Topic: Digital politics
Digitalisation as a cross-sectional issue presents particular challenges for policymakers. Digital policy unites the social and political questions and responsibilities arising from digital transformation.
Focus on digital responsibility: Federal Minister Wildberger visits institutes for digitalisation research
Federal Minister Dr. Karsten Wildberger met with the Network of Institutes for Digitalization Research (NIfD). The focus: digital public sphere, disinformation, generative AI, and the modernization of government and administration.
The power of rules in the age of digital transformations: Understanding EU rules on DSA and DMA
In recent years, the European Union has enacted a series of important rules on digital services, markets, data and AI. Understanding the texts, their origins, and impact can help understand the normative dynamics of digitalization…
ARD alpha Tagesgespräch with Margret Hornsteiner: “100 days of the Merz government: Are you satisfied?”
The Tagesgespräch on BR2 and ARD alpha takes stock of 100 days of the black-red coalition. Margret Hornsteiner is a studio guest who assesses developments from a political science perspective.
The concept of trust in interdisciplinary research on human-AI interaction
How do we understand trust in AI in interdisciplinary research? This article addresses the conceptual ambiguity between different research disciplines and proposes a possible common working concept of trust in AI.
Between reconnaissance and manipulation: deepfakes in law enforcement
Generative AI also opens up completely new possibilities in law enforcement, including the use of deepfakes to infiltrate criminal organisations. But would this be technically possible, ethically justifiable and legally feasible?
Political scientist Andreas Jungherr becomes a new member of the bidt Board of Directors
What impact is digitalisation having on politics and society? Political scientist Andreas Jungherr joins the Board of Directors of the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation.
Networking, promotion, visibility: bidt is a member of the Network of Institutes for Digitisation Research (NIfD)
Six research institutes are pooling their expertise in the Network of Institutes for Digitalisation Research (NIfD) in order to analyse and help shape the digital transformation from a fundamental scientific perspective.
FAZ guest article on the importance of social media for freedom of expression
In their FAZ guest article, Thomas Hess and Julian Nida-Rümelin, Jan Schillmöller and Andreas Wenninger explore the role social media play in rational discourse in an enlightened democracy.
The bidt in the Bavarian State Parliament: Professor Hannah Schmid-Petri talks about hate speech online and political participation
On 22 March 2025, the Bavarian State Parliament hosted the third congress “FiP! – Women in parliaments!”. Professor Hannah Schmid-Petri gave a speech on the challenges and options for action in dealing with online…
Fay Carathanassis on BR24 about the legal options for combating disinformation
In BR24-#Faktenfuchs, Fay Carathanassis explains which legal options are available to combat disinformation.