Digital Lives - the effects of digital transformation

Digitalisation and disruptive technologies are changing more and more areas of our private and professional lives at increasing speed. Fuelled by public analyses and debates - for instance on the sharing economy, the rise of robots and the impact of social media - the public is becoming more aware of the reach and pace of these changes. Research in the humanities and social sciences has much to contribute to understanding these developments, which are often referred to as the fourth industrial revolution.

The researchers will address questions such as: How is digitalisation changing politics and the economy? How is it changing our relationships with people and our subjective experience? And also: How is it changing research in the humanities and social sciences? What are the psychological, cultural and social consequences of our digital age?