Iñaki Goñi

I am an interdisciplinary researcher specialising in democratic studies, responsible design, and the social studies of technology, with a general interest in the relationship between technology and society. I am an Assistant Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, based at DILAB UC, with a shared appointment between the Schools of Engineering and Design. I hold a PhD in Science and Technology and Innovation Studies from the University of Edinburgh.

My work includes large-scale participatory processes, such as Chile’s constitutional reforms (2019-2022), deliberative processes in Scotland, and the Global Citizens’ Assembly for People and Planet. I have taught courses on responsible innovation, culture-centred innovation, and the social impact of technology.

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Iñaki Goñi
October 5, 2026

‘Basic’ democracy, ‘platinum pro’ democracy and the ‘features nobody wants to build’: a critical interpretive review of the Civic Tech space

In this paper, we extend previous work examining the Civic Tech landscape. Here, Civic Tech refers to digital tools and information systems designed to support ...

September 14, 2026

STS needs deeper frames of participation: historicizing public dialogues with technoscience from Latin America

Participation and deliberation are often discussed as if actors simply choose a design from a shelf, and they just decide what framing to give each experience. ...

September 14, 2026

Word Counting Is Not Enough: A Syntax-Driven Computational Method for Analyzing Participation

In this paper, coauthored with Pachi Raveau, Pia Amigo, and Claudio Fuentes, we explore a technical alternative to analysing participation. Traditional methods ...