Alpha Stream Winner
Alpha Stream Winner
NATO Potato - University of Calgary; Sciences Po Paris; Leiden University
Thus far, NATO has been fairly incompetent in terms of its participation in the world of digital democracy. To thrive in the age of digital democracy you have to be willing to effectively engage in a variety of ways, such as through images, videos, or pieces of text that could be quickly shared. More importantly, the message disseminated has to be recognizable, trustworthy, and humorous. We suggest that there is a positive pattern of exposure to political memes. Political memes have effects for rapid dissemination, increase civic participation, and are effective in countering disinformation. Our model aims to facilitate an environment which would engender digital democracy. It is a policy which results in immediate effects but also builds a robust environment combating disinformation in the long-run.
