Author profile

Jan-Hendrik Passoth

Jan-Hendrik Passoth is professor of the sociology of technology and head of the science and technology studies group at ENS, the European New School of Digital Studies. His research focuses on the role of digital infrastructures in democracy and politics, software development as a responsible social practice and critical design of digitalisation projects.

Why do we need a European digital public sphere?

Katrin Dapp, Johanna Niesyto, Jan-Hendrik Passoth, Barbara Thomaß and Michael-Bernhard Zita

Introducing a new series on a European digital public sphere, some contributors sketch what it is—and explain why we need it.