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Dr. Chiara Spiniello at the Workshop on Constitutional Courts and Electoral Integrity: Navigating Challenges, Shaping Prospects in Pisa, Italy.
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Adopting a realist, multi-level approach to international law, the article argues that human rights online emerge from historical, political and cultural constructs, beyond codified norms. Within the Global Digital Compact process, CSOs…
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China’s embrace of open-source AI appears to contradict its centralized “cyber sovereignty” doctrine. This article analyses China’s open-source AI strategy through a four-layer framework (physical, logical, application, societal), revealing…
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This chapter makes a comprehensive analysis of the Sino-Russian cybersecurity cooperation and its implications on the Digital Silk Road (DSR), the digital dimension of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), in the context of the Multipolar…
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The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an information overload, resulting in feelings of fear and mistrust towards public institutions and counteracting measures adopted. The infodemic has, therefore, generated a double moral panic, calling for a…
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The metaverse concept presents an immersive three-dimensional space for interpersonal connections, where people can socialize, learn, do business, and complete other activities. It is a digital system with its own economy, technological…
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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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