Democracy
Discourse series
The Democracy Discourse Series (DDS) funds public intellectuals in the Philippines and Malaysia who promote democratic values in media, the academe, and the arts.
WHAT WE DO: DEMOCRACY DISCOURSE SERIES
The project seeks to aid intellectuals complete existing high-impact projects, commence with new projects related to previous work, and/or disseminate existing work.
GENERATING NEW IDEAS.
SOLVING BIG PROBLEMS.
By supporting and promoting public intellectuals, the Democracy Discourse Series intends to create a platform for engaged thinking in response to the public’s hunger for insights and alternative perspectives that are understandable and relatable. It also aims to build a network of public intellectuals in Southeast Asia who will defend democratic values, and establish solidarity networks with diverse causes.
Projects
FELLOWS
PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS
The DDS promotes informed and responsible intellectuals who can counter misinformation and fake news. By elevating the public profiles of public intellectuals, they can more effectively counter and debate social media celebrities and other promoters of misinformation.
Discuss
Truth
Our Fellows
The Democracy Discourse Series (DDS) Public Intellectuals include activists, community leaders, art and theater practitioners, and journalists whose projects deal with interventions on democratic issues on human rights, electoral rights, press freedom, youth advocacy, LGBT movements, migrant rights, governance, disinformation on the public spheres in Malaysia and the Philippines.
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