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18 projects explore the opportunities, challenges and crises relevant to democracy, governance and trust

The 18 funded projects will deepen our understanding of opportunities, challenges, and crises, relevant to democracy, governance and trust.

The findings of the research aim to support how conditions for democracy, governance and trust can be maintained, fostered, rebuilt where needed and nurtured through a range of interventions and initiatives based on basic research and/or empirical evidence.

The researchers lead projects, worth nearly 14.14 million USD (approx. 12.89 million Euros; approx. £11.07 million), from nine countries across four continents offering diverse methodological, disciplinary, and cross-national perspectives.

The projects are funded by 11 major funders. The participating countries and funding organisations in DGT call are:

ANR (France), FAPESP (Brazil), FRQSC (Canada), HRZZ (Croatia), NCN (Poland), NRF (South Africa), NEH (USA), NSF (USA), SNSF (Switzerland), SSHRC (Canada),



UKRI (ESRC and AHRC) (UK).

The Topics Covered By The 18 Research Projects Include

How to inform policy interventions to foster trust, and social norms that discourage violence, promote cooperation, and sustain democracy.
How major cities are responding to the key democratic challenges using urban participatory innovations.
The role of Big Tech in the advancement of Artificial Intelligence and the future of democracy, governance and trust.
How to fortify democratic resilience in the face of future health crises.
Using generative Artificial Intelligence to promote democratic norms, increase trust, and decrease polarisation.
Elaborating current principles and exemplars of education that can meet contemporary challenges to democracy and peace.
Exploring under what conditions digital communication can strengthen or erode trust.
Offering revised version of Open Democracy that enhances citizen part

📌 Democracy, Governance and Trust (Payyanur)
🏢 Social Repair Research Group
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