Our second blog post highlights the work of WP3, which is laying the foundations for a robust computational pipeline to identify signals of executive aggrandisement and the political reactions it generates.
📖 Read the full blog post: twin4dem.eu/blog-post-2-...
#TWIN4DEM #PoliticalScience #NLP
🎥 Second Video Interview
As part of the TWIN4DEM video interview series, we are sharing a new conversation focused on the importance of ethics in research from Eticas.ai
▶️ Full interview: youtu.be/_XeR5X4H_0M
#TWIN4DEM #EUProjects #EthicsInResearch #DemocracyResearch #ResponsibleResearch
🎥 New Video Interview Campaign - In this first interview, the project coordinator presents the vision of TWIN4DEM and its approach to advancing research on executive aggrandisement.
🔗 twin4dem.eu
#TWIN4DEM #EUProjects #DemocracyResearch #InterviewCampaign
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9O5...
TWIN4DEM Newsletter #2 is out 📰
Read the newsletter to see how TWIN4DEM is advancing research on executive aggrandisement and democratic resilience. Also available here: twin4dem.eu/twin4dem-new...
#TWIN4DEM #Democracy #Newsletter #DigitalTwins #FocusGroup #PolicyBrief
The TWIN4DEM project is pleased to announce its upcoming policy roundtable ''Exploring Horizons and Policy Implications in Computational Social Science''.
🗓 January 30
📍 Online
#TWIN4DEM #ComputationalSocialScience #EUPolicy #ResearchImpact #HorizonEurope #PolicyDialogue
Glad to highlight the announcement of an upcoming book by Clara Egger and Raul Magni-Berton, to be published in Spring 2026.
Check our LinkedIn post to learn more!
#TWIN4DEM #DemocraticInnovations #Research #DirectDemocracy
The first blog post shares progress on modelling executive power, developing a scalable architecture, and preparing the use of real-world data.
Read the full post on the TWIN4DEM website: twin4dem.eu/building-the...
#TWIN4DEM #Democracy #DigitalTwin #BlogPost #EUProjects #ResearchImpact
Stay updated with TWIN4DEM! 🚀
Subscribe to our website for the latest research, events, and insights in digital democracy. 💡
🔗https://twin4dem.eu/
#TWIN4DEM #DigitalDemocracy #Research
We’ve just wrapped up the first cycle of TWIN4DEM focus groups! 🎯
Our latest sessions in Prague and Budapest brought together diverse voices from civil society, media, policy, and research.
#TWIN4DEM #Democracy #CitizenEngagement #DigitalDemocracy #EUResearch
#TWIN4DEM at the Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Sociological Association
Session: Autocratic Tendencies and Democratic Responses.
More: twin4dem.eu/twin4dem-at-...
#Democracy #DigitalTwins #Research #TWIN4DEM
👥 Meet the team behind TWIN4DEM, the people driving research and innovation on democratic resilience and digital governance.
Check them out here 👉 twin4dem.eu/about/meet-t...
#TWIN4DEM #EUProjects #Democracy #Research #HorizonEurope
Great discussions in Lille & Rotterdam for the #TWIN4DEM focus groups!
Participants from civil society, academia & local governance shared insights on making digital democracy tools more accessible, transparent & usable.
🙏 Huge thanks to our hosts in both cities!
#Democracy #CitizenEngagement
🚨 Coming up this fall: TWIN4DEM Focus Groups (Sept–Oct 2025)
Exploring how democracies respond to internal + external challenges.
📍 Lille | Rotterdam | Prague | Budapest
✉️ Interested? proskurina@democracy-international.org
#TWIN4DEM #Democracy #HorizonEU
The future of Dutch democracy: what will it look like in 2050?
Join us in person for a panel + open discussion with experts, students & citizens.
📅 25 Sept 2025 🕔 16:45–18:00
📍 Erasmus University Rotterdam (Sanders 0.04)
#Democracy #CivicEngagement #TWIN4DEM
Interested in how social simulations can be used in democracy research? Check out our sister project #TWIN4DEM at #IC2S2 👇
Excited to present TWIN4DEM at #IC2S2 2025 in Norrköping! 🇸🇪
We’ll showcase how digital twins can help model democratic backsliding — starting with our conceptual and toy models built in Python, Mesa & Solara.
More: www.ic2s2-2025.org
#TWIN4DEM #DigitalTwins #Democracy #CSS #EUProjects
Intro video for TWIN4DEM
In less than 2 minutes, get the what, why, and how of our work across borders to understand and counter threats to democracy. ✊
📺 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UrO...
📢 Give it a watch & repost!
#TWIN4DEM #Democracy #EUresearch #HorizonEurope
📰 TWIN4DEM wraps up its first 6 months!
Press release #1: www.twin4dem.eu/press-releases
#TWIN4DEM #Democracy #EUResearch #DigitalTwins #HorizonEurope
🗣️ What are Multilingual NLP tools?
Think universal translator: AI that understands and processes text in many languages.
💬🤖 From spotting hate speech 🌍📢 to breaking language barriers, they shape how we connect online.
💡 What’s a multilingual tool you use daily?
#DigitalTwin #NLP #TWIN4DEM #Glossary
🗳️ What does executive power look like in 2024—and how are citizens pushing back?
🔗 Full recap of our first focus group here:
twin4dem.eu/democracy-in...
#TWIN4DEM #Democracy #ExecutivePower #DigitalDemocracy #EU #CivicSpace #Aggrandisement
What’s a Digital Twin?
Think: a smart, virtual copy of something real—like a building or bridge—that mirrors and predicts how it behaves in the real world.
📍Example: Amsterdam’s 3D-printed steel bridge has a digital twin that tracks stress + wear in real time!
#TWIN4DEM #DigitalTwin #Glossary
TWIN4DEM Glossary!
🧠 Computational Social Science (CSS):Think of society under a microscope 🎮—CSS uses big data, AI & simulations to study how we behave at scale.
🔹 Example: Predicting elections 🗳️, tracking misinformation 📢, modeling protests.
#TWIN4DEM #CSS #BigData #AI
TWIN4DEM Glossary Series Begins!
👑 In Monopoly, one player (“The Executive”) changes the rules to win. That’s how leaders gradually expand power, weakening democratic checks.
🔹 Example: Turkey’s 2017 reforms gave the president more power while weakening oversight.
#Democracy #PowerDynamics #TWIN4DEM
Check out the TWIN4DEM Project Factsheet!
🔗 Read more: twin4dem.eu
#TWIN4DEM #Democracy #SocialScience #DigitalTwins #PoliticalSystems
TWIN4DEM was presented on Digital Humanities at IOS Leibniz-Institut!
🔍 How digital innovations can boost democracy research and civic engagement.
Thanks to Klára Vedlichová and the Centre for Digital Humanities at Charles University!
#TWIN4DEM #DigitalHumanities #DemocracyResearch
TWIN4DEM in the spotlight! 🗞️
SwissInfo explores how digital citizens and the twin transitions are reshaping democracy. Our work in TWIN4DEM aligns with this movement—harnessing digital innovation to strengthen participation.
#TWIN4DEM #DigitalDemocracy #CivicTech #FutureOfDemocracy
🎥 On Jan 29, 2025, the first public hybrid event of the project took place.
✨ Huge thanks to our speakers!
📺 Missed it? Watch here: youtu.be/Wr0L_84NPDo?...
#TWIN4DEM #DigitalTwins #Democracy #EthicsInTech #Innovation
It was great to meet all #TWIN4DEM partners in Rotterdam! Ready to work at multilingual analysis of political discourse for the next three years with so many experts in the field. #HorizonEurope #NLProc
🚀 TWIN4DEM Kick-Off Wrapped Up!
Day 1: Set the stage for technical Work Packages & explored how Digital Twins can boost democratic resilience at our 1st public event.
Day 2: Focused on stakeholder engagement, dissemination, ethics & focus group planning.
#TWIN4DEM #HorizonEurope #Innovation
The TWIN4DEM event is almost here!
📅 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 | 🕒 15:30–17:45 CET
🌐 Join Online: webinar.eur.nl/ui/eur/webin...
🏢 Register to Attend In Person (Limited spaces): forms.gle/C1v5pXUBX4nh...
#TWIN4DEM #DigitalTwins #DemocraticResilience #Innovation #EthicsInTech #ErasmusUniversity
