Verschlagwortet: Öffentlichkeit

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Transparenzsicherheit und die Kontrollrichtung digitaler Öffentlichkeit

Abstract [en]: In this short essay, I ask if the technical possibilities of surveillance inherent in most digital communication question the direction of control the public sphere exercises. Specifically, I argue that the current state of digital transparency endangers the capacity of the public to control its representatives. Based on this finding, I discuss if a technology such as block...

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Die Information der Öffentlichkeit durch die parlamentarischen Fraktionen

Abstract [en] Information policy is considered an essential part of a truly democratic culture. The factions of the Federal German Parliament and the Federal German Government provide substantial financial means for the purpose of informing its citizens about political concepts. While governmental information policy found itself in the center of media attention, a change seems rather probable: parliamentary factions may...