Overview
The SSRC's Media & Democracy program seeks to understand the evolving relationship between media, technology, and democratic life. The program supports research on how innovations in media technology affect democratic practices, and places these changes in broader historical and cultural contexts. Building bridges across disciplines and industries, the program works to consolidate an otherwise fragmented field of media scholars and practitioners.
In pursuit of these goals, the Media & Democracy program organizes workshops, public events, and open forums that inspire new ideas at the intersection of media, technology, and democracy.
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Program Components
News
View all →The Media & Democracy program invites submissions of abstracts for a research workshop on “Extreme Right Radicalization Online: Platforms, Processes, Prevention,” to be held in New York City, May 14-15, 2020.
The Media & Democracy program invites submissions of abstracts for a research workshop on “News Coverage of US Elections,” to be held on April 23–24, 2020.
READ | “The Rise of Platforms: Challenges, Tensions, and Critical Questions for Platform Governance,” analyzes and documents the role of platforms in shaping contemporary political, economic, and social life, based on a May 29, 2019 conference.
EVENT | “Digital Threats to Democracy,” a research workshop co-sponsored by the International Journal of Press/Politics (IJPP) presenting comparative research on the impact of digital media on democratic processes and institutions.
Events
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Staff
Jason RhodyProgram Director Adriana DiSilvestroProgram Assistant Cole EdickProgram Assistant Sam SpiesProgram Officer Penny WeberProgram Associate