encore
encore is an annual research magazine on internet and society research, published by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG). The magazine features a number of selected articles on relevant topics from throughout the year. Additionally, representatives from science, business and politics share their perspectives on questions around internet and society. encore is completed by HIIG’s annual research report.
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Join us on a journey to explore the ever-evolving digital landscape and uncover the societal impact of technological change.
ENCORE · VOLUME 2024/2025
Dive into the breadth of our interdisciplinary research! The new issue of encore explores the contradictions of the digital transformation.
AI promises efficiency, but at the same time creates a new set of challenges. Data and algorithms require a delicate balance between technological progress and the protection of fundamental freedoms. Meanwhile, the growing demand for science communication contrasts with an increasingly visible hostility towards it. Here, we show you how we get to the bottom of these questions and many more.
Addendum: Our annual research report
VOLUME 2024/2025
Dive into the breadth of our interdisciplinary research! The new issue of encore explores the contradictions of the digital transformation.
AI promises efficiency, but at the same time creates a new set of challenges. Data and algorithms require a delicate balance between technological progress and the protection of fundamental freedoms. Meanwhile, the growing demand for science communication contrasts with an increasingly visible hostility towards it. Here, we show you how we get to the bottom of these questions and many more.
Addendum: Our annual research report
VOLUME 2023/2024
Explore the complexity of the interconnected present and future with innovative scientific perspectives and unconventional ideas.
This edition of our multimedia research magazine delves into topics such as populism in the online space, the influence of social media platforms on opinion formation, and the impacts of artificial intelligence on all aspects of life. But that's not all! Discover many more facets of the fascinating interplay between digital technologies and our society.
Addendum: The yearly research report on the institute activities can be found here.
VOLUME 2022/2023
HIIG is reinventing its DNA: our research magazine is now digital, multimedia and designed to be read on smartphones.
Browse the intersection of digitalisation and sustainability, engage with democratic values in platform regulation or explore the interaction between artificial intelligence and society. That's not enough? Dive into the future of work, walk on the digital infrastructures of science society and investigate autonomous systems.
Addendum: The yearly research report on the institute activities can be found here.
VOLUME 2021/2022
Articles on deep fakes, democratic hazards and potentials of AI, discrimination in academia and beyond, workplace surveillance, possibilities for change in education and desirable futures amongst a host of other topics.
Interviews with Jan-Werner Müller, Theresa Züger and Katja Weber.
Additionally: Our anniversary series, glossary entries, "Don't say nothing" with our managing director, an interactive archive and so much more.
Addendum: The yearly research report on the institute activities can be found here.
VOLUME 2020/2021
Articles on platform governance, ethics of digitalisation, failure in science, our digital handling of the coronavirus, Open Source Hardware, digital civic engagement and Trump versus Twitter, amongst a host of other topics.
Interviews with Otfried Jarren, Benjamin Bergemann, Laura Lackas, Benedikt Fecher, Bronwen Deacon and Niva Elkin-Koren.
Additionally: Platform governance quiz, "Don't say nothing" with our research directors, a completely synthetic article and much more.
Addendum: Also read our research report for the year 2020.
VOLUME 2019/2020
Articles on Open Access transformation, autonomous weapon systems, Shoshana Zuboffs theory about surveillance capitalism, platform monetisation models, the European laws on upload filters agains terrorist propaganda, and busted internet myths.
Interviews with Gregor Hagedorn, Christian Katzenbach, Uta Meier-Hahn, Frank Sauer, Alexander Waldmann, Marleen Stikker, Paula Grünwald, Hanna Lutz and Johannes Müller.
Addendum: Our annual research report including a publication list.
VOLUME 2018
Articles about Knowledge transfer, Big Data and Nudging, Copyright, Science Policy, Open Access publications, Content Moderation in Social Networks
Interviews with Chelsea Manning, Gerard Meijer und Nick Fowler, Hans Block, Marianne Franklin, Florian Irgmaier
Addendum: Our annual research report including a publication list.
VOLUME 2017
Articles about Metaphors shaping society, Artifical intelligence, Fake news and Hate speech, Open access infrastructures, Copyright law, Internet infrastructures, Cybersecurity
Interviews with Manuel Castells, Aljoscha Burchardt, Wolfgang Gründinger, Tom Dobber und Natali Helberger, Shermin Voshmgir
Insert: Annual Research Report of the HIIG with list of publications and research activities
VOLUME 2016
Articles about Memes and copyright, Big Data and journalism, Twitter and Brexit, Europe’s digital sovereignty
Interviews with Jose van Dijck, Maximilian Viessmann, Jan-Philipp Albrecht, Andreas Gebhardt and Jeanette Hofmann
Reviews on events as well as annual research report of the HIIG with list of publications and research activities.
VOLUME 2015
Articles about Digital civil disobedience, Internet censorship in Africa, The right to be forgotten, User innovation in the energy market
Interviews with Thomas Gambke and Andreas Rade, Julia Reda, Matthias Spielkamp
Reviews on events as well as annual research report of the HIIG with list of publications and research activities.
VOLUME 2014
Articles about Hacktivism, Imitation und innovation in the games sector, Path dependency in scientific publishing, Financing hardware startups
Interviews with Florian Süssenguth, Dame Wendy Hall
Reviews on events as well as annual research report of the HIIG with list of publications and research activities.
VOLUME 2013
Articles about Knowledge society, Open hardware, Internet infrastructure, Open government, Open science
Interview with blogger and activist Cory Doctorow
Reviews on events as well as annual research report of the HIIG with list of publications and research activities.