The 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 to democracy. The studies will focus on micro (consequences for citizens), meso (consequences for political elites), and macro level effects (consequences for democracy).
Together 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 an Open Access online version. The book does not assume any previous knowledge. The book is now in its final stages of editing and will be released open access…
Bert will bring his expertise on open science and replication to the Dutch/Flemish journal.
Sanne will study the positive and negative impact of data-driven political targeting. Damian will study how feedback loops influence citizens’ beliefs and shape societies. Click here for more information. Congratulations Sanne and Damian!
Judith is in Copenhagen to speak at the the AI 360 Human Brain workshop. The workshop will bring together recognized experts for a multi-dimensional and thorough treatment of AI and its implications for our future societies. The outcome is a report delivered to the European Commission, the Human Brain Project, and feed into a Europe-wide citizen engagement process on AI during the summer and…
Claes 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 Europe’. Claes offered an analysis of the upcoming campaign leading up to the EP elections in May 2019, and made use of results from the ongoing ERC project EUROPINIONS.
De 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 nieuw onafhankelijk platform worden waar talentvolle jonge wetenschappers van de UvA en de VU elkaar ontmoeten en visies ontwikkelen op wetenschap en maatschappij. AYA is een initiatief van vijf…
Political 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 colleague Jonas Lefevere are its Convenor and Vice-Convenor, respectively. Congratulations!
Cpc-member Katjana Gattermann and former member Jonas Lefevere are convener and vice-convener, respectively. The group currently comprises 185 scholars from 30 countries.
Bert Bakker was interviewed by Vice.com and Bruzz Radio (Belgium) about why right-wing politicians might be funnier than left-wing politicians. Last week an interview with Damian Trilling was published in SURF Magazine and on the website