Frontiers of Politics: Transforming Democracies in the Digital Communication Age

The “Frontiers of Politics” conference addresses the profound transformations of liberal democracy in the digital communication era. The emergence of new technologies, political and economic crises (polycrisis), and cultural shifts are reshaping traditional democratic structures, creating both significant risks and innovative opportunities. New models are emerging, ranging from technocracy, emphasizing technical expertise, to populism, mobilizing…

The DEM2.0 research project has started

As of 15 December 2022, I will be the principal investigator of the research project entitled ‘Democracy 2.0 Scenarios. Towards a new alliance between demos and elites’. This project is being developed within the Department of Humanities and Cultural Heritage at the University of Udine, involving experts on democracy and digital media from all over…