Digital Democracy Centre

Full house at today's DDC Brown Bag lunch talk, where our invited guest @jesperstromback.bsky.social presented his work on conspiracy theories.
Lots of overlap with ongoing projects here at SDU!
Thanks for coming Jesper!

📺 DDC in the News 📺

Midt i en valgperiode bliver vores digitale dømmekraft vigtigere end nogensinde. I et nyt interview i @politiken.dk, fortæller @claesdevreese.bsky.social om farerne ved “slopaganda”, og giver gode råd i en tid hvor politik og AI er sammenvævet.

politiken.dk/kultur/medie...

Spændende rapport - og nu begynder vi at kunne se en nogle tendenser (svært med tidsserier på få nedslag 🙂).

Interessant skifte på tværs af generationer ift. tillid - selvom ændringerne er små.

#dktech #dkforsk #dkvid

(Den sidste viser andelen der er positive - det bliver forklaret i rapporten)

📺DDC in the News📺
Check out this online article by TV2 on our just-released Citizens, Digitalisation, & AI report:

nyheder.tv2.dk/tech/2026-02...

Huge thanks to Therese Waalen Sandberg for spearheading this!👏

Citizens, digitalisation, and AI (CDAI)

Get an overview of all 5 past DDC CDAI Reports here:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

@claesdevreese.bsky.social @lenafrescamente.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social @curdknupfer.bsky.social

Read the full report here:
"Danskerne bruger mere AI, men er skeptiske over for teknologiens udbredelse i samfundet Danskerne, digitalisering og kunstig intelligens 2022-2025"
findresearcher.sdu.dk/ws/portalfil...

DDC CDAI Rapport 6 Dansk SoMe YouTube video by Digital Democracy Centre SDU

NEW DDC REPORT: DANES ARE INCREASINGLY USING AI
The sixth Citizens, Digitalisation, & AI (CDAI) report continues to track the Danish population’s evolving relationship with digitalization & AI.
DDC researcher & first author Therese Waalen Sandberg provides a quick overview.

youtu.be/94GZzCPo5Ts

Danish election campaign first poll:

- center left bloc almost has a majority; center right far from
- centrist government (like the current) is an option again
- social democrats do well (compared to recent polls, not comp w/ 2022 elections)
- liberals do poorly, general fragmentation on the right

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Breaking:

Danish elections March 24, 2026

This is the message from PM Mette Frederiksen to the leader of Danish Parliament. To make an announcement of special nature: calling elections 🗳️

#BorgenMoment for those following 🇩🇰 politics.

The room is packed to the maximum at the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social to listen to @curdknupfer.bsky.social and @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social speaking about connective faction - the radicalization of parties in digital space and how thats related to democratic backsliding

First DDC Brown Bag Lunch talk of 2026:
This Thursday (Feb 19th), @curdknupfer.bsky.social and @andre-k-rodarte.bsky.social present ideas and ongoing research on "Connective Factions".
If you are at SDU, grab some lunch and join us in Dynamo, at 12!

While the world is going crazy, the (critical) work on the DSA is important as ever.

“The fact that I am a DSA expert does not mean I am a DSA defender”

@hutko.bsky.social opening the DSA and platform governance conference @ivir-uva.bsky.social @uvalawschool.bsky.social @dsaobservatory.bsky.social

Hvordan kommer AI til at påvirke mediebranchen og journalistikken i DK? Et nyt, tværfagligt #dkforsk projekt ledet af prof @claesdevreese.bsky.social udforsker krydsfeltet ml medier, brugere, tillid og demokrati i en AI-tidsalder 👉 bit.ly/4qFHAnF #dmedier #dktech @ddc-sdu.bsky.social @sdu.dk

🧳DDC ON THE ROAD🧳
Our very own @jolukito.bsky.social and @curdknupfer.bsky.social headed to Hamburg this week, where Jo gave a keynote & Curd co-presented his research at the German Communication Association's Polcomm Section!

This week, we are welcoming our wonderful new addition to the @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @d-ias.bsky.social teams: @jolukito.bsky.social!
Velkommen til Odense og SDU Jo! ❤️

We are so excited to have you join us!

@claesdevreese.bsky.social @lenafrescamente.bsky.social @curdknupfer.bsky.social

📢 #DDC Thesis Grant for Master’s students at @sdu.dk!

Passionate about #DigitalDemocracy? Our grant lets you dive into cutting-edge research, work with experts, and make an impact.

💡 Why apply? Funding for research + mentorship.
📩 Apply to ddc@sdu.dk
⏳ Deadline: March 31, 2026

🔗 urlr.me/fctJy5

Today, the spring semester at SDU kicks off, we welcome @jolukito.bsky.social to @ddc-sdu.bsky.social - and pur Dean kicks off the faculties new years celebration 🍾 - great start for new adventures 😀

Fellow in the Politics and Governance related to the Green Transition at University of Southern Denmark Apply now for the Fellow in the Politics and Governance related to the Green Transition role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

New @sdu.dk job opportunity! @ddc-sdu.bsky.social @diis.dk @cwswarstudies.bsky.social @uarctic.bsky.social www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQI821/f...

Dansk professor har været til møder med Hollands ny regering for at lære dem om et helt særlig dansk fænomen I dag præsenterer den ny hollandske mindretalsregering sit regeringsgrundlag. Mindretalsregeringer er usædvanlige i Holland.

📰 DDC IN THE NEWS 📰
In recent days, our Centre Director @claesdevreese.bsky.social has been doing some important transnational advisory work on how to learn from and "translate" the Danish experience with minority governments into the Dutch context.
Read all about it here:
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...

snoopy is standing in front of a fireworks display and says `` congratulations ! '' ALT: snoopy is standing in front of a fireworks display and says `` congratulations ! ''

Great news before my winter holidays. I am honored and excited to join the @csh.ac.at as an external faculty member. Besides continuing to work at the wonderful @ddc-sdu.bsky.social (we hire, just say'in :-)) I will also be in Vienna from time to time and work with the amazing folks at both places.

SDU Career Site Careers

Come work with @claesdevreese.bsky.social @lenafrescamente.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social @curdknupfer.bsky.social!

🔗 See all current @ddc-sdu.bsky.social listings here:
fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

4️⃣ Full Professor & DIAS Chair in Digital Society & Democracy
As an internationally recognized researcher, you will help set the DDC & @d-ias.bsky.social agenda on digitalization.
⌛️March 15
🔗https://fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/da/sites/CX_1001/job/3438

Postdoc position(s) at The Digital Democracy Centre (DDC) Application deadline: February 15, 2026.

3️⃣ Postdoc (FOOD-FRAMES Project)
Focus on digital political communication & misinformation surrounding sustainable food choices. You’ll use multimodal content analysis to study social media data & news content across Europe.
⌛️Feb 15
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PhD position(s) at the Digital Democracy Centre Application deadline: February 15th, 2026, 23:59 CET/CEST.

2️⃣ PhD (AINATA Project)
Similar to the Postdoc above, but for a PhD candidate. You will conduct surveys, experiments, or legal analysis to understand how citizens interact with AI-generated news.
⌛️Feb 15, 2026
🔗 fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoc position(s) at The Digital Democracy Centre Application deadline: February 15th, 2026, 23:59 CET/CEST.

1️⃣ Postdoc (AINATA Project)
Investigate how AI impacts trust & authenticity in the news ecosystem. You'll work on the interdisciplinary "AINATA" project, exploring how AI transforms news production & assessing legal frameworks.
⌛️ Feb 15
🔗 fa-eosd-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Postdoc position(s) at The Digital Democracy Centre Application deadline: February 15th, 2026, 23:59 CET/CEST.

4 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐏𝐡𝐝, 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜, 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫) 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐃𝐂!!! 😯🤩
The DDC is expanding its team with *4* new opportunities for researchers passionate about the intersection of AI, media, democracy, & society.

Deadline: 📅 Feb 15 for 3 of these roles!
The Professorship deadline follows in March.🧵👇

First (digital) meeting of our 2026 TrygFonden X Digital Democracy Centre (SDU) Fellowship cohort this morning.

Lots of smiling faces, excited to get to work on some of the most pressing issues affecting democratic societies in the digital age.

Read more about them here:
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...

Two of the currently open-access articles from @alessandronai.bsky.social, @maxgroemping.bsky.social, & @dominiquewirz.bsky.social's Encyclopedia of Political Communication are by DDC members @claesdevreese.bsky.social (Artificial Intelligence) & @curdknupfer.bsky.social (Far-right Communication).🧵⤵️

PHD AND POSTDOC POSITIONS AT THE DIGITAL DEMOCRACY CENTRE

Topic: AI and the News Ecosystem

See thread by project PI @claesdevreese.bsky.social below.

Please help circulate and/or apply.

#polcomm #academia

The Logic of Connective Faction: How Digitally Networked Elites and Hyper-Partisan Media Radicalize Politics Across democratic systems, ideological cleavages increasingly emerge not only between but also within political parties. At the same time, hyperpartisan and digitally networked media ecosystems amp...

🚨NEW PAPER
The Logic of Connective Faction:
How Digitally Networked Elites and Hyper-Partisan Media Radicalize Politics
w/ @yunkangyang.bsky.social & @mikecowburn.bsky.social

Online radicalization doesn't just affect the public.
It also reshapes how elites & parties behave. doi.org/10.1080/1058...