DECA participates in the maintenance and development of the epistemic and democratic capacity of society. We investigate how individuals, communities and institutions defend themselves against the epistemic issues that are prevalent today. DECA’s key objective is to highlight epistemic inequalities between individuals and groups while amplifying the voices of marginalised groups. 

The project brings together experts from the fields of media, communications and journalism research; social psychology; sociology; law; translation studies; and IT from the universities of Helsinki, Eastern Finland and Tampere, as well as Aalto University and the Finnish Youth Research Society. DECA’s partners also include ministries, NGOs and media actors. The research is funded by the Strategic Research Council.