eGovernment upside down

Christian Djeffal, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society

PUBLISHED ON: 5 Sep 2016

eGovernment researcher Christian Djeffal draws conclusions on a chatbot that is proving useful to citizens… and turning eGovernment on its head.

From repressing digital content to repressing people

Anita R. Gohdes, University of Zurich

PUBLISHED ON: 30 Jul 2016

Turkey's strategy of repressing opposing voices in the aftermath of the failed coup of 15 July 2016 has transformed from surveilling perceived enemies and repressing specific digital content to arresting and silencing anyone who has been classified as a threat to Erdoğan's position of power.

Multilevel constitutionalism and e-democracy

Ingolf Pernice, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

PUBLISHED ON: 4 May 2016

As a scholar of constitutional law, of European and international law, having along the way gathered some knowledge of the workings of the internet, I am happy to present some perhaps somewhat revolutionary thoughts about governing in the future. The issue I was asked to deal with was: Governing the 21st century. Here are my thoughts about it.