News and Research articles on Democratisation

This op-ed explores how blockchain could catalyse a global, open alternative to the current scientific system.

For contemporary societies, digital democracy provides a key concept that denotes the relationship between collective self-government and mediating digital infrastructures.

KEYWORDS: Democratisation, Public space, Participation

This article draws on case studies of two software development platforms, Unity and Twine, to unpack how the game development process both adheres to and challenges understandings of ‘platformisation’.

KEYWORDS: Cultural production, Democratisation, Game engines, Game development, Platformisation, Platforms

Internet Policy Review is an open access and peer-reviewed journal on internet regulation.

Scholars, regulators, journalists, activists, and other stakeholders publish in the journal in a variety of formats

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