Confront the past

Combat antisemitism

Protect minorities

Strengthen democracy

Reinforce critical thinking

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We invest in the digital update of democracy by strengthening democratic values and institutions and protecting them from hostility and digitally spread hatred.


Our projects

Find out about our projects to strengthen democracy in the digital age.

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Intellectual Journeys

Intellectual Journeys

Nurturing a new generation of intellectual leadership

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Close the Gap - Securing Women's Voices in Politics.

Close the Gap - Securing Women's Voices in Politics.

Herausforderungen digitaler Gewalt gegen politisch aktive Frauen entgegenwirken.

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Digital Policy Lab

Digital Policy Lab

Digital Policy Lab

Facilitating transformative digital policy efforts

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Partnership with the University of Cologne

Partnership with the University of Cologne

Interdisciplinary cooperation between history and international law

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"Mach Meldung!" Powerful voices for the police

"Mach Meldung!" Powerful voices for the police

Protection for police officers who uncover violations of the law and misconduct in their department.

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Auditing Algorithms for Systemic Risks

Auditing Algorithms for Systemic Risks

Evaluation and analysis of algorithms and their influence on our society.

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Digital Democratic Ukraine

Digital Democratic Ukraine

Creating digital infrastructures to sustain democracy in Ukraine.

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CeMAS & Landecker re|con project

CeMAS & Landecker re|con project

An early warning system against the spread of conspiracy thinking, antisemitism, disinformation and right-wing extremism.

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Mnemonic- the Ukrainian Archive

Mnemonic- the Ukrainian Archive

Preservation, verification, and investigation of human rights violations in the Ukraine.

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DISARM Foundation

DISARM Foundation

Creating a shared language to combat disinformation.

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HURIDOCS

HURIDOCS

Collection of evidence to document violations committed during the war in Ukraine.

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Landecker Democracy Fellowship

Landecker Democracy Fellowship

Strengthening democratic values and freedoms.

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Introducing Mach Meldung!

"Mach Meldung!"
Powerful voices for the police

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CeMAS Policy Brief: Information manipulation as a complex challenge

CeMAS Policy Brief: Information manipulation as a complex challenge
Integrative model for dealing with disinformation

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CeMAS receives continuation funding

Press Release

CeMAS receives continuation funding

CeMAS receives substantial continuation funding from the Alfred Landecker Foundation

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CeMAS Report: Chronology of a radicalisation

CeMAS Report: Chronology of a radicalisation

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Opinion

What to do with disinformation mercenaries?

What to do with disinformation mercenaries? by Omri Preiss

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Introducing AlgorithmWatch - Auditing Algorithms for Systemic Risks

Introducing AlgorithmWatch: Protecting democracy through analysis and evaluation of algorithms and their effects on society.

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Landecker Democracy Fellows 2022

Meet the new Landecker Democracy Fellows 2022!

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Opinion

Quo Vadis, USA? The effect of disinformation in this year’s midterm election

Quo Vadis, USA? The effect of disinformation in this year’s midterm election

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Introducing DISARM - Disinformation Analysis and Risk Management

Introducing DISARM Foundation: Leveraging a shared communication framework to combat disinformation.

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