Archive · 6 conversations in Digital democracy
Interviews and field notes from people building new forms of democratic practice.
Gianluca Misuraca of Inspiring Futures Europe, coordinator of the European Union AI Skills Academy, discusses how foresight can help societies shape technological change. He explains why democratic control of AI depends on digital sovereignty, public-sector skills, interoperability, better procureme
Giovanni Di Sotto discusses electronic voting, security, and democratic innovation through the experience of Multicast. The conversation explores digital identity, usability, transparency, institutional trust, accessibility, and the tradeoffs involved in designing voting and assembly systems that are both practical and credible.
Sylvain Le Bon discusses Startin’blox, data spaces, democracy, and interoperability. The conversation explores open standards, decentralized digital infrastructure, civic technology, and how interoperable systems can give communities and organizations more control over data while supporting democratic collaboration across platforms.
Nathan Schneider explores protocols, modular politics, and governance in online communities. The conversation connects digital constitutionalism, platform design, and democratic experimentation, asking how communities can create rules, adapt institutions, and build more accountable online spaces without relying only on centralized platforms or informal moderation habits.
Bruce Schneier discusses democracy through the lenses of cryptography, security, electronic voting, artificial intelligence, power, and trust. The conversation examines why technical systems cannot solve political legitimacy alone, how security thinking clarifies democratic risks, and why trustworthy institutions matter as much as trustworthy tools.
Geert Lovink discusses democracy and the internet, asking whether digital technologies help or harm public life. The conversation explores platform power, online culture, political communication, and the failures and possibilities of internet-based democracy after decades of experiments, hype, and institutional disappointment.
