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SUMMARY:The Digitalization of EU Air Border Controls and its Impacts on the Construction of Risk
DESCRIPTION:Much literature on EU border control focuses on irregularized migration at the sea and land borders\, despite this only accounting for a fraction of the annual number of border crossings\, most of which are categorized as ‘regular’ and take place at the air borders. Focusing on two of Europe’s busiest airports for extra-EU arrivals\, Schiphol (Amsterdam) and Frankfurt\, and drawing on interviews with different actors across the ‘travel ecosystem’ (including ICAO and EU officials\, tech providers\, carriers\, airport authorities\, data protection authorities\, and border guards)\, the project explores how new technologies such as the Entry/Exit System (EES)\, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)\, and the Digital Travel Credential (DTC) impact how border controls are carried out. I argue that these emerging tools facilitate the normalization of banal securitization in EU border control\, blurring the distinction between ‘irregular’ vs. ‘regular’ mobility as more people come under strict security checks.
URL:https://www.cais-research.de/event/the-digitalization-of-eu-air-border-controls-and-its-impacts-on-the-construction-of-risk/
LOCATION:CAIS + virtuell\, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2a\, Bochum\, 44801
CATEGORIES:Kolloquium,Öffentliche Veranstaltungen
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SUMMARY:Who talks about polarization and what effects does this talk have?
DESCRIPTION:During his CAIS fellowship\, Mike Farjam investigates how news construct polarization as a societal problem by assigning responsibility for it. The project maps (a) when and where “polarization” becomes salient\, (b) who or what is blamed for intensifying divisions (e.g.\, parties\, governments\, media\, social groups)\, and (c) which actors voice these attributions. Empirically\, he will analyze a decade of reporting (2016–2025) on societal polarization from five major German outlets and trace changes across time\, outlets\, and political contexts. Methodologically\, he will combine his previous research on LLM-enabled content coding with CAIS expertise in speaker/voice detection to identify blame targets and sources at scale\, complemented by targeted manual validation. Results will inform debates on media responsibility and extened the project „Media and Polarization in Europe: How Journalism can support Democratic Debates“ for which he is co-PI (funded by the Volkswagen Foundation).
URL:https://www.cais-research.de/event/who-talks-about-polarization-and-what-effects-does-this-talk-have/
LOCATION:CAIS + virtuell\, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2a\, Bochum\, 44801
CATEGORIES:Kolloquium,Öffentliche Veranstaltungen
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SUMMARY:We The Social Media - Social Media For and From Social Movements
DESCRIPTION:Social media has become a central infrastructure for contemporary activism\, enabling rapid information diffusion\, mobilization\, and the amplification of marginalized voices. At the same time\, activists face substantial challenges when engaging with these platforms\, including exposure to hate speech\, uneven algorithmic visibility\, and platform governance structures that may undermine activist communication.\nThis talk presents research conducted within the project “We the Social Media – Social Media for and from Social Movements\,” which aims to better understand activists’ needs in social media environments and to co-design interventions that support their goals. Drawing on 14 semi-structured interviews with members of Students for Future and Chalkback\, the first phase of the project identifies key activist needs related to online and offline safety\, enhanced content presentation\, and optimized workflows. A particular focus emerged on the limitations of existing moderation systems and their impact on activists’ participation and visibility.\nTo explore possible solutions\, a Delphi study with 40 politically active social media users was conducted to identify priorities for personal moderation tools. The results highlight the importance of screen-specific moderation settings\, and reversibility of automated filtering decisions. Based on these findings\, I present the first prototype of a browser-based personal moderation tool and discuss the upcoming user study aimed at evaluating its potential to support activists.
URL:https://www.cais-research.de/event/we-the-social-media-social-media-for-and-from-social-movements/
LOCATION:CAIS + virtuell\, Konrad-Zuse-Straße 2a\, Bochum\, 44801
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime Talk,Öffentliche Veranstaltungen
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SUMMARY:Module 1: Reading Seminar: "Challenges of AI Governance: Key Elements of the EU AI Act"
DESCRIPTION:The reading seminar examines the EU AI Act as the world’s first comprehensive legal framework for regulating artificial intelligence. It introduces the AI Act’s risk-based regulatory model and explores key governance tools such as transparency obligations for AI systems and transparency obligations for AI-generated content. Particular attention is given to the new regulatory regime for general-purpose and generative AI. \nThe seminar also situates the EU’s approach within a comparative perspective\, contrasting European regulation with emerging governance models in the United States and China. Through close reading of legal texts and analysis of policy debates\, we will develop an interdisciplinary understanding of contemporary AI governance and its challenges. \nMax. 15 participants \nLanguage: English \nLecturer: \nProf. Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann\, LL.M. (Harvard)\, teaches innovation law at the University of Innsbruck and leads research programs at the Leibniz Institute for Media Research (Hans-Bredow-Institute)\, Hamburg\, and the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society\, Berlin. He is co-editor of a commentary on the DSA/DMA.
URL:https://www.cais-research.de/event/module-1-reading-seminar-challenges-of-ai-governance-key-elements-of-the-eu-ai-act/
LOCATION:Virtuell
CATEGORIES:PhDnet,Qualifikationsprogramm Digitalisierungsforschung
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SUMMARY:Digitalisation Research Seminar -DigiSem 2026
DESCRIPTION:Balancing Digital Safety between Risks\, Rights\, and Regulation \nThe Weizenbaum Institute (WI)\, the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt)\, the Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) and the Leibniz Institute for Media Research – Hans Bredow Institute (HBI) invite doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to present their work at the joint Digitalisation Research Seminar – DigiSem 2026 on: 21-22 September 2026 at WI in Berlin. \nThis year’s Digitalisation Research Seminar is dedicated to Digital Safety as a human-centered\, interdisciplinary research field. We aim to bring together early career researchers who examine human and societal risks of digital technologies\, including harm arising from bias\, dis- and misinformation\, loss of control\, and institutional misalignment\, as well as challenges in risk prevention for vulnerable groups\, such as children. \nOur goal is to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and networking among early career researchers\, and to advance research that contributes to safer\, more responsible\, and socially sustainable digital systems. Constructive feedback and cross-cutting discussions are central to the seminar. \nWe invite early career researchers (PhD candidates\, postdoctoral researchers\, and advanced Master’s students) to submit presentation abstracts for an interdisciplinary exchange on risks and challenges arising from digital systems that affect human safety\, well-being\, and societal stability\, that goes beyond issues of cybersecurity. \nTopics of interest include (but are not limited to): \n\nUse of technologies to increase security\nRisks of using AI on bias and decision making\nRegulation of social media for human and societal safety\nProtection of vulnerable groups (esp. children and young people) in the digital space\nCriminal misuse of digital technologies (deep fakes\, doxing\, cybercrime\, identity theft\, etc.)\n\nKeynote \nProf. Dr. Lena Kästner (University Bayreuth): “Digital Safety – A political\, technical and social reflection of current developments” (Working title) \nImportant Dates \n\nCfP opens: 01 April 2026\nDeadline for abstract submission: 01 June 2026\nNotification of acceptance: 30 June 2026\nRegistration opens: 01 July 2026\nDeadline for registration: 07 September 2026\n\nSubmission and Participation Guidelines \nSubmissions should present research that relates to one of the main topics. Inter- and transdisciplinary work is particularly encouraged. Please submit an abstract of max. 300 words via EasyChair by 01 June 2026. Please indicate preferred presentation type as talk or poster presentation. Presentations should be 15 minutes plus 10 minutes q&a. \nWe are happy to inform you that participation in the DigiSem is free of charge and that catering will be provided for participants throughout the event. Please note that travel expenses must be covered by participants themselves. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact the responsible organisers as indicated below or have a look at the respective websites. \nAbout the convening institutions: \nbidt: The Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt)\, an Institute within the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities\, contributes to a better understanding of digital transformation’s developments and challenges. Thereby\, we provide the foundations which will shape society’s digital future responsibly\, for the common good. \nCAIS: The Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS) in North Rhine-Westphalia promotes the active shaping of the social\, political\, economic\, and cultural changes that digitalization brings about. The Center sees itself as a place for innovative interdisciplinary research and as a source of inspiration for a critical public that wants to find agreement on models for a self-determined life in the digital society. \nHBI: The research perspective of the Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI) focuses on media transformation and related structural changes of public communication. With its cross-medial\, interdisciplinary and independent research\, it combines basic research and transfer research\, and thus\, generates knowledge on issues relevant for politics\, commerce and civil society. \nWI: The Weizenbaum Institute for Networked Society (WI) is the German Internet Institute\, a place of excellent research on the transformation and design processes of digital change. In the spirit of Joseph Weizenbaum\, we research the necessary framework conditions\, means and processes for individual and social self-determination in a networked society. We understand self-determination as a design principle that is central to the preservation of human dignity and democracy.
URL:https://www.cais-research.de/event/digitalisation-research-seminar-digisem-2026/
LOCATION:Weizenbaum-Institut\, Berlin
CATEGORIES:Öffentliche Veranstaltungen,PhDnet
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