April 7-10, 2026

at the ECPR Joint Sessions

University of Innsbruck, Austria

Deadline (EXTENDED): December 10, 2026

The Workshop will examine how emerging digital platforms, practices, and policies help entrench authoritarianism, or exacerbate democratic backsliding, across the Global South and East — including Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America. It aims to map the transforming terrain of digital authoritarianism, from internet shutdowns and online censorship to surveillance, disinformation, and participatory propaganda.

Read more (link to https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/WorkshopDetails/16786)