LiquidFeedback Journeys

We explore digital democracy from a variety of perspectives. We focus on democratic self-organization and community involvement—keeping it engaging and fun. Our discussions cover topics like deliberation, informed decision-making, liquid democracy, and more. Through a unique blend of stories, insights, and a mix of words and music, we bring these ideas to life.

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Enabling the Digital Democratic Revival:
A Research Program for Digital Democracy

This white paper outlines a long-term scientific vision for the development of digital-democracy technology. We contend that if digital democracy is to meet the ambition of enabling a participatory renewal in our societies, then a comprehensive multi-methods research effort is required that could, over the years, support its development in a democratically principled, empirically and computationally informed way.

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Innovations in Equity — Contextualizing U.S. and International Perspectives | Germany and Europe

National Coalition for Equity Impact (NCEI) Summit #2
in Santa Monica, California

This is the transcript of the debate on Using Deliberative Conversation Methods to Bridge Divides and the panel on Building Bridges with Algorithms — Standards for a Strong and Equitable Digital Democracy, presenting German and European experiences and perspectives.

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National Coalition for Equity Impact (NCEI) Summit #3:
Centering Innovations in Equity — Developing Green and Smart Infrastructure Solutions in Communities, Municipalities, and Global Contexts | Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Green New Deal is one of the most ambitious and comprehensive programs for greening a metropolitan area. Aiming at carbon neutrality and sustainability generally requires utilizing extensive digital networks, efficient and inclusive data economy applications, and smart city solutions.

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National Coalition for Equity Impact (NCEI) Summit #2:
Innovations in Equity — Contextualizing U.S. and International Perspectives | Santa Monica, California

A discussion about ‘Innovations in Equity - Contextualizing US and International Perspectives’ and the many promises and perils of inclusive practices across spaces, including, standards development, neurodiversity, digital equity, algorithms/machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The goal of this summit is to articulate ways that we might co-create responses to inequities in these spaces in order to support the inclusion of marginalized populations equitably in public policy decisions.

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Algorithmic Technology for Democracy

Wissenschaftler von beiden Seiten des Atlantiks treffen sich am Lorentz Center in Leiden zu einem einwöchigen Workshop, um über digitale Demokratie, soziale Netzwerke, algorithmische Fairness, sozialen Einfluss, Argumentation und kollektive Intelligenz zu diskutieren.

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Communicating Across Political Fault Lines – Reaching the 'Unreachable'

In den letzten Jahren ließ sich auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks der Aufstieg des Populismus und damit verbunden eine zunehmende Polarisierung und Radikalisierung beobachten. Sich vermehrt verbreitende Desinformation stellt eine Herausforderung für Demokratien dar, und soziale Online-Netzwerke haben den Prozess der öffentlichen Meinungsbildung verändert. Demokratische Gesellschaften leiden unter dem Mangel an Dialogbereitschaft, der zwischen unterschiedlichen Teilen der Gesellschaft herrscht. Im Thomas Mann House diskutieren Martin Kaplan, Professor für Unterhaltung, Medien und Gesellschaft an der University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, und 2022 Thomas Mann Fellow Andreas Nitsche - auch im Hinblick auf Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen den USA und Deutschland - darüber, was es bedarf, um diese Dialogbereitschaft wieder zu ermöglichen. Sie betrachten dabei den Zusammenhang zwischen Qualitätsjournalismus und der Aussicht auf eine groß angelegte Diskussion, und schauen auf (neue) Kommunikationsstrategien und deren ethische Implikationen.

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An Interview with 2022 Thomas Mann Fellow Andreas Nitsche

What is it like to live and work in the former home of the Mann family? What topic will you be pursuing during your fellowship? And what are you most looking forward to during your time here in California? The Thomas Mann House sat down with Andreas Nitsche, Computer Scientist and 2022 Thomas Mann House Fellow, to talk about his project and time in California.

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Restoring Public Trust (VATMH Los Angeles)

Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles hosted a four-day, multi-platform program in April 2022 with innovators from academia, artistic fields and politics to discuss concrete steps for restoring public trust in Germany and the U.S.

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Liquid Democracy—A Transatlantic Affair

On both sides of the Atlantic, liquid democracy continues to strike a chord in the field of democratic self-organization. By embracing individual freedom of choice, it seeks to reconcile the idealistic appeal of pure democracy with the practicality of representation. Liquid democracy is of particular interest for democratic governance in civil society organizations, legislative bodies, and cooperatives.

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The Temporal Dimension in the Analysis of Liquid Democracy Delegation Graphs

In ongoing discussions on liquid democracy, we sometimes find arguments which appear to be based on the isolated examination of delegation graphs for a single decision as the underlying model. We believe that a comprehensive analysis of the functionality and the impact of liquid democracy requires a broader view, namely adding a temporal dimension to delegation models.

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International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN)
Implementing online deliberative methods of engagement

The Centre for Democratic Engagement and the UK House of Commons have joined forces to develop a network of academics and practitioners across the world, to critically examine public engagement with parliament: the International Parliament Engagement Network (IPEN).

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2nd Workshop on ​Mathematics for Social Activism, University of Leeds, UK

School of Mathematics, University of Leeds, June 6-7 2019
Funded by the London Mathematical Society

The 2-day workshop brings together mathematicians and data analysts from academia, industry, NGOs and government, focused on how mathematics and data can and are being used to drive social progress.

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“The Future of Democracy” at the University of Bologna, Italy

The Institute of Advanced Studies (ISA) of Europe’s oldest university, the University of Bologna, organized a workshop on “The Future of Democracy”. A workshop on the topic of democracy and participation is by its nature multidisciplinary, involving mathematics, computer science, social psychology, and political science. Invited speakers are experts from several European countries.

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Keynote zu LiquidFeedback beim COST Action Industry Day in Toulouse, Frankreich

Der COST Action IC1205 Industry Day [1] findet am 21. Juni 2016 in Toulouse, Frankreich statt. Ziel des Industry Day ist es, die neuesten theoretischen Erkenntnisse der algorithmischen Sozialwahltheorie und innovative Anwendungen zur kollektiven Entscheidungsfindung in Industrie und Politik zusammenzubringen.

Andreas Nitsche, Vorstand des Interaktive Demokratie e. V., wird eine Keynote zum Thema „LiquidFeedback und ein fairer Entscheidungsprozess“ halten. Weitere Keynotes wird es von Craig Boutilier (Google, USA), Elliott Peranson (National Matching Services Inc., Kanada), Jacques Traoré (Orange Labs, Frankreich) und Matthew Robb (NHS Blood and Transplant, Großbritannien) geben.

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LiquidFeedback für die schweizer Wasserwirtschaft

Das Gottlieb Duttweiler Institut in Rüschlikon/Zürich [1] veranstaltete im Oktober 2015 einen Kreativworkshop für Vertreter der schweizer Wasserwirtschaft. Zusammen mit weiteren Vertretern aus Forschung, Wirtschaft und Kultur wurden Extrem-Szenarien für die Organisation der Wasserwirtschaft diskutiert. LiquidFeedback [2] wurde eingesetzt, um Vor- und Nachteile einzelner Szenarien zu diskutieren, zu kommentieren und zu bewerten. Dabei wurden gleichzeitig die Chancen aufgezeigt, die LiquidFeedback als Software für die Neuorganisation von bisher festen Abläufen und komplexen Prozessen bietet.

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Interaktive Demokratie e. V. (LiquidFeedback) in Bogotá, Kolumbien

Das Büro des Hohen Beauftragen für den Frieden (OACP) der kolumbianischen Regierung hat Andreas Nitsche, Mitglied im Vorstand des Interaktive Demokratie e. V., zur Veranstaltung „Conectados por la Paz“ am 5. August 2015 in Bogotá, Kolumbien eingeladen. Beamte und Berater verschiedener Ministerien der kolumbianischen Regierung sowie Mitglieder von zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen untersuchten die mögliche Rolle der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien bei Beteiligungsprozessen im Rahmen der Umsetzung der Vereinbarungen, die aus den Friedensverhandlungen zwischen der kolumbianischen Regierung und der FARC resultieren.

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LiquidFeedback at UNDP conference “Technology & Strengthening Democracy” in Islamabad, Pakistan

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) [1] [2] has invited Andreas Nitsche, Board Member of Interaktive Demokratie e. V. - Association for Interactive Democracy [3] to attend the conference “Technology & Strengthening Democracy” [4] to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan from October 14 - 16 2014. The conference will discuss the role of technology in strengthening democracy.

Nitsche will present LiquidFeedback [5] with a focus on political party development and on how technology can be applied to provide a fully self organized proposition development and decision-making process. He will elaborate on challenges and solutions for a fair democratic process: collective moderation, minority protection, dealing with noisy minorities, preferential voting and verifiability.

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Workshop “Political Parties and the Citizens” in Yangon, Myanmar

The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), Singapur, organized a workshop “Political Parties and the Citizens” to be held in Yangon, Myanmar from 14 – 16 November 2013. [1] The workshop is part of the Democratisation And Justice Series [2] of the Political and Economic Department of ASEF. [3] The workshop focuses on how political parties interact with citizens and citizen movements in countries across Asia and Europe.

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