Liberal democratic values have never been put under a more significant systemic series of tests. The concurrent dynamics of pandemics gradually turned into infodemics, domestic populism and destabilization campaigns, arbitrarily introduced and inconsistently legitimized emergency states, and rising revisionism of great powers all point to one thing. It is of the utmost importance to cultivate academic discourse on democracy and resilience. That’s all the more true within the European context, with the European Union trying to assert its significance, legitimacy, identity, and common future.
This workshop brought together a series of renowned experts who addressed a range of issues including fighting disinformation, the role of regulation, education/health/resilience nexus, and the significance of democratic cornerstones such as elections.
The final report including key recommendations is available here.
Check out the program and download the presentations:
PROGRAM
Opening Remarks – Kateřina Anna Magnna (Microsoft)
Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová (CEDMO): Government-Forced Ban of Disinformation Website
Ľuboš Kukliš (CEDMO AB member and an exchair of EPRA and ERGA): Regulatory Activities in Slovakia – Lessons Learnt
Michal Kormaňák (IPSOS): Disinformation and Electoral Preferences
MODERATOR
Anzhelika Solovyeva (CEDMO)
The event was organized as a part of the Democratic Values in the Digital Age event series, powered by Microsoft. Event series partners include UCD Centre for Digital Policy, Globsec and CEDMO. The main media partner was Euractiv.