Publications

This article examines global content governance on social media platforms through the lens of digital constitutionalism, which explores how fundamental rights can be embedded within the socio-technical architecture of digital technologies.…
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The article situates urban Digital Twins within EU public-sector digitalization policies and compares Bologna and Barcelona to identify who is involved—when and how—in decision-making. Findings show that collaborative innovation across…
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On 18 May 2025, the process for the election of the fifth President of the Romanian Republic concluded with the victory of Nicușor Dan. This outcome is the result of a complex chain of events set in motion by a ruling of the Romanian…
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This paper aims to map the primary areas of Digital twin (Dt) applications in Morocco, analysing the interpretive frameworks, discursive structures, and key actors involved. The hypothesis suggests that the deployment of Dt is shaped not…
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The Digital twins (Dt) are a transformative technology supporting digital transformation and decision-making across various sectors. A Dt can be defined as «a virtual representation of a physical system (and its associated environment and…
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The remarkable prospects for progress — alongside emerging forms of power and subjugation — associated with the rise of cyber-digital technologies have prompted the European Union to pursue a distinctive approach to Internet governance,…
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This paper explores digital sovereignty as a pivotal element of contemporary politics. Drawing upon a constructivist perspective, it proposes a conceptual framework for studying the policy discourse on digital sovereignty. The framework is…
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By creating real-time, data-driven models of physical objects, systems, or processes, Digital twins (Dt) enable new economic, societal and political interactions. Since the design and the deployment of Dt is still in its infancy, there is a…
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Across both sides of the Atlantic, recent electoral cycles have revealed significant distortions in electoral processes. The use of media manipulation techniques, the widespread dissemination of misleading information, and the opaque…
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Julia Pohle (WZB Berlin | Social Science Center), Riccardo Nanni (Digital Commons Lab | Fondazione Bruno Kessler) &  Mauro Santaniello (ICPC Director | University of Salerno) ABSTRACT “Digital sovereignty” is the political…
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