#169 Adam Fivenson on Shielding Democracy

<p>The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association.</p> <p>During this episode, Adam Fivenson of the <a href= "https://www.ned.org/">National Endowment for Democracy (NED)</a> discusses his co-authored piece: <a href= "https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/NED_FORUM-Shielding-Democracy.pdf"> Shielding Democracy: Civil Society Adaptations to Kremlin Disinformation about Ukraine</a>.</p> <p>Research Questions: Adam Fivenson suggests an interested student examine </p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">How will the many changes taking place in our information ecosystem impact the 50+ national elections coming between now and the end of 2024?</li> <li aria-level="1">Based on their prior actions and their efforts around the world, how might authoritarian actors take advantage of our evolving information space to spread divisive narratives that harm democracy?</li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources</strong>:</p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned <ul> <li aria-level="2"><a href= "https://information-professionals.org/episode/cognitive-crucible-episode-151"> #151 Daniel Runde on Chinese Soft Power</a></li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.ned.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/NED_FORUM-Shielding-Democracy.pdf"> Shielding Democracy: Civil Society Adaptations to Kremlin Disinformation about Ukraine</a> by Adam Fivenson, Galyna Petrenko, Veronika Víchová, and Andrej Poleščuk</li> <li aria-level="1"><a href= "https://wearesocial.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Digital-2023-Global-Overview-Report.pdf"> We Are Social 2023 Digital Report</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href= "https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act-package"> European Union Digital Services Act</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.atla