Academia

Academic programs, relevant research centers, journals, and peer-reviewed articles.

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Disinformation Summer Institute (DSI)
disinfoinstitute.org

Disinformation Summer Institute (DSI)

The summer institute is intended primarily for advanced PhD candidates, advanced law and medical students, post-docs, assistant professors and early career researchers seeking to better understand and...

Washington state
Academia, Fellowships, Fight disinformation
Münchner Cluster für die Zukunft der Mobilität in Metropolregionen – Innovationen für den Mobilitätswandel (MCube)
mcube-cluster.de/en

Münchner Cluster für die Zukunft der Mobilität in Metropolregionen – Innovationen für den Mobilitätswandel (MCube)

Innovations for the mobility transition

Munich, Germany
Smart Cities and sensors, Research and policy centers, Academia
TransforM
transform-cluster.de

TransforM

Munich Center for Transformative Technologies and Societal Change

Munich, Germany
Citizen Engagement, Research and policy centers, Academia
Public Science Lab
publicsciencelab.org

Public Science Lab

The lab brings together researchers from various disciplines to study how science and technology shape society and how societal perspectives influence research and innovation.

Munich, Germany
Research and policy centers, Academia, Citizen science
Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS)
sdu.dk/en/forskning/dias

Danish Institute for Advanced Study (DIAS)

An interdisciplinary elite research center dedicated to world-class, curiosity-driven research. DIAS operates independently across the traditional faculty structure at SDU.

Denmark (Danmark) 🇩🇰
Academia, Research and policy centers
Digital Democracy Centre at SDU
sdu.dk/en/forskning/forskningsenheder/samf/digitaldemocracycentre

Digital Democracy Centre at SDU

The Digital Democracy Centre (DDC) will develop a new socio-technical, interdisciplinary approach combining theory and methods from social sciences and computer science, to study the impact of digital...

Denmark (Danmark) 🇩🇰
Academia, Research and policy centers
Center for Public Deliberation
cpd.colostate.edu

Center for Public Deliberation

Here at the Center for Public Deliberation, we focus our energy and expertise on elevating the conversation, not winning the argument.

Colorado
Academia, Research and policy centers, Participatory democracy
Reimagining Digital ID (REDID)
redid.net

Reimagining Digital ID (REDID)

Our research project aims to understand how Karen refugees in Thailand experience digital identity systems and to inform the development of digital identity systems which are fair for the people who u...

Thailand (Prathet Thai) 🇹🇭
Academia, Identity
Policy Innovation Lab (PIL) at Heinz College
heinz.cmu.edu/about/public-interest-technology/policy-innovation-lab

Policy Innovation Lab (PIL) at Heinz College

The Policy Innovation Lab (PIL) is an intensive, applied policy course at Heinz College that prepares students to become public interest technologists who are creative, ethical, inclusive, and respons...

Carnegie Mellon University
Academia, Academic programs, Public Interest Tech
Penn Institute for Urban Research
penniur.upenn.edu

Penn Institute for Urban Research

The Penn Institute for Urban Research informs public and private decision-making and policy to advance sustainable urban development.

Philadelphia
Academia, Research and policy centers
Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy
shorensteincenter.org

Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy

Advancing knowledge on media, audiences, and influence

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
Research and policy centers, Academia, Media
PIT @ CUNY
cuny.edu/research/research-development-programs/pit-at-cuny

PIT @ CUNY

The goal of PIT @ CUNY is clear: To inspire the next generation of young technologists – including Engineers, Designers, Computer and Data Scientists, and others with an interest in leveraging technol...

CUNY Graduate Center
Academia, Public Interest Tech, Research and policy centers
Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)
cipit.strathmore.edu

Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT)

The Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) is an evidence-based research and training Centre based at Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.

Nairobi
Research and policy centers, Academia
Digital Technology for Democracy (DTD) Lab
dtdlab.virginia.edu

Digital Technology for Democracy (DTD) Lab

The Digital Technology for Democracy Lab is a collaboration across the University of Virginia that explores how rapidly evolving digital technologies can challenge, but might also fortify, democratic...

Charlottesville, VA
Research and policy centers, Academia
National University Student Competition: Intellectual Property and Technology
copacc.clisi.org

National University Student Competition: Intellectual Property and Technology

The National University Student Competition: Intellectual Property and Technology is a simulated arbitration process competition that serves as an alternative and peaceful means of conflict resolution...

Cabudare, Venezuela
Challenges, Digital peacebuilding, Academia
students
Rutgers Democracy Lab
democracylab.rutgers.edu

Rutgers Democracy Lab

University initiative fostering research, education, and innovation in democracy and civic engagement.

New Brunswick, NJ
Academia, Research and policy centers
The Inscrutable Code? The Deficient Scrutiny Problem of Automated Government
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5028040

The Inscrutable Code? The Deficient Scrutiny Problem of Automated Government

This paper argues that automated decision-making in UK public administration lacks adequate scrutiny, and proposes regulatory safeguards through mandatory pre-deployment impact assessments and algorit...

Oxford, UK
since 2024
Automated Decision-making Systems (ADS), Govtech, Evaluate impact
Algorithmic Accountability in the UK - How FOIA Sheds Light on Automated Welfare
era.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/43635

Algorithmic Accountability in the UK - How FOIA Sheds Light on Automated Welfare

This study examines 51 Freedom of Information requests to reveal how the UK’s Department for Work and Pensions uses opaque data-driven fraud detection systems in welfare, highlighting the limited tran...

The University of Edinburgh
since 2025
Peer-reviewed research, Academia, Artificial Intelligence
Pioneer
pioneer-master.eu

Pioneer

Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Public Sector Innovation and eGovernance

Europe
since 2018
Learn about civic tech, Academia, Academic programs
Multiracial Democracy Project
law.gwu.edu/multiracial-democracy-project

Multiracial Democracy Project

Through research, analysis, convenings, and public education, the Project produces solutions that facilitate our nation’s transition to a well-functioning democracy that truly represents our increasin...

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Artificial Intelligence, Research and policy centers, Diversity & Inclusion
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
doaj.org

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Directory of Open Access Journals: Find open access journals & articles.

Denmark (Danmark) 🇩🇰
Open knowledge, Open science, Research tools
ETH Zurich
ethz.ch/en.html

ETH Zurich

Situated in the heart of Europe, yet forging con­nec­tions all over the world, ETH Zurich is pioneering solutions to the global challenges of today and tomorrow. It has more than 20,000 students from...

Zurich
Academia
International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN)
ipen-network.org

International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN)

Our aim is to develop an international network of academics and practitioners across the world to critically examine the effectiveness and impact of public engagement with parliament.

Leeds, UK
since 2022
Partner networks and coalitions, Academia, Parliamentary and legislative tech
Mapping Public Engagement in Parliaments across the world
ipen-network.org/parliamentary-academic-fellowship-mapping-public-engagement-in-parliaments-across-the-world/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Mapping Public Engagement in Parliaments across the world

The map of public engagement activities created (similar to this map showing parliaments’ access to academic research) will enable the International Parliament Engagement Network to foster lesson shar...

Leeds, UK
since 2025
Parliamentary and legislative tech, Communicating with the people, Engagement tech
comparative
Stavros Niarchos Foundation SNF Agora Institute (SNF Agora)
snfagora.jhu.edu

Stavros Niarchos Foundation SNF Agora Institute (SNF Agora)

Strengthening global democracy through powerful civic engagement and informed, inclusive dialogue

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Research and policy centers, Academia
BU Platform Governance Lab
truthmarket.com

BU Platform Governance Lab

Combating misinformation in digital marketplaces through gamified behavioral experiments. We design two-sided platforms to study and prevent misleading claims that harm consumers and democracy.

Boston University
Academia, Research and policy centers, Fight disinformation
Stanford Cyber Policy Center
cyber.fsi.stanford.edu

Stanford Cyber Policy Center

Stanford University's research center for the interdisciplinary study of issues at the nexus of technology, governance and public policy

Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA
Policy, Tech or Digital Policy, Academia
TICTeC 25
Civic Interaction Design Research Group
civicinteractiondesign.com

Civic Interaction Design Research Group

Civic Interaction Design is an interdisciplinary research group at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Amsterdam
Academia, Research and policy centers, Design
TICTeC 25
Peacetech and Polarization Lab at University of Notre Dame
kroc.nd.edu/research/peacetech-and-polarization-lab-ptap

Peacetech and Polarization Lab at University of Notre Dame

The PeaceTech and Polarization (PTAP) Lab, part of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies within the Keough School of Global Affairs, offers students the opportunity to study and research...

Notre Dame, Indiana
Research and policy centers, Academia, Digital peacebuilding
Peace, justice, and strong institutions
L.A. TACO Media Lab
lataco.com/media-lab-announcement

L.A. TACO Media Lab

USC Annenberg and L.A. TACO have developed a new course, “Bridging the Gap Between L.A. Influencers and Independent Journalists,” which will provide time and space for USC students to contribute to th...

Los Angeles, CA
since 2025
Hyperlocal news and citizen media, Creators and Influencers, Journalism
trainings
Centre For Communication Governance at NLU Delhi
ccgdelhi.org

Centre For Communication Governance at NLU Delhi

The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi (CCG) is a research centre within NLU Delhi and is meant to ensure that the Indian legal education establishment engages more m...

New Delhi
Academia, Tech or Digital Policy, Research and policy centers
Global South Alliance
GovTech Campus Deutschland
govtechcampus.de

GovTech Campus Deutschland

Technologien für die Zukunft von Staat und Verwaltung

Germany (Deutschland) 🇩🇪
since 2021
Academia, Academic programs, Hubs
The Cambridge Political Psychology Lab
psychol.cam.ac.uk/polpsych

The Cambridge Political Psychology Lab

The recently established Cambridge Political Psychology Lab attempts to apply insights from psychology to understand real world political decision making.

Cambridge, UK
Research and policy centers, Academia, Learn about civic tech
Defending Democracy in a Digital World
umass.edu/public-policy/news/zuckerman-and-students-explore-digital-media-polarization-and-democracy

Defending Democracy in a Digital World

Zuckerman and students explore digital media, polarization, and democracy

Massachusetts
Courses, Academia
The Workers' Algorithm Observatory (WAO)
wao.cs.princeton.edu

The Workers' Algorithm Observatory (WAO)

Worker-led audits in the platform economy

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
since 2022
Artificial Intelligence, AI Auditing, Crowdsourcing
labor
Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill
mediatechdemocracy.com

Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy at McGill

The Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy examines how media and emerging technologies shape democracy.

Canada 🇨🇦
Academia, Research and policy centers, Emerging tech
Applied Social Media Lab (ASML)
asml.cyber.harvard.edu

Applied Social Media Lab (ASML)

The Applied Social Media Lab at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center brings together technologists and practitioners to reimagine, rebuild, and reboot social media to serve the public good and establish a l...

Berkman Center For Internet, Everett Street, Cambridge, MA
Social media, Research and policy centers, Academia
School for Poetic Computation (SFPC)
sfpc.study

School for Poetic Computation (SFPC)

School for Poetic Computation (SFPC) is an experimental school in New York and online founded in 2013. SFPC facilitates the study of art, code, hardware, and critical theory through lenses of decoloni...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2013
Academia, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI)
cerai.iitm.ac.in

Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI)

Centre for Responsible AI (CeRAI) is a virtual interdisciplinary research centre at IIT Madras.

Chennai
Ethical tech and responsible tech, Artificial Intelligence, Research and policy centers
Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP)
enap.gov.br/pt

Escola Nacional de Administração Pública (ENAP)

Conhecimento e prática para a transformação do Estado

Brasília - Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil
Academia, Academic programs, Govtech
Instituto de Governo Aberto
institutodegovernoaberto.com.br

Instituto de Governo Aberto

Transparência, participação e inovação para uma sociedade mais justa, inclusiva e igualitária

São Paulo
Government transparency, Govtech, Academia
Digital Society Initiative Democracy Community
democracy.dsi.uzh.ch

Digital Society Initiative Democracy Community

The DSI Community Democracy at the University of Zurich focuses on research related to the impact of digitalisation on the political system, on democracy, and on related topics.

Zurich
Research and policy centers, Learn about civic tech, Academia
Pilot Pitchfest
pilotpitchfest.org

Pilot Pitchfest

We match New York City agencies to local researchers and technical assistance from civic society

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2025
Supporting public sector from outside government, Resource matching and sharing, Govtech
city
mInt: Human-centered design principles for effective management of social boundaries in interoperable text messaging platforms
cs.aau.dk

mInt: Human-centered design principles for effective management of social boundaries in interoperable text messaging platforms

At the Department of Computer Science, Aalborg University

Copenhagen
Chat and messaging, Research and policy centers, Academia
alphaXiv
alphaxiv.org/explore

alphaXiv

Students at Stanford have built alphaXiv, an open discussion forum for arXiv papers

Stanford University, Serra Mall, Stanford, CA
since 2024
Academia, Open knowledge, Meet the others
University of Miami's Office of Civic and Community Engagement
civic.miami.edu

University of Miami's Office of Civic and Community Engagement

Miami, FL
Academia, Research and policy centers
The McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University
mcsilver.nyu.edu

The McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at New York University

Research, programs and interventions that address the root causes and consequences of poverty. Learn moreabout What We Do

New York University
Research and policy centers, Academia, Policy
No poverty
Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net: The Role of Stigma
academic.oup.com/jpart/article-abstract/34/2/270/7280562?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false

Improving Delivery of the Social Safety Net: The Role of Stigma

Article in Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory by Jessica Lasky-Fink and Elizabeth Linos

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2023
Access social benefits, Govtech, Peer-reviewed research
Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14742837.2024.2415674?src=

Protests in the United States on Palestine and Israel, 2023–2024

Analyzes the size, rhetorical nature, and non-violent nature of the pro-Palestine protest wave, which it finds to be "the largest, most sustained US protests sparked by a foreign event" since their da...

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
since 2024
Peer-reviewed research, Academia, Learn about civic tech
Israel Palestine
Data as Material Course
courses.newschool.edu/courses/PSAM5170/8715

Data as Material Course

Taught By Richard The

The New School, East 13th Street, New York, NY
since 2025
Courses, Learn about civic tech, Academia
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