This article takes stock of the growing field of online deliberation research. Our review of the
theoretical and empirical findings is guided by a framework encompassing the three relevant …

Much current literature examines ways in which civic norms and practices are being
enacted, developed and experimented with in the realm of new media. Yet an open question …

Are algorithmic news recommenders a threat to the democratic role of the media? Or are
they an opportunity, and, if so, how would news recommenders need to be designed to …

During the last decennia media environments and political communication systems have
changed fundamentally. These changes have major ramifications for the political information …

In the debate about filter bubbles caused by algorithmic news recommendation, the
conceptualization of the two core concepts in this debate, diversity and algorithms, has …

Social bots mimic and potentially manipulate humans and their behaviours in social
networks. The public sphere might be especially vulnerable to their impacts, which is why …

News recommender systems provide a technological architecture that helps sha** public
discourse. Following a normative approach to news recommender system design, we test …

The public arena relies on artificial intelligence (AI) to ever greater degrees. Media
structures hosting the public arena—such as Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube …

This book is an impressive survey of our collective and cumulative understanding of the
evolution of digital communication systems and the Internet. Whilst the information societies …

Built upon decades of experience at the frontiers of history and social science, Charles Tilly's
newest book offers innovative methods and approaches that are applicable in a wide range …