Jasper Kars

Artificial Intelligence and democracy: A Delphi Study Into Opportunities and Threats

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) penetrates all sectors of society, academic attention to its relationship with democracy is rapidly increasing, leading to a growing body of literature. Optimists expect AI to strengthen democracy, while pessimists argue that it may undermine its e...

The Socio-materiality of Deliberation: An Analysis of Historical Developments Across Mass Communication Technologies in the Netherlands

Over the past century, emerging mass communication technologies have repeatedly presented democracies with new opportunities and challenges for deliberation. This article combines literature on deliberative democracy and the socio-materiality of (mass) communication technologies...