The Research Corpus
The "Troubled Democracy" thesis is built upon a foundation of over 3,000 academic sources, spanning communications, political science, AI ethics, and global governance. Below are the core academic pillars informing this assessment.
3,095+
Verified academic sources in the full metadata library.
2023
Year of peak scholarship representation (676+ entries).
74%
Scholarship focused on Global North; highlighting the "Invisibility Gap".
News
Digital news integrity and platform dependency as leading themes.
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"This corpus represents a diverse range of intellectual traditions, reflecting the complexity of modern information ecosystems. It includes work from both the Global North and the Global Majority, ensuring a multi-dimensional perspective on digital governance."
— From Strategic Vision