[EGOV LIST] 6th Annual Digital Democracy Workshop University of Zurich, 13-14 November 2025

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Gianluca Miscione
University College Dublin

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 Call for Papers:

*6th Annual Digital Democracy WorkshopUniversity of Zurich, 13-14 November
2025*
We invite paper submissions on the relationship between digital technology
and democracy, broadly understood. We are particularly interested in topics
such as the role of social media and AI in political communication and
public opinion, e-government and public administration, AI and governance,
civic tech and political participation, the regulation of tech platforms,
and state repression and digital surveillance, among others. We welcome
submissions using different methodological approaches to study these topics.
This workshop is organized by the Democracy Community of the Digital
Society Initiative (https://democracy.dsi.uzh.ch) at the University of
Zurich. It aims to facilitate exchange and collaboration among scholars
from different substantive fields working on these topics.
Workshop attendance is free and is open to both paper presenters and
non-presenters, but registration is required and subject to seat
availability. The workshop will take place in Zurich from about 9:00, 13
November until about 17:00, 14 November. All presenters are expected to
attend in person and make their own travel arrangements.
The deadline to submit paper abstracts (up to 500 words) for the workshop
is 31 May 2025. Find the submission page at this link:
https://forms.gle/msXAbySJcavm2Z1e9. Acceptance notifications will be sent
by 11 July 2025.
Registration for non-presenters will open in September. Please note that
co-authors have to register separately as non-presenters if they wish to
attend the workshop.
We provide a limited number of travel grants for junior scholars; more
information will be provided upon acceptance. We particularly encourage
early-career researchers and those belonging to groups traditionally
underrepresented in the field to apply.
Organizing committee: Anna Boos, Alexandre Bovet, Philip Di Salvo, Karsten
Donnay, Fabrizio Gilardi, Emma Hoes, Meret Prangulaishvili, Anina
Schwarzenbach, Jennifer Victoria Scurrell, Philipp Trein. We can be reached
at democracy at dsi.uzh.ch.
https://democracy.dsi.uzh.ch/app/uploads/2025/04/CfP-Digital-Democracy-Workshop-2025-2.pdf