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Democratic systems worldwide are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence to expand participation, strengthen responsiveness, and support political decision-making (Jungherr, 2023). AI applications now span public consultations and participatory budgeting, policy analysis, and political communication. These technologies are frequently promoted as democratic innovations capable of revitalizing representative democracy (Simon, 2024; Brennan Center, 2024). Yet their effects on fundamental democratic relationships remain poorly understood and undertheorized (Danaher, 2016; Kreps & Kriner, 2023). This panel advances a distinctive analytical framework that conceptualizes AI not as a neutral technical instrument but as a mediating force that actively restructures relationships among voters, representatives, and decision-making processes. Algorithmic systems introduce novel forms of intermediation, delegation, and participation that carry profound implications for democratic inclusion, accountability, and legitimacy (Helberger, 2019; Harambam et al., 2018). The panel examines when and how these tools complement, transform, or potentially bypass established democratic practices. We invite contributions analyzing both intentionally designed innovations - including AI-assisted deliberation, consultation platforms, and collaborative policymaking - and emergent practices such as algorithmic agenda-setting, automated policy recommendations, and AI-mediated representation. The panel combines normative assessment with empirical analysis to evaluate the democratic quality of algorithmic innovations across diverse institutional settings and national contexts. We particularly welcome contributions that integrate normative reflection with empirical evidence or design-oriented perspectives. Case studies, evaluations of democratic experiments, comparative analyses, and theoretically grounded papers with practical implications are all strongly encouraged.
| Title | Details |
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| Can AI-Based Corrections Restore Trust in Electoral Integrity? | View Paper Details |
| The Autonomy Budget of Homo Algorithmus: Institutional Conditions of Voter Agency in Algorithmic Democracy | View Paper Details |
| Artificial Intelligence and Democracy: A Principal-Agent Problem? | View Paper Details |
| Civil Society Organizations in the Age of AI | View Paper Details |
| Who is Accountable to Citizens? AI, Security, and the Erosion of Accountability Mechanisms in Democratic Systems | View Paper Details |