Panel discussion: The Broken Promise of the Internet: Democracy and Digital Power at a Critical Juncture?
Opening Event of the final Conference of the Research Group “Politics of Digitalization”, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
Thursday 4 June 2026, 17:30 to 22:00 (Berlin), panel discussion followed by a reception:
Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Robin Mansell (Professor emerita, London School of Economics),
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Thiel (Universität Erfurt) and
Prof. Dr. Jamal Shahin (Brussels School of Governance / University of Amsterdam / United Nations University-CRIS)
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Jeanette Hofmann
Registration required: https://events.wzb.eu/paneldiscussion/