RECLAIM - Kick-Off Conference, Reykjavík 14 October 2022

The RECLAIM Kick-off conference took place in Reykjavík on October 14 and marked the start of the RECLAIM project. Under the title “Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in the Postfactual Age” and funded by a Horizon Europe grant, the project addresses the impact of disinformation on liberal democracies in Europe. The main focus of the conference was on the challenges caused by external factors and disruptive technologies while also examining the role that citizenship education and media literacy can play in mitigating the challenges to liberal democracy.
Programme:
Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in the Postfactual Age
Friday 14 October 2022
In Veröld - The House of Vigdís
6:00 Welcoming Words
Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland
11:25 Opening Address
Ms. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland
23:00 Keynote Address
Maximilian Conrad, Professor of Political Science at the University of Iceland and Principal Investigator of the RECLAIM project
52:40 External Challenges to Liberal Democracy
Nikola Schmidt, Institute of International Relations, Prague (IIR)
Panelists:
Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir, Department Director at the Defence Directorate at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Jón Ólafsson, Professor in Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Iceland
Guðmundur Arnar Sigmundsson, Director of CERT-IS
1:52:09 Trust in and Demand for Quality Journalism
Asimina Michailidou, Senior Researcher at ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo
Panelists:
Elfa Ýr Gylfadóttir, Director of the Icelandic Media Commission
Þórður Snær Júlíusson, Editor in Chief at Kjarninn
Valgerður Anna Jóhannsdóttir, Assistant Professor and Head of Journalism Programme at the University of Iceland
2:33:50 Citizenship Education
Nona Mikhelidze, Senior Researcher at the Istituto Affari Internazionali, Rome (IAI)
Panelists:
Ólafur Páll Jónsson, Professor of Philosophy at the Faculty of Education and Diversity at the University of Iceland
Hulda Skogland, Senior Advisor at the Department of Analysis at Iceland's Directorate of Education
Ellert Björgvin Schram, Instructor at Sidmennt and Graduate Student in Philosophy at the University of Iceland
3:20:27 Closing Remarks
Maximilian Conrad, Professor of Political Science at the University of Iceland and Principal Investigator of the RECLAIM project