Google and Meta (FB, Insta) will stop political ads on their platforms 🛑

But when??? FB is now very explicit about when it takes effect: October 6

www.facebook.com/business/hel...
October 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
💡DDC PUBLICATION UPDATE💡
@lenafrescamente.bsky.social, Henrik Olsson, @abhishekr0y.bsky.social, @hdschulze.bsky.social, Stan Rhodes, & Alison Mansheim present a new multilevel system framework for studying disinfo!
"The complexity of misinformation extends beyond virus and warfare analogies"
🧵⤵️
#PublicationAlert 🥰. This one has been long in the making: It started with a @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in 2023, lead to a working group at the SFI in 2024, multiple online-meetings (one from Costa Rica, Munich, Denmark, Mumbai, and the US), thought-provoking and truly interdisciplinary work.
October 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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New Job! Submit by Oct 8th - Postdoc med erfaring i epidemiologi og kendskab til folkesundhed i Arktis / Postdoc with experience in epidemiology and knowledge of public health in the Arctic- fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid... @sdu.dk @ddc-sdu.bsky.social @sdutek.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
📄DDC PUBLICATION UPDATE📄
Our former PhD & current Postdoc @emilbakke.bsky.social is first author on this important study on visual expressions in protest movements!
Together with @nicolemilmandoerr.bsky.social and @mathiaswullum.bsky.social in @actasociologica.bsky.social !
Great work Emil et al.!
September 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🎓Congratulations to Dr. Malte Sigsgaard!🎓
...for successfully defending his PhD thesis.

"Staying in CTRL. Mapping the Impacts of AI on Journalism, and Normative Strategies of AI Control"

Malte is part of the first DDC cohort, & we are very proud to congratulate him on this important milestone.😊
September 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM