Welcome to the website of the project “Advocacy in Digital Democracy” (ADVODID). Our project aims at extending our existing knowledge of the nature and effects of digital advocacy and modern interest representation. The consequences digital advocacy technologies have for political representation is a central concern in modern democracies.

ADVODID’s novelty lies in analysing the interactions of organized interests with both citizens and political representatives in both online and offline settings, and linking state-of-the art empirical analysis to normative theories on democracy and political responsiveness.

It has four core objectives:
1. To map and explain the advocacy agenda and usage of online and offline advocacy strategies.
2. To explain the impact of online and offline advocacy on the positions and actions of policy-makers and citizens on specific policy issues.
3. To analyse the overlap in agenda priorities of organized interests, the public and policy-makers in digital arenas.
4. To improve our understanding of modes of representation in a digital era and the role of advocacy therein.

The following pages contain more information about the project, its team and research. They also provide regular project updates and news.