The Internet has transformed political behaviour, from voting and campaigning for policy change, to protest and even revolution. This poses a challenge to states, as political movements become more turbulent, unpredictable, and societies harder to govern.
To understand this radically transformed political world, researchers at the OII are re-examining the models and conceptual frameworks of political science and theory, and developing social data science methodologies to understand political behaviour.
By Andreas Jungherr and Ralph Schroeder
Digital technologies have changed the public arena, but there is little scholarly consensus about how they have done so. This book rethinks the workings and dysfunctions of the contemporary public arena, and considers ways to improve it.
Based on a case-study analysis of bias in the Chicago Crime Prediction Algorithm, this project explores the extent to which evidence of algorithmic bias can be used to guide policy responses to the societal disparities replicated in these tools.
This project uses machine learning techniques to model technical trends in internet shutdown behaviours, and positions these technical developments within broader censorship activities, and the associated deterioration of civil and political rights.
This project analyses Sweden's depiction online and in news media by foreign radical groups and how these depictions, in turn gains visibility in Swedish media
By Amy Ross Arguedas and Felix M. Simon
Generative AI stands to reshape journalism and society. What will these effects be Can we protect democratic values? This report presents findings from the 'Automating Democracy' project and open questions to be addressed as AI unfolds its effects.
31 March 2025
The OII's Professor Mariarosaria Taddeo explores the digitalisation of defence and its intersection with liberal democratic values.
20 February 2025
This final article of the OII Elections series asks: What is the role of digital factors in Germany’s election?
3 February 2025
In Conversation with Professor Mariarosaria Taddeo, Oxford Internet Institute discussing the ethics of AI in defence.
16 December 2024
Ten Oxford Internet Institute (OII) DPhil students have received Dieter Schwarz Foundation (DSF) funding to enable them to begin 12-month AI- related research projects during the course of their studies.
techpolicy.press, 22 April 2025
The article examines how US states have framed the dangers of synthetic media to elections in the language of recent legislation and summarizes key developments with regard to laws passed in 2024.
FT.com, 20 April 2025
Gulf state expects move will speed up lawmaking by 70% but experts warn of ‘reliability’ issues with the technology with commentary from Dr Keegan McBride.
Radio Free Europe, 28 January 2025
Not much. Chinese AI tool prefers to stay away from the ‘sensitive’ subject.
