This book explores how digital tools, from artificial intelligence to social media, are reshaping political life. It provides new perspectives on how citizens engage, how political parties campaign, and how institutions adapt in the digital age. By combining theory with real-world data, the book examines important issues such as disinformation, online activism, and new models of political representation.

Through case studies from across Europe and comparative analysis, the book provides conceptual frameworks and practical findings. It introduces new methods for predicting and understanding digital political trends, helping researchers and students make sense of rapid changes.

Presenting evidence-based insights and practical tools for navigating the digital transformation of democratic governance, this book will appeal to political science students, researchers, and scholars, as well as policymakers and anyone curious about the future of democracy.

Marco Lisi is a Full Professor in the Department of Political Science at Nova University of Lisbon in Portugal and a senior researcher at IPRI-NOVA. He coordinates the Ph.D. program in Political Science and serves on the Scientific Council at NOVA-FCSH. His research focuses on political representation, elections, party systems, and interest groups. He has held leadership roles in national and international projects, including leading WG1 (Theoretical challenges) of the COST Action Relink2  and coordinating data collection for Portugal within the Political Party Database Project (PPDB).He has published extensively in journals such as West European Politics and Party Politics and has authored and edited several books in English and Portuguese. His work combines theoretical innovation with empirical analysis and contributes to the study of democratic governance in Southern Europe and beyond.

Elżbieta Szulc-Wałecka is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Maria Sklodowska-Curie University, Lublin, Poland. Her research focuses on citizen participation and engagement, governance, democratic innovation, and the impact of new technologies, including AI, on democracy and governance processes. She serves as an expert in two European programs: CERV and URBACT. She is also an expert at the Ministry of Digitalization in Poland, in the Working Group focused on AI, Human Rights, and Democracy, and in sub-groups dedicated to Democratic Innovation. She has participated in many national and international projects, including a leadership position in one of the working groups of the COST Action Relink.