9 October 2023, EDDY Meetup on Online Deliberation

The European Digital DemocracY network (EDDY) bring together academics and practitioners actively working on or with digital democracy, to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange. The network's third public meet-up will be devoted to the topic of online deliberation.

Deliberative democrats hold the view that discussion is just as crucial to democracy as voting. Proponents of this view believe that digital tools - social media and voting apps - can and should play a central role in a democratic society. But what are the drawbacks and pitfalls of online deliberation? How "deliberative" are current online platforms for participation, or social media more generally? Where, why, and how should we (not) move deliberation online? The aim of this meet-up is to shed light on these questions both from the viewpoint of practitioners, and in light of current scientific work on the topic.