Aspects of Democracy is where we talk about potential key aspects of sustainable democracy. Researchers with experience from democracy research discuss aspects like equity, accountability and public participation - do we need these aspects and how can they help strengthen democracy?
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Aspects of Democracy is where we talk about potential key aspects of sustainable democracy. Researchers with experience from democracy research discuss aspects like equity, accountability and public participation - do we need these aspects and how can they help strengthen democracy?
In this episode of Aspects of Democracy, Professor Elin Wihlborg returns to talk about literacy in a modern era, when digital skills and media literacy are important parts of our abilities to understand society and express ourselves.
Elin is professor in political science with a broad background from welfare and democracy research and specialised in studies of how digitalisation of society affects interaction between political structures and the everyday life of citizens.
The research in RIDE – Resilient institutions in a digital era – mentioned in the episode can be found here. Tune in to hear Elin’s thoughts on literacy and how it can help against misinformation and propaganda.
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The podcast series is brought to you by the political science unit at Linköping University and hosted by Helena Iacobaeus, PhD student in political science. For questions or suggestions on topics, e-mail helena.iacobaeus@liu.se.
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Aspects of Democracy
Aspects of Democracy is where we talk about potential key aspects of sustainable democracy. Researchers with experience from democracy research discuss aspects like equity, accountability and public participation - do we need these aspects and how can they help strengthen democracy?
