Maria Pawelec
Biographic Data
| ID | 4381766 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Pawelec |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Pawelec |
| SIGNATURE | PAWELEC M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bath and Humboldt University of Berlin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2728-7796 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Are Softfakes Really “Soft”? Semantic, Ethical, and Legal Perspectives on Deepfakes and AI-generated Visualizations in Political Campaigning
This paper critically assesses a new trend in political communication: The rise of deepfakes and AI-generated visualizations to promote candidates or parties in political campaigns – and the term “softfakes” coined to describe this phenomenon. We systematize current use cases of generative audio-visual AI for campaigning, namely multilingual outreach, testimonials of support (including by deceased people), likeable depictions and flawless avatars…
(How) Should security authorities counter false information on social media in crises? A democracy-theoretical and ethical reflection
False information on social media accompanies most crises and exacerbates their complexity and consequences. If security authorities and organisations (SAO) want to ensure security in crises, they must therefore curb the spread of false information. However, in liberal democracies, state authorities, but also aid organisations taking on state tasks have a special responsibility to ensure that they do not unjustifiably impair public communication …
Does National Identity Matter? Political Conditionality and the Crucial Case of Serbia's (Non‐)Co‐operation with the Icty
Seeking to explain the difficult cases of delayed democratic transition in the Western Balkans, recent literature argues that ‘national identity’ significantly limits the effectiveness of external actors’ political conditionality. This argument is tested in this article by investigating Serbia's co‐operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which was demanded by the United States and the European Union (E…
Does National Identity Matter? Political Conditionality and the Crucial Case of Serbia's (Non‐)Co‐operation with the Icty
Seeking to explain the difficult cases of delayed democratic transition in the Western Balkans, recent literature argues that ‘national identity’ significantly limits the effectiveness of external actors’ political conditionality. This argument is tested in this article by investigating Serbia's co‐operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which was demanded by the United States and the European Union (E…
Does National Identity Matter? Political Conditionality and the Crucial Case of Serbia's (Non‐)Co‐operation with the Icty
Seeking to explain the difficult cases of delayed democratic transition in the Western Balkans, recent literature argues that ‘national identity’ significantly limits the effectiveness of external actors’ political conditionality. This argument is tested in this article by investigating Serbia's co‐operation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which was demanded by the United States and the European Union (E…
(How) Should security authorities counter false information on social media in crises? A democracy-theoretical and ethical reflection
False information on social media accompanies most crises and exacerbates their complexity and consequences. If security authorities and organisations (SAO) want to ensure security in crises, they must therefore curb the spread of false information. However, in liberal democracies, state authorities, but also aid organisations taking on state tasks have a special responsibility to ensure that they do not unjustifiably impair public communication …
Are Softfakes Really “Soft”? Semantic, Ethical, and Legal Perspectives on Deepfakes and AI-generated Visualizations in Political Campaigning
This paper critically assesses a new trend in political communication: The rise of deepfakes and AI-generated visualizations to promote candidates or parties in political campaigns – and the term “softfakes” coined to describe this phenomenon. We systematize current use cases of generative audio-visual AI for campaigning, namely multilingual outreach, testimonials of support (including by deceased people), likeable depictions and flawless avatars…
Politics (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · AI in Service Interactions (1 works) · Argument (complex analysis (1 works) · Balkans: History, Politics, Society (1 works) · Business (1 works)