What it is about
You will learn central debates about how digitization affects democracy and autocracy. The module analyzes global trends such as the decline of democratization, increasing digital autocracy, and discusses concrete impacts on political dynamics as well as countermeasures — including effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
What you will be able to do
- In-depth knowledge of digitization and its political consequences
- Comparison and assessment of positive and negative effects on democracy and autocracy
- Placement of the findings in debates on global democratic erosion
- Design of countermeasures against digital autocracy and strategies to leverage positive effects
What the module consists of
- SeminarIntroduction to key debates on digitization, democracy and autocracy; analysis of selected political dynamics
- SeminarDeepening of policy recommendations and countermeasures against digital autocracy
Teaching method
- SeminareConveying and discussing scientific debates as well as applying them to case studies and policy questions