PSA Technology, Internet, & Policy (TIP)

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Submissions can include both paper & panel proposals. Plus, we have financial support available for PGRs and ERCs who wish to travel to Bournemouth 🌊
Any questions? 🤔 Send us a DM!

These summer months ☀️ are great to develop new research ideas 📝 especially w recent developments in digital features and AI adoption across sectors 🤖 In this light, we welcome papers on digital platform use, algorithmic impact, AI-gen misinfo, tech in policy dev & much more! See link for details 👇

⚡ Big news! ⚡ We're thrilled to announce that are teaming up with @psampg.bsky.social to host our *first* joint conference on "Navigating Digital Democracy" 📩 at Bournemouth University on 8-9 Jan, with an online pre-conf session on the 7 Jan - submission deadline is the 26 Sep more details in 🧵

*PSA PRIZES* 📚 Mackenzie #BookPrize submissions are now open! Awarded annually for the best book in #PoliticalScience. Nominations invited from publishers, individuals and PSA specialist groups.
📆 Deadline 5 September
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And we're on!

📆Reminder 📆

Tomorrow you'll find @techpolicy.bsky.social's excellent round table on Digital Sovereignty in the EU and the UK. 2-3pm (BST)!

There's only a few tickets left, so quickly snap them up! #Commsky

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🚨 Just one week to go! 🚨
Our Roundtable on "Digital Sovereignty in the EU and UK" is on next Weds 25 June 2-3pm - It's looking to be a fascinating discussion! Sign up to get the link 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/techn...

Reminder! ⏰ We have a fantastic roundtable coming up on 'Digital Sovereignty in the EU and UK' on 25 of June 2-3pm BST 🗓️ sign-ups are live 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/techn...

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We look forward to welcoming our panel of experts! @jessrmorley.bsky.social (Yale University); @kzenner.bsky.social (EU Parliament); @ikkibop.bsky.social (Vrije Universiteit Brussel); @markscott.bsky.social (Atlantic Council); Huw Roberts (Oxford Internet Institute/RUSI)

🚨 Roundtable alert! 🚨 Wed 25 June 2-3pm BST
We are delighted to announce our next roundtable on ‘Digital Sovereignty in the EU and the UK’ where our expert panel will discuss how legal frameworks, tech infrastructures and policy measures are shaping digital autonomy
👇 Sign up link in comments👇

🚨 Job opportunity! 🚨 @sheffielduni.bsky.social with @profkatedommett.bsky.social and @orbenamy.bsky.social, Research Fellowship seeking to advance researcher access to social media data in the UK, apply here by 9th of June 👉👉 jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

1. As almost every research shows, young men have NOT turned to the right — compared to older men. In fact, they moved slightly to the left compared to older men.

Young WOMEN have turned to the left compared to older women.

Recent graph on Trump approval provides good example.

Vacancy — PhD Position "Visual Politics and the Emergence of Angry Publics" Are you curious about how images, videos, and memes transform political communication? Are you passionate about digital technology and the future of democracy? Then apply for this PhD project focused ...

🚨 PhD position in Political Communication at @ascor.bsky.social 🚨

Come work with @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @lindabos.bsky.social and myself on a 4-year project about visual communication & political anger

DL June 4 - Thanks to repost for diversity! 🔥

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Gender & Tech Talk Series: Data Governance. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The Gender & Tech Talk Series brings together leading scholars, advocates, and practitioners to discuss the intersections of gender, technology, democracy and human rights. The speakers critically exa...

Check out this Gender & Data Governance web talk by the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab (also @uvadatascience.bsky.social, @jhereia.bsky.social, @yasmincurzi.com). With Chenai Chair, Jess Reia, & Anita Gurumurthy as speakers.

May 27, 4PM (London Time)

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Check out Liam’s long-read about the Reddit-Univ of Zurich ethics controversy. ⬇️⬇️

The TIP Newsletter: The University of Zurich’s AI Ethics Controversy, Counting the Cost of US Government Cuts to our area, #PSA25, and more In this newsletter we do a journalistic deep dive into the recent research ethics controversy – asking both sides about their perspectives and opinions, and what lessons we can learn.

Our newsletter is out 📰 🔷

Get the latest updates & exclusive insights including:

🛑The University of Zurich’s #AI Ethics Controversy
💰Counting the cost of #DOGE ’s grant termination to our research area
📝Member News & Research
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💼 & Jobs!

#Commsky

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I'm thrilled to present my latest article, which is particularly pertinent in today's context. It studies Israel’s unique use of the General Security Service for COVID-19 contact tracing, analyzing its effectiveness and implications for public health and civil liberties. doi.org/10.1108/CCIJ...

As very inspirational #PSA25 comes to an end, huge thanks to @techpolicy.bsky.social for such a great set of AI & tech policy panels!

Good to see that for the 4th year in a row @techpolicy.bsky.social panels keep attracting a growing number of promising presentations & highly engaged audience!

🚨 3-Year Postdoc Fellowship Opportunity!

Are you interested in political communication, social media and political representation? Join our research group through the Momentum MSCA Programme — a prestigious fellowship funded by the EU and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

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It was a pleasure to engage with 3 fantastic panellists and lots of interesting audience discussion!

Presented my Very Serious Academic Paper™ on #meme communities as digital third places- aka how #shitposting builds community.Yes, the infamous red cap also made a cameo!

The other #research I got to see? Chef’s kiss.

Big thanks to @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social + @techpolicy.bsky.social #PSA25

Kun is presenting their work, just published, on how netizens navigate China's internet censorship.

(If @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social had a partnership with a VPN provider it'd be here).

Now is Sahngmi presenting their work on Authoritarianism in democracies through digital practices.

First up is Ramsha talking about Cybersecurity governance in post-conflict Somalia!

Our final panel discusses platform regulation and cyber governance in the global south!

Can we also note that @niamhcashell.bsky.social traveled all the way from the Outer Hebrides just to chair this!

#psa25 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #commsky

Last (but not least) is Sawood's article on sentiment analysis and topic modeling of COVID related news in India.

Now up Bosco Hung discussing China's sovereignty concept and #AI governance model

Good morning from the #psa25 conference. Our first panel is on NLP methods in researching society and society. Now up is Aditi Dutti on detecting online sexism

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