Category: Announcement
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Christian Katzenbach now Editor-In-Chief of New Media & Society
ZeMKI Professor Christian Katzenbach has taken over the role of Editor-in-Chief of the field-leading journal New Media & Society together with Australia-based professor Crystal Abidin. The journal has developed from a niche publication covering the emergence of the internet and social media into the key journal in the interdisciplinary field of digital media, communication, and…
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Nicola Palladino joins PGMT Lab as EU-Africa AI Governance Fellow
The Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) at the University of Bremen is pleased to host two “EU-Africa AI Governance Fellows” in 2026 and 2027. Initiated by the PGMT Lab, the fellowship format invites leading international AI governance experts for intensive research and teaching exchanges. Fellows are embedded in AI PAN-AFRICANISM – “Fostering Digital…
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Christian Katzenbach on AI Control and Regulation on Radio Bremen Zwei
Our lab’s head, Christian Katzenbach, was a guest on Radio Bremen’s morning show on “Bremen Zwei” on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, where he spoke as an expert about the new wave of “AI will destroy us all” warnings and the resulting calls for AI regulation. The conversation centred on the dramatic warnings issued by some…
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EMILDAI Students @PGMT for the Summer
Mauricio Dal Pozzo Schneider and Nataly Garcia Alvarado are MA candidates in the European Master in Law, Data and AI (EMILDAI), an interdisciplinary study programme between Dublin City University, the University of León, and the University of Pisa. For the summer, they are joining the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) at the…
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AI PAN-AFRICANISM Kick-Off Workshop
This week the AI PAN-AFRICANISM consortium gathered in Bremen to kick-off a joint research and advocacy initiative on Pan-African AI governance. Hosted at the University of Bremen, it marked an inspiring start to the next four years of collaboration. The project is hosted by the PGMT Lab, with Dr. Dennis Redeker as the Principal Investigator,…
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Christian Katzenbach joins Cambridge’s Centre of Governance & Human Rights as Research Affiliate
Christian Katzenbach, Professor of Media and Communication at ZeMKI, University of Bremen, has joined the Centre of Governance & Human Rights (CGHR) at the University of Cambridge as a Research Network Affiliate. CGHR gathers experts, practitioners and policymakers to consider governance and human rights issues around the world. With a focus on impact beyond academia…
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Erasmus+ BIP on Platform and AI Governance hosted at the University of Bremen
In April 2026, members of the PGMT lab and the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI) at the University of Bremen hosted a new Erasmus+ Blended-Intensive Programme (BIP) under the theme “Challenges and Futures of the Governance of Platforms and AI”. Developed from late Fall 2024 onward and led by PGMT members, Dr.…
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Successful workshop on “International Relations in the Digital Age”
On 26 and 27 March 2026, PGMT member Dr. Dennis Redeker (ZeMKI) jointly with Dr. Berenike Prem (InIIS, University of Bremen), in cooperation with the International Relations Section of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), hosted the workshop”International Relations in the Digital Age: Governing – and Being Governed by – Technology” (see Call for Papers…
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Public Talk: Professor Marianne Franklin (Groningen)
On Thursday, 26 March 2026 at 17:00, the PGMT Lab through the EU-funded project REMIT (“Reignite Multilateralism via Technology”) will host a public discussion with Professor Marianne Franklin of the University of Groningen. The event, held at the Kleiner Saal of the Haus der Wissenschaft is open to the public and moderated by PGMT member…
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Christian Katzenbach at the Conference “Code & Codex – AI and Ethics in Military Combat”
Prof. Dr. Christian Katzenbach participates at the conference “Code & Codex – AI and Ethics in Military Combat” that takes place at Helmut-Schmidt-Universität/ Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg on 19th and 20th of March 2026. It is organised by Dr. Sylvia Kühne and Dr. Benedikt Bussmann of the AI Ethics Research Hub. AI is transforming military…