Alvaro Oleart is an academic researcher at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In this episode, he discusses citizen assemblies, EU participation, Big Tech, AI, collective actors, social movements, and why democratic innovation should avoid depoliticized shortcuts.

Alberto Fernandez Gibaja leads International IDEA's global work on technology and democracy. In this episode, he reflects on digital sovereignty, AI governance, data rights, representative democracy, political parties, and why democratic societies need political will to shape technology.

Simon Horton is a negotiation expert and author of The End of Conflict. In this episode, he discusses collaborative negotiation, political conflict, peace processes, deliberative democracy, and the potential role of AI in helping societies resolve disputes.

Anthony Zacharzewski is the founder of Democratic Society. In this episode, he reflects on democratic infrastructure, participatory governance, the future of political parties, and why democracy must preserve citizens' agency in an increasingly digital state.

Kenobit, also known as Fabio, discusses why decentralized social networks and the fediverse are not just a technical alternative to commercial platforms, but a political issue. In this conversation, we talk about Mastodon, ActivityPub, algorithms, engagement, moderation, non-proprietary digital spac