Emergent Altruism in EC2 – How Cooperation Can Grow From Self Interest

Why emergent altruism matters for democratic innovation Democracies often face a simple but difficult challenge: people act based on their own interests, while…

Danish Samfundssind – Can Denmark Inspire Sustainable Democracies?

In times when many democracies are tested by polarization, distrust, and disengagement, Denmark offers a quietly radical idea: samfundssind. Literally translated as community spirit,…

Ethics Board

Dr. Kenric Nelson AI Governance and Risk Systems Expert Dr. Kenric Nelson is an expert in AI governance, risk-aware decision systems, and decentralized community governance. He is the Founder…

Research Team

Prof. Kristoffer Nielbo EC2 Coordinator Professor of Humanities Computing at Aarhus University and founding Director of the Center for Humanities Computing (CHC), an internationally recognised hub for large-scale computational…

European City² Kick-off Meeting in Barcelona

European City² Kick-off Meeting in Barcelona On 15–16 January 2025, the…

Social Policy Lab Italy

Public deliverables

D1.1 Project Management Plan D1.2 Data Management Plan D1.3…

Scientific papers

Publication Semantic Generative Ageing Model – Project Document Publication Optimal quantum likelihood estimation…

Solution

What European City² Builds 01 A Simulation Platform for Democratic Decision-Making Built on Active Inference and large language models, the platform simulates populations of up to 10,000 agents forming…

Partners

AARHUS UNIVERSITY Aarhus University is one of Denmark’s leading research universities, recognized internationally for excellence across social sciences, technology,…