2023
Ziliotti, Elena; Benavides, Patricia Reyes; Gwagwa, Arthur; Dennis, Matthew
Social Media and Democracy Book Chapter
In: van de Poel, Ibo; Frank, Lily; Hermann, Julia; Hopster, Jeroen; Lenzi, Dominic; Nyholm, Sven; Taebi, Behnam; Ziliotti, Elena (Ed.): Chapter 2, pp. 33-52, Open Book Publishers, 2023.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Democracy, Social media
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title = {Social Media and Democracy},
author = {Elena Ziliotti and Patricia Reyes Benavides and Arthur Gwagwa and Matthew Dennis},
editor = {Ibo van de Poel and Lily Frank and Julia Hermann and Jeroen Hopster and Dominic Lenzi and Sven Nyholm and Behnam Taebi and Elena Ziliotti},
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year = {2023},
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abstract = {Has social media disrupted the concept of democracy? This complex question has become more pressing than ever as social media have become a ubiquitous part of democratic societies worldwide. This chapter discusses social media’s effects at three critical levels of democratic politics (personal relationships among democratic citizens, national politics, and international politics) and argues that social media pressures the conceptual limits of democracy. This new digital communication infrastructure challenges some of the fundamental elements of the concept of democracy. By giving citizens and non-citizens equal substantive access to online political debates that shape the political agenda, social media has drastically expanded and opened up the notion of demos and public sphere (the communicative space where citizens come together to form and exchange opinions and define collective problems), and misaligned the conceptual relationship of public sphere with the idea of demos. These conclusions have multiple implications. They indicate engineers’ and designers’ new political responsibility, novel normative challenges for research in political and moral philosophy, security and legal frameworks, and ultimately they shed light on how to do politics in digital democratic societies.},
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Has social media disrupted the concept of democracy? This complex question has become more pressing than ever as social media have become a ubiquitous part of democratic societies worldwide. This chapter discusses social media’s effects at three critical levels of democratic politics (personal relationships among democratic citizens, national politics, and international politics) and argues that social media pressures the conceptual limits of democracy. This new digital communication infrastructure challenges some of the fundamental elements of the concept of democracy. By giving citizens and non-citizens equal substantive access to online political debates that shape the political agenda, social media has drastically expanded and opened up the notion of demos and public sphere (the communicative space where citizens come together to form and exchange opinions and define collective problems), and misaligned the conceptual relationship of public sphere with the idea of demos. These conclusions have multiple implications. They indicate engineers’ and designers’ new political responsibility, novel normative challenges for research in political and moral philosophy, security and legal frameworks, and ultimately they shed light on how to do politics in digital democratic societies.
van der Puil, Roxanne; Spahn, Andreas; Royakkers, Lambèr
Which Democratic Way to Go? Using Democracy Theories in Social Media Design Journal Article
In: International Journal of Technoethics, vol. 14, iss. 1, pp. 20, 2023.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autonomy, Democracy, Equality
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title = {Which Democratic Way to Go? Using Democracy Theories in Social Media Design},
author = {Roxanne van der Puil and Andreas Spahn and Lambèr Royakkers},
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doi = {10.4018/IJT.331800},
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date = {2023-01-31},
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abstract = {There are concerns amongst researchers and the general public that social media platforms threaten democratic values. Social media corporations and their engineers have responded to these concerns with various design solutions. Though the objective of designing social media democratically sounds straightforward, the concrete reality is not. The authors discuss what a democratic design for social media platforms could look like by exploring two classical conceptions of democracy, one in the liberal tradition and the other in the deliberative tradition. In particular, they discuss three concerns: 1) mis- and disinformation; 2) hate speech; and 3) the relations between filter bubbles, echo chambers, and public debate. By describing the underlying ideals of the two traditions and translating these into design guidelines, the authors make explicit how varied and contrary the implications of different conceptions of democracy can be for addressing public concerns and designing for democratic social media. With these things in mind, this article responds to a call, which is to raise awareness among social media corporations, engineers, and policymakers about varying democratic ideals and the implications that these may have for social media.},
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There are concerns amongst researchers and the general public that social media platforms threaten democratic values. Social media corporations and their engineers have responded to these concerns with various design solutions. Though the objective of designing social media democratically sounds straightforward, the concrete reality is not. The authors discuss what a democratic design for social media platforms could look like by exploring two classical conceptions of democracy, one in the liberal tradition and the other in the deliberative tradition. In particular, they discuss three concerns: 1) mis- and disinformation; 2) hate speech; and 3) the relations between filter bubbles, echo chambers, and public debate. By describing the underlying ideals of the two traditions and translating these into design guidelines, the authors make explicit how varied and contrary the implications of different conceptions of democracy can be for addressing public concerns and designing for democratic social media. With these things in mind, this article responds to a call, which is to raise awareness among social media corporations, engineers, and policymakers about varying democratic ideals and the implications that these may have for social media.
2022
Ziliotti, Elena
What Has COVID-19 Taught Us About Democracy? Relational Democracy and Digital Surveillance Technologies Book Chapter
In: Dennis, Matthew; Ishmaev, Georgy; Umbrello, Steven; van den Hoven, Jeroen (Ed.): Springer, Values for a Post-Pandemic Future, 2022.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: COVID-19, Democracy, Digital surveillance
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doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08424-9_3},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-09-14},
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Ozkaramanli, Deger; Karahanoglu, Armagan; Verbeek, Peter-Paul
Reflecting on Design Methods and Democratic Technology Development: The Case of Dutch Covid-19 Digital Contact-Tracing Application Journal Article
In: She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, vol. 8, iss. 2, pp. 244-269, 2022.
Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adversarial design, COVID-19, Democracy, Design methods, Participatory design, Speculative critical design
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title = {Reflecting on Design Methods and Democratic Technology Development: The Case of Dutch Covid-19 Digital Contact-Tracing Application},
author = {Deger Ozkaramanli and Armagan Karahanoglu and Peter-Paul Verbeek},
doi = {10.1016/j.sheji.2022.04.002},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-07-20},
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Giannelos, Kalli; Reber, Bernard; Doorn, Neelke
Responsive Ethics and Participation: Science, Technology and Democracy Book
John Wiley & Sons, 2022, ISBN: 978-1-394-16544-5.
BibTeX | Tags: Democracy, Participation science, Responsive ethics, Technology
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date = {2022-01-01},
urldate = {2022-01-01},
volume = {9},
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series = {Interdisciplinarity, science, and humanities series},
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