CFP: Looking forward to our next conference with @techpolicy.bsky.social, January 12-13 at City St George's in London. Theme is 'Dis(mis)information and the Public Sphere in the Age of AI', paper and panel submissions related to any aspect of media and/or technology and politics are welcome.

With the UK's Government moving ever closer towards banning social media content for under 16s, @maia-aa.bsky.social & @ariadnevromen.bsky.social share their thoughts on "Why an under 16s social media ban won’t improve online safety" in the TIP Blog. 👇 technologypolicy.substack.com/p/why-an-und...

Why an under 16s social media ban won’t improve online safety

With the United Kingdom moving towards banning under 16s from accessing social media, Dr. Maia Almeida-Amir & Prof. Ariadne Vromen provide a rights-based perspective following the Australian ban.

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*PSA EVENTS* Call for Papers -“Dis(mis)information and the Public Sphere in the Age of #AI” for the joint annual conference of PSA’s Media & #Politics and #Technology, Information & Policy groups. 📆 Deadline: 7 Sept 2026 ➡️ Details buff.ly/rkF5srs @techpolicy.bsky.social @psampg.bsky.social

Media and Politics & Technology, Internet, and Policy Joint Annual Conference - Political Studies Association

“Dis(mis)information and the Public Sphere in the Age of AI” You are warmly invited to submit papers for presentation at the joint annual conference of the Political Studies Association’s Media and…

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*REPORT LAUNCH* ➡️ Announcing the launch of the Scottish Election Analysis 2026 report. Featuring 55 contributions on the #ScottishParliament election from leading scholars in #Scottish #politics, #elections, media & #policy. @psampg.bsky.social

Scottish Election Analysis 2026: The Campaign, Voters and Policies - Political Studies Association

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Scottish Election Analysis 2026 report. Featuring 55 contributions, this publication, captures the immediate thoughts, reflections and early research…

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IN NEW ISSUE: Who deserves representation, and when? August De Mulder, Ine Gevers & @zeljkopoljak.bsky.social unpack the temporal dynamics of politicians’ claims of representation on social media: buff.ly/wlfV2aF @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #ECRs #polsci #polsky

📝 Don't miss this #openaccess #BJPIR article! This article is the first systematic analysis of how, and in which ways, British press coverage has supported and undermined the legitimacy of the European Convention on Human Rights and European Court of Human Rights over 25 years (1997–2022). 🔗 ⬇️

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Going strong for the final MPG panel here at #PSA26. @nickanstead.bsky.social is here to talk about Jimmy Carter's approach to communication in an era of crisis. Carter was often portrayed at the time as hapless or weak, but was President at a critical junction and may be worth reexamining

Two more MPG panels to round off #PSA26 :-) Now we've got three panels relating to emotional, identity and political conflict online. First we're hearing from Shira Dvir-Gvirsman about perceptions of incivility on social media during conflict.

Final panel of the MPG day on media, conflict and national security #PSA26 Our first paper is from Chanapang Pongpiboonkiat, who is sharing her work on militarism and public sentiment during the 2025 Thai-Cambodia border conflict

Fab presentation by @carolineleicht.bsky.social on late night comedy as a news source and attacks on late night comedians from the right. Timely and important work 🙌💪👏 @psampg.bsky.social

We're now onto our panel on Contesting the Narrative, starting with Wisarut Wongnom who is sharing his research on the reproduction of royalist collective memory on Facebook #PSA26

AMAZING presentation by @psuwantawit.bsky.social at the @psampg.bsky.social panel! Such important work based on her thesis which is brilliant. Can't wait to see this published 🙌

We've got 2 panels later: 13.30 on Media, Ideology and State Power, and 15.30 on Media, Conflict and National Security. We've also got our (informal) AGM at 11.30, come along if you want to hear some MPG news, catch up with members, or make suggestions. All in Examination Schools room 14 #PSA26

Starting day 2 with a fab panel on Fashion, Late Night Talk Shows and Memes :-) @rosalynd.bsky.social is talking memes, and how parties and politicians deployed them in GE2014. Ros has just published a book! link.springer.com/book/9783032...

We're having a social tonight at St. Aldate's Tavern, near the hotel. From 6.30 but you can come along any time. We're on the ground floor at the back of the pub :-)

Another 4 fascinating papers up now at MPG #PSA26, starting with work by Wyl Jones, Ceri Hughes and Olivia Boden on the Dimbleby/post-Dimbles Buce eras of question time. They found a relative ideological balance amongst politicians on the panel, but a notable skew to the right among other guests

On our Climate Communication panel we've got papers spanning activist movements, social media corporations, journalism and NGOs #PSA26

🙌 Thank you @psampg.bsky.social for having us! @georgidag.bsky.social @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Next up Georgia Dagher is presenting work with colleagues from the London Social Media Observatory @ldnsocmedobs.bsky.social on how people identify and evaluate misinformation. Looking at the influence of ideology on how people evaluate claims, whether true or false.

❓ Want to know more about our TikTok, Politics, and Elections briefing paper co-created with @wfd.org ? 🗞️ Read our official press release on the @royalholloway.bsky.social website ➡️ www.royalholloway.ac.uk/about-us/new... 📩 For any enquiries, send us an email at lsmo@rhul.ac.uk !

New briefing paper outlines concerns around TikTok moderation policies political influence, and election integrity

New briefing paper produced by the London Social Media Observatory (LSMO) at Royal Holloway and Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) details emerging risks to democratic participation on TikTok.

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Good morning #PSA26 :-) We're about to kick off with a panel on Mapping the Misinformation Crisis, with papers on disinformation and misinformation

We're looking forward to #PSA26 in two weeks :-) We've got nine panels across the three days, covering topics like misinformation, conflict, popular culture and climate communication. All our panels are in Examination Schools room 14

Are you going to #psa26 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social? Looking for local/independent cafes in Oxford? The coffee scene has changed a lot in the 16(!) years I've lived here. So as that shameless baking and coffee guy, here's a current map of my favourites for your use: www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...

Will Allen's Map of Local and Independent Cafes and Food in Oxford - Google My Maps

A selection of personal favourites among Oxford's local/independent coffee shops, with a separate list of good food options (sometimes with coffee). Unashamedly opinionated. All have been recently c...

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Submissions are now open for our annual conference, this time with the PSA's Technology, Internet & Policy Group @techpolicy.bsky.social Join us at Bournemouth University on January 8-9, and/or online for a pre-conference on January 7. Deadline for submissions is 26 September

⚡ 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 🧵

We're kicking off the final day of #PSA25 with a panel on Mediated Politics and Policymaking. Come join us at 9.30 in The Rep (Suite 3) :-)

Looking forward to some more great panels today in The Rep (Suite 3) #PSA25 At 9.30 we've got presentations relating to Mediated Diplomacy and the 'Nation' At 13.30 we've got a panel on Setting the Agenda, with presentations on journalism, media and democracy

Thank you to everyone who is joining us at #PSA25 this week :-) Especially those presenting their work on our panels. Media and Politics Group panels are in The Rep Suite 3 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

I’m excited too to engage with panels on environmental and climate politics @psaenvironmental.bsky.social political parties, and political communication and media @psampg.bsky.social

What an amazing two days! Brilliant speakers across all panels and some really interesting ideas to mull over. Thanks to everyone who participated and to my fellow co-cordinators for support along the way. I loved organising our conference. See you all again next time 🙌🏻 #PSAMPG20205

PSA Media and Politics Group@psampg.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thanks to everyone who joined us for #PSAMPG2025, and especially to @abirhodes.bsky.social for organising and hosting. We hope you enjoyed the conference and are going away with plenty of food for thought

Thanks to everyone who joined us for #PSAMPG2025, and especially to @abirhodes.bsky.social for organising and hosting. We hope you enjoyed the conference and are going away with plenty of food for thought