Harvard University
For Support Of Shorenstein Center's Technology And Social Change Research
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Amount$400,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/2/2019
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Term27 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School is dedicated to exploring the intersection of press, politics, and public policy. Given the rise of misinformation, the Center has created the Technology and Social Change research project to rapidly build the field of Critical Internet Studies across academia, working with policymakers, industry, and newsrooms. This grant will in part support the development of a shared digital research infrastructure: The Global Media Manipulation Case Book, a publicly available encyclopedia of media manipulation case studies. This project will set a methodological standard for researching these issues and provide practical and ethical training on platform accountability, information and cybersecurity, and political polarization.
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Grants to this Grantee
for support of the Shorenstein Center’s Technology and Social Change research
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School is dedicated to exploring the intersection of press, politics, and public policy. Given the rise of misinformation, the center has created the Technology and Social Change research project to rapidly build the field of critical internet studies across academia, working with policymakers, industry, and newsrooms. This grant will in part support the expansion of a shared digital research infrastructure.
for support of a new university center on economy and society
Harvard University will use this grant to create a new center that will foster research and curriculum development, as well as work with other university centers being established to cultivate a network that will develop new thinking around political economy, economy, and society.
for the Cyber Project at the Belfer Center
This grant to the Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School will provide ongoing support to its Cyber Project, which focuses its research, education, and convening around the central premise that "Cybersecurity is National Security." The Cyber Project aims to address domestic and international cybersecurity and emerging technology policy questions, while also providing recommendations and actionable policy frameworks to varied audiences. This grant will also support the Defending Digital Democracy Project (D3P), which generates programming, recommendations, and publications to support stakeholders who are vital to democracy, throughout the 2020 election cycle.
