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Lukas in roundtable discussion Facebook and the Oversight Board
Latest news, News / April 2, 2021Lukas took part in a roundtable discussion with representatives from Facebook and the Oversight Board about the first 17 binding decisions of the Oversight Board on hate speech, political violence,
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Robin is organizing an ACES-hosted event “solve climate change by 2030”
Latest, News / April 2, 2021Robin is organising a political/science communication crossover event to figure out how The Netherlands can “solve climate change by 2030”. Polemics aside, the next ten years are a crucial window
Claes de Vreese appointed University Professor of AI
Latest, News / March 22, 2021CPC-director Claes de Vreese will focus on the ever-increasing role that automated decision-making and artificial intelligence play in our digital society, bringing together various sub-areas, including politics, media and democracy.
CPC members talk about the Dutch election in the media
Latest, News / March 16, 2021Bert appeared in Dr Kelder & Co to talk about the role of anxiety in contemporary politics. (listen here) Claes appeared in Folia, de Groene Amsterdammer, NRC, Altinget (DK), P1
New steering committee of the ECPR Standing Group ‘Political Communication
Latest, News / March 16, 2021Linda and Katjana have been confirmed as members of the new steering committee of the ECPR Standing Group ‘Political Communication’ – alongside Loes Aaldering, Laura Jacobs and Jonas Lefevere. Their term will last
Congratulations Lisanne!
Latest, News / March 16, 2021Dr. Lisanne Wichgers defended her dissertation successfully and got awarded her PhD. She wrote her dissertation on news coverage of hate speech prosecution of politicians, and its effects on democratic
Congratulations Sjifra!
Latest news, News / March 16, 2021Sjifra de Leeuw defended her dissertation and got awarded her PhD cum laude! Sjifra's dissertation is An empirical investigation of authoritarian framing effects in 42 democracies.
Mark joins editorial board of Mass Communication & Society
Latest, News / January 19, 2021Mass Communication and Society publishes articles on a wide variety of topics that advance mass communication theory, especially at the societal or macrosocial level. More information about MC&S can be found
Judith receives RPA grant
Latest, News / January 12, 2021Together with Ronan Fahy and Rocco Bellanova, Judith will use the RPA global digital cultures grant to work on Digital Platforms and the Digitisation of Expression and Surveillance. More information
ICA preconference: Comparative perspectives on negativity, incivility, and toxic talk in political discussions
Latest, News / December 15, 2020Sanne, Alex, Lukas, together with Sophie Lecheler (U of Vienna) are organizing a digital pre-conference for the ICA 2021 on: “Comparative perspectives on negativity, incivility, and toxic talk in political
Bert Bakker awarded the Paul Lazarsfeld Professorhip at the University of Vienna
Latest, Latest news, News / December 15, 2020From December 14 – 18, Bert is the Paul Lazarsfeld Professor at the Faculty of Social Science of University of Vienna. The professorship is awarded to outstanding scholars with an
Michael presents work at constitutional law conference
Latest, News / December 10, 2020Michael Hameleers presented his pre advice on the influence of disinformation and post-truth politics in digital societies. Read the pre advice here (pdf).
NORFACE DATADRIVEN has kicked off
Latest news, News / December 1, 2020The NORFACE project DATADRIVEN has kicked-off on December 1. Lukas, Susan, Claes, Sophie M. and Sanne will participate in an online meeting. DATADRIVEN studies if data-driven campaigns using online microtargeting techniques are a threat
Bert organizes Experimentation session
Latest, News / December 1, 2020Wednesday December 2 from 13-15, Bert organizes a session “Experimentation in the Wild”. This is a round table where speakers from three companies/organizations come to talk about the way they
Damian submitted manuscript of Computational Analysis of Communication Book
Latest news, News / December 1, 2020Together with Wouter van Atteveldt and Carlos Arcila, Damian has written 450 pages and 300 code examples in Python and R side-by-side. Next to the printed book, there will also be
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…