Hajo Boomgaarden
@hajoboo.bsky.social
Communication scholar @ Uni Vienna. Political communication & computational methods.
🤖 🔥 New preprint is out The paper, co-authored by Taehee Kim and @dgarcia.eu, demonstrates that AI-generated conversations can be remarkably convincing. 💡 For more insights check out the preprint: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The collective turing test: large language models can generate realistic multi-user discussions - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The collective turing test: large language models can generate realistic multi-user discussions
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One of the important part of the WHAT-IF General Assembly Meeting today was dedicated to plenary sessions. Collaboration is key to delivering impactful research, and we thank all partners for their valuable contributions and engaging discussions 🔥
🔥 Happening now: The 2nd General Assembly Meeting of the WHAT-IF project is currently taking place in 📍 Bucharest, Romania. Over the coming days, partners from across the consortium will come together to share progress, discuss preliminary findings and explore new research ideas. Stay tuned!
Thrilled and grateful that SYNAPS has been selected for ERC Advanced Grant funding. @erc.europe.eu SYNAPS looks at how 14- to 16-year-olds develop political interest, knowledge and engagement in a networked world shaped by peers, social media, influencers and algorithms. @compcommlab.bsky.social
A new CCL #SeniorScientist position is now officially open on the @univie.ac.at job portal! Please apply and/or share with colleagues with a matching profile! 📑
Senior Scientist - Computational Communication Science
Senior Scientist - Computational Communication Science
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This Friday, 24 April 2026, meet CCL at #LangeNachtderForschung @univie.ac.at main building: 📍C04: How do social issues compete for public attention? 📍H01: What changes when we listen to literature? 📍E03: How do political emotions shape climate communication? Find us 👇
📊New dataset release with @marvins.bsky.social, @jamoeberl.bsky.social & @hajoboo.bsky.social AUTNES Automatic Content Analysis of the Media Coverage on the 2024 NRW is now publicly available for scientific use via @aussda.bsky.social 👉 data.aussda.at/dataset.xhtm... #OpenData #ElectionStudies
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#AmCAT is proudly developed by the @societal-analytics.nl You can learn more about it in the: * Book: amcat.nl/book/ * Blog post: societal-analytics.nl/blogs/202501...
MEDem@medem.bsky.social · 10mo agoDay 2 of the #MEDemConference at @gesis.org starts with powerful tool demos: 🔍 AmCAT @sof14g1l.bsky.social on enabling large-scale text analysis of media & political debates. 🌐 HarDIS @sziaja.bsky.social on harmonizing and sustaining cross-national democracy data (surveys, parties, experts).
They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real… 🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
Find the full open access piece here: doi.org/10.1057/s413... Authored by @hajoboo.bsky.social, @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social, S. Kritzinger, G. Lutz, J. Willmann & @jamoeberl.bsky.social – just in time for the upcoming #MEDemConference.
Open science in democracy research: the research infrastructure “Monitoring Electoral Democracy” (MEDem) - European Political Science
Ensuring universal access to scientific research and upholding the principles of keeping data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable is of paramount importance to the democratization of science. However, upholding these principles becomes increasingly complex with the increasing scope of data collection, the more different types of data we collect (e.g., survey, text, or institutional and country-level macro data), and the more research teams are involved in data collection. In the domain of democracy research, scientists across Europe are therefore joining forces to launch the research infrastructure monitoring electoral democracy (MEDem), which aims to establish itself as an open platform where the fragmented crowd of researchers in the various research fields can coordinate and develop common standards for data collection both retrospectively as well as prospectively to make their data interoperable, and (comparative) democracy research more productive. Moreover, MEDem will help make democracy research data and findings accessible to the general public (e.g., citizens, journalists, and policymakers).
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Proud to congratulate you, @azadekakavand.bsky.social, on your PhD defense – “Technology Affordances, Social Media Platforms & the Networked Far Right.” A remarkable achievement that combines years of hard work & building of skills that you now use at @bredowinstitut.bsky.social. Missing u already🥳
The MEDem Service Center for Interoperability at University of Gothenburg #UGOT is hiring a #DataBaseManager! ✴️ Apply now 👇🏻 w/ @polhosc.bsky.social
Database Manager for Data Integration and Method Development at the Department of Political Science
The Department of Political Science is an international academic environment that welcomes students, researchers and
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Sunny & productive days in Amsterdam! ☀️ The MEDem Infrastructure’s Service Center for Text & Multimedia Data 📚📺📱gathered for a 2-day workshop to discuss services & put plans into action. Important steps forward - one step at a time! ⚙️📊 #MEDem #DemocracyResearch #EuropeanInfrastructure #DataScience
#OpenAccess from @psrm.bsky.social - Beyond standardization: a comprehensive review of topic modeling validation methods for computational social science research - cup.org/40s8ll2 - @janabernhard.bsky.social, Randa Ashour, @jamoeberl.bsky.social, Petro Tolochko & @hajoboo.bsky.social #FirstView
A big big thank you again to Randa Ashour, @jamoeberl.bsky.social, Petro Tolochko & @hajoboo.bsky.social for making this possible ☺️🎉
Jana Bernhard-Harrer@janabernhard.bsky.social · last yr.Thrilled to share that this study, which I started back in 2021, has finally been published! 🎉 While topic modeling may not be the most cutting-edge anymore, the discussion on validation & standardization is still highly relevant. Proud of this work & contribution! 🙌📚 doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
Nieuwe publicatie in Journalism - studie laat opnieuw zien hoe belangrijk journalistieke nieuwsmerken zijn voor het vertrouwen in nieuws. Met o.a. @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social, @jesperstromback.bsky.social en @hajoboo.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
In the brand we trust? The moderating role of journalistic values and news topics in the relation between news source and trust in news - Alyt Damstra, Elina Lindgren, Rens Vliegenthart, Hajo Boomgaar...
This paper examines the relation between news source and trust, while considering the moderating role of journalistic values and type of issue the news deals wi...
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🚨 We’re hiring! Join our lab at @ipk-univie.bsky.social as a predoc on mediated communication using computational methods! The team is also nice 🤗 📍 Vienna 🗓️ Start: September 2025 📌 Apply by June 26 #AcademicJobs #PhD #CommSci #CCL #CSS #Computational #CCS
University assistant predoctoral
University assistant predoctoral
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Kolleg:innen bitten um Teilnahme: "Hören Sie gerne Hörbücher? Für eine Studie der Universität Wien interessiert uns, wie Sie die Stimmen von verschiedenen Sprecher:innen beurteilen. Die Umfrage dauert 10 Minuten und ist anonym." 📖🎙️🎧 Hier geht's zur Umfrage 👇
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Online-Experiment Replikation - This survey is created by QuestionPro
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Thank you to my brilliant co-authors who contributed to the various sections of this... huge rectangle: @hajoboo.bsky.social @fabiennelind.bsky.social @janabernhard.bsky.social 🥰
Please help spread the news! 🙏 @solecheler.bsky.social @compcommlab.bsky.social @hajoboo.bsky.social @anniewald.bsky.social @claesdevreese.bsky.social @ecpr.bsky.social @ascor.bsky.social @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social @kgattermann.bsky.social
Olga Eisele@olgaeisele.bsky.social · last yr.🤩 Proud to announce the launch of our new @ecpr-polcom.bsky.social Early Career Researcher Club!! 📅 First (online) session scheduled for 22 May, 1pm 📱Check the post below for details, especially the Qualtrics survey to express your interest in joining! @alenakluknavska.bsky.social
Even though COMPTEXT2025 closed last weekend, its spirit will live on in the splendid photography of our dedicated group of colleagues from the University of Vienna: @jamoeberl.bsky.social, @amplanitzer.bsky.social, @apeksha.bsky.social! We thank and appreciate their work!
After 3 packed days of research, workshops, and networking, #COMPTEXT2025 has officially wrapped up! In 48+ panels, 220+ presentations, and a full day of tutorials we received a great review of the state-of-the-art in our field. Thanks everyone and see you next year!
The success of COMPTEXT 2025 was made possible by the indefatigable and amazing work of the local organising team led by @fabiennelind.bsky.social + @hajoboo.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @compcommlab.bsky.social. The COMPTEXT Association is grateful for their work and to our sponsors (bit.ly/430VUye)!
Rooms are packed to capacity as tutorials on cutting-edge AI research techniques unfold at #COMPTEXT2025 @valeriehase.bsky.social, @frodewald.bsky.social / @hdnrch.bsky.social / Petro Tolochko
Let’s get #COMPTEXT2025 started! 🚀💻 The registration desk is open and we are excited to welcome you all in #Vienna soon!
#COMPTEXT2025 registration is open! ✨ If you’re more of a visual type, no worries – we’ve got a quick „walkthrough video“ 🚶🚶♀️🚶♂️ for you. ▶️
🎉 Big step for #MEDem! We’ve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026— backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations. One more milestone toward building Europe’s infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch ✅ Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉
MEDem has applied for ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research - Monitoring Electoral Democracy
MEDem has applied for inclusion on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research On April 8, 2025, MEDem (Monitoring Electoral Democracy) took a major next step toward shap...
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If you are interested in political representation (and the absence of representation for some groups) I got the perfect PhD for you. @lucykinski.bsky.social is looking for two (!) 4-year PhD positions in her amazing project. A great job in our vibrant #polsci community at @unisalzburg.bsky.social
Lucy Kinski@lucykinski.bsky.social · last yr.⭐I am looking for 2 PhD candidates w/ focus on qualitative representation research in my ERC project INCONEX at University of Salzburg! On the project: sites.google.com/view/inconex... Applications due: 2 May 2025 Full ad: sites.google.com/view/inconex... #EUsky #poliscijobs #qualitativemethods
⏰ Less than 2 days left! ⏰ Registration for #COMPTEXT2025 closes April 10 at 23:59 CEST! Join us in Vienna (April 24–26) for cutting-edge research on text-, image-, and video-as-data, hands-on workshops, and a brilliant community. Don't miss your chance—this is the final call! 🚂🧳 👉 bit.ly/4hJ7thP
