The INTERFACED project aims to explore how people have participated in politics since the COVID-19 pandemic, a period marked by declining trust in democracy and science, as well as increasing social divisions and inequalities.

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06 Oct 2026

Publication of the Student Research Papers of the “Interfaces for Democratic Participation” Research Training Course at Goethe University, Frankfurt

We are delighted to announce the publication of student research papers from the “Interfaces for Democratic Participation” Research {...}

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25 Sep 2026

Bringing Autonomy Back In: Rethinking How We Understand Mainstream Sunni Islamist Parties’ Institutionalisation

In a previous Interfaced study, Felipe Santos, Matthias Hoffmann and Dan Mercea have shown the fluid relations between political parties and {...}

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31 Aug 2026

A new wave of protests demanding the ‘chute of the regime’ is shaking Tunisia again

What is the connection between several planned blackouts and yet another shipwreck involving a migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea? In most {...}

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28 Jul 2026

University of Parma Leads AI-Assisted Comparative Study on Protests, Media, and Artificial Intelligence Across Five European Countries

How do newspapers represent protest? Which social movements, political parties, and civil society organisations receive the greatest media {...}

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