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Conspiracy theories: The link to populist movements
25-03-2021 | @ GettyImages
Both populist movements and conspiracy theories have been on the rise over the past 20 years. Is this a coincidence or is there a link between the two? And how are conspiracy theories used by populists ahead of election campaigns? These are only some of the questions that ERC grantee Michael Butter from the University of Tübingen is trying to answer. In this interview, he talks about his ERC-funded work, conspiracy theories in times of Covid-19, and reveals the best approach when talking to someone who believes in conspiracy theories.  
Securing our privacy and security online
12-02-2021 | © GaudiLab, Shutterstock
High voter turnout or a no-show? Game theory offers insights
18-12-2020 | @ I'm friday, Shutterstock
Junk news aggregator aims to restore trust in media and democracy
08-05-2019 | © picture
ELECTION SERIES #6 Developed by the Oxford Internet Institute with EU funding, the junk news aggregator (JNA) interactively displays articles from unreliable sources as they spread on Facebook. Researchers hope the tool will help tackle the growing phenomenon of misinformation on social media.
The Great Recession and political conflict in Europe
08-05-2019 | © picture
ELECTION SERIES #4 The EU-funded POLCON project aims to understand the impact that the Great Recession has had on the development of political conflict in Europe.
Politics, the art of the possible – but who chooses party politics and who chooses protest, and why?
08-05-2019 | © picture
ELECTION SERIES #5 One would not be mistaken to assume that traditional party politics has become side‑lined by the rise of an angrier, more direct form of protest politics, supercharged by years of austerity following the financial crash of 2008-2009. One ERC-funded project, POLPART, has been dedicated to understanding how and why people become engaged in politics and what this means for ongoing efforts to strengthen and preserve our democracies for the future.
Is political participation contagious?
08-05-2019 | © picture
ELECTION SERIES #7 Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data diving to find out how our social surroundings and our genes influence political participation.
Civil society under growing state control?
08-05-2019 | © picture
ELECTION SERIES #8 State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter in shaping democratic decision-making. The ERC-funded STATORG project has investigated this issue across several long-lived democracies, considering country-specific regulations and how these affect civil society organisations.
Why the answer to how to strengthen public trust in elections is… SEEV
07-05-2019 | © picture
ELECTION SERIES  #3 The traditional pencil-and-paper method to mark your vote in the polling booth has been gradually replaced by electronic voting machines in many countries, in Europe and beyond. Ensuring the security of electronic voting machines and quelling fears of vote-rigging have become ever more important. One ERC-funded researcher has been working tirelessly to develop such an e-voting system through two projects, SEEVS and its follow-up SEEVCA.