Capacities and Competencies in Dealing with Hate Speech and Hostility towards Science (KAPAZ)

People / organizations involved:
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society

The collaborative project Capacity and Competence in Dealing with Hate Speech and Hostility towards Science (KAPAZ) aims to provide new empirical evidence on the prevalence of hostile and derogatory behaviour towards scientists in Germany. It also develops institutional support and infrastructure to actively protect researchers from attacks online and offline. Aims and services of the project network Currently, there is a significant deficit in understanding the extent of hostility towards science in Germany and many other countries. Furthermore, at both the individual level for researchers and the institutional level for scientific institutions, there is a lack of effective resources, counter-strategies and measures to deal with these attacks. For this reason, the KAPAZ consortium is gathering a substantial knowledge base and comprehensive empirical evidence on scientific integrity. It will also strengthen institutional competencies and capacities to deal with hostility through practical support and educational resources.

Duration: 01.07.2023 - 31.12.2025

https://www.hiig.de/en/project/hostility-towards-science-capaz/