Circulation of cultural Goods
Due to the predominating normative and legal approach in the current copyright debate, little research has been done on the actual effects of copyright law on processes of cultural production and innovation. The research group... MORE
Social Media Governance
Blogs, wikis, video platforms and social networks offer users more and more possibilities to cultivate their social relationships and to spread user-generated content. The use of social media is often in tension with general moral... MORE
Open Science
The Internet undoubtedly changes the way knowledge is created and disseminated. Academic journals or monographs can be published digitally – and the quality can be assessed through altmetrics. Social networks allow geographically dispersed researchers to... MORE
Global Privacy Governance
Within the spectrum of the research area Global Constitutionalism and the Internet, one of the main issues is data protection and privacy. The research group Global Privacy Governance aims to conceptualise the processes of global... MORE
Call for Papers: Early stage researchers colloquium
The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society is sending out invitations for the annual colloquium to be held in Berlin on 21 November 2013. In cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung we wish to gather together...
Call for Summer Fellows
This summer the Alexander Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society opens its doors for fellows from all over the world! We invite applications from early stage and experienced researchers pursuing a project of transdisciplinary Internet...
Introducing: The Internet Policy Review
On the occasion of the 13th re:publica conference in Berlin, the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society presents its newest online research publication: The Internet Policy Review. The Internet Policy Review is a...
MOOC Voting “How to build a startup”
It’s been about 18 months since a new learning format has inspired academic communities around the world: the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). After years of only mildly successful e-learning projects, this is perhaps a...