NEWS
NWO funding for microtargeting research
Latest, News / November 27, 2019Big Brother wants your vote: how critical micro-targeting influences Dutch democracy NWO has awarded 750.000 euro to study political microtargeting in the Netherlands. Political actors send citizens tailored, microtargeted messages,
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Lisanne and Sjifra on research visit to US
News / October 1, 2019Both PhD candidates are part of Joost van Spanje's vidi project 'Legal action against politicians'. Lisanne will visit Stanford University, and Sjifra visits New York University.
Judith and Natali’s report on filter bubbles is out
News / June 4, 2019Judith Möller and Natali Helberger (IVIR) wrote the report for the Dutch Media Commissioner. They conclude: no evidence for filter bubbles, but enough reason to be wary of societal effects
Talks and travels December
News / December 6, 2018Claes was part of a panel hosted at Facebook to discuss electoral integrity ahead of the European Parliament elections Andreas (Goldberg) will participate in the “Domestic Contestation of the European Union” conference
Political Communication section is accepted for the ECPR General Conference
News / December 6, 2018The section will be chaired by CPC member Alyt Damstra and by Loes Aaldering (Vienna University). The conference will be held at the University of Wroclaw. A call for papers will soon
Claes de Vreese speaks in European Parliament
Latest news, News / November 15, 2018Claes spoke at the opening plenary of the EuroPCom conference held in Brussels on November 8-9, 2018. More than 1000 communication professionals joined the conference discussing the theme ‘campaigning for
Talks and travels
News / November 7, 2018A busy week for CPC-members: Claes was part of a panel hosted at Facebook to discuss electoral integrity ahead of the European Parliament elections Andreas (Goldberg) will participate in the
Andreas Schuck re-elected as chair of the Political Communication section of ECREA
News / November 7, 2018Andreas was re-elected last week in in Lugano. Political Communication is the largest section at ECREA.
Sanne Kruikemeier new member of the Amsterdam Young Academy
Latest news, News / October 30, 2018De twee Amsterdamse universiteiten UvA en VU hebben een nieuw platform voor talentvolle jonge wetenschappers, de Amsterdam Young Academy (AYA). Vandaag zijn de eerste dertig leden bekendgemaakt. AYA moet een
Political Communication ECPR Standing group
Latest news, News / October 11, 2018Political Communication is now a formal Standing Group of the European Consortium of Political Research (EPCR). The group currently comprises 185 scholars from 30 countries. Katjana Gattermann and our former
Guest Lectures “Defending or damaging democracy”
News / October 11, 2018This week, two guest lectures related to the VIDI project of Joost van Spanje are organized: • guest lecture by Erik Bleich (Middlebury) Thursday 11 October, 16h-17h30, REC C10.20, entitled:
Erika and Claes participate in the Night of Science and Society
News / October 10, 2018Claes and Erika presented results from the ERC project 'Europinions'. The event took place in the Ridderzaal in the Hague, the location of the yearly assembly of the States General:
Bert Bakker presents at Betweterfestival
Latest news, News / October 2, 2018This Friday Bert Bakker will give a “Silent Science” lecture--“science” version of a silent disco-at the Betweter Festival about the role of emotions in politics. Check it out here. Woede
Talks and travels
News / September 18, 2018Bert Bakker presents and discusses the Mobile Lab at the Department of Psychology of the University of Amsterdam. Judith Möller participates in a workshop on methods in computational social science, held at
Claes de Vreese wins David Swanson Career Achievement Award
Latest news, News / September 4, 2018At the business meetings of the ICA and APSA Political Communication divisions, Claes de Vreese was awarded the David Swanson Career Achievement Award. It recognizes “distinguished and sustained contributions to the field
PUBLICATIONS
Tainted Love: How Stigmatization of a Political Party in News Media Reduces its Electoral Support
Latest publications / June 6, 2019 New publication by Joost van Spanje and Rachid Azrout, in International Journal of Public Opinion Research. Find the article here. Abstract: In contemporary democracies, a political party typically needs goodREAD MORE →
Explaining Online News Engagement Based on Browsing Behavior: Creatures of Habit?
Latest publications / February 18, 2019 New publication by Judith Moeller, Robbert van de Velde, Lisa Merten, and Cornelius Puschmann, in Social Science Computer Review. Find the article here. Abstract: Understanding how citizens keep themselves informedREAD MORE →
Internet Use and Political Interest: Growth Curves, Reinforcing Spirals, and Causal Effects During Adolescence
Latest publications / January 29, 2019 New publication by Judith Moeller, Adam Shehata, and Sanne Kruikemeier, in Journal of Communication. Find the article here. Abstract: This study analyzes reinforcing spirals between online media usage and politicalREAD MORE →
Who Gets Lost, and What Difference Does it Make? Mixed Modes, Nonresponse Follow-Up Surveys and the Estimation of Turnout
Latest publications / January 29, 2019 New publication by Andreas Goldberg and colleague, in Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. Find the article here. Abstract: This article assesses whether—and to what extent—turnout bias in postelection surveysREAD MORE →PEOPLE
Sanne Kruikemeier
Sanne Kruikemeier (PhD, University of Amsterdam, 2014) is an assistant professor of Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of…