This call for experts on democracy launched by my JRC colleagues may be of interest to you if you are an expert in 1. Citizen’s support for and engagement in democracy combined with issues of political equality and equal participation; 2. Supporting democratic quality and the future of democratic institutions; 3. Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on how democracy will function. You have one week to go (deadline 31st July).
After working with an expert team on the scoping phase of the ‘Challenges and Opportunities for the Future of Democracy’ project, we are now launching the project’s second phase, focusing on specific topics. 📣 Call for experts: we are seeking enthusiastic researchers or practitioners working on democracy, more specifically on each of the following topics: ✅ Topic 1: Citizen’s support for and engagement in Democracy combined with issues of political equality and equal participation (i.e. research to better understand attitudes to democracy now and in the future, on educational programmes, on new interfaces with citizens (e.g. youth) including through democratic innovations (e.g. to raise political awareness and communication about democracy and EU)). ✅ Topic 2: Supporting democratic quality and the future of democratic institutions (i.e. research on supporting indicators on the state of democracy including on resilience of democratic institutions, including at local and regional level). ✅ Topic 3: Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on how democracy will function (i.e. research on the use of AI on democratic practice, ideas, and potentially even structures considering its potential to the service of democracy as well as its misuses). More details can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dv5XdD5P ⌛ Deadline: until 1st September 2024 Please share it among your contacts! EU Science, Research and Innovation, Jolita Butkevičienė David Mair Anna Paola Quaglia Elisa Vecchione Ângela Guimarães Pereira @ Sofia Vasilopoulou David Stasavage Roberto Falanga Maria Weimer Zsolt Boda
