Social Media and Politics
Social Media and Politics is a podcast bringing you innovative, first-hand insights into how social media is changing the political game. Subscribe for interviews and analysis with politicians, academics, and leading digital strategists to get their take on how social media influences the ways we engage with politics and democracy. Social Media and Politics is hosted by Michael Bossetta, political scientist at Lund University. Check out the podcast's official website: https://socialmediaandpolitics.org.
Media Systems, Digital Media, and the Hybridity Cycle, with Prof. Daniel Hallin
Countering Project 2025 with Google Search Ads, with Kindred Motes
Web Browsing Data to Study Digital Political Behavior, with Prof. Sebastian Stier
Micro-Influencer Marketing for Political Campaigns, with Ryan Davis
Far Right Women Influencers on YouTube and Instagram, with Dr. Eviane Leidig
Wikipedia Public Relations for Politics, Brands, and Crisis Communication, with Rhiannon Ruff
Race, Racism, and Resistance on Social Media, with Dr. Rob Eschmann
Data-Driven Campaigning: How Political Campaigns use Data, Analytics, and Technology, with Prof. Kate Dommett and Dr. Simon Kruschinski
China's Digital Strategy for Information Control, with Dr. Andrew MacDonald
2023 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Democracy, Architecture, and Social Media, with Dr. Jennifer Forestal
Covid Vaccine Hesitancy in Sweden, with Dr. Mia-Marie Hammarlin
Political Persuasion and the Effects of Targeted Social Media Ads, with Dr. Alexander Coppock
Cross-Cutting Expression on Social Media: Brexit on Facebook, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Negative Campaigning on Facebook in EU Elections, Cross-Platform Extremism, and Dissonant Public Spheres, with Prof. Ulrike Klinger
Connecting Social Media Influencers with Political Campaigns, with Zach Fang
Digital Media Trends in American Political Campaigns, with Russell Mindich
Social Media, Democracy, and National Security, with Jenny Reich
Progressive Big Tech Regulation and Advocacy, with Adam Kovacevich
Political Targeting, Strategic Communication, and Democracy, with Prof. Sanne Kruikemeier
Digital Political Advertising Beyond Social Media, with Megan Clasen
2022 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Social Media, Citizen Journalism, and Activism in Africa, with Prof. Bruce Mutsvairo
Data-driven Campaigning with Polling and Focus Groups in American Elections, with Zac McCrary
Cross-Platform Visual Campaigning on Social Media: Emotions in Political Candidates' Facebook and Instagram Images
Data Journalism to Report Social Media and Politics, with Aleszu Bajak
Swedish Elections 2022, Political Communication, and Social Media, with Dr. Nils Gustafsson
Social Media, Information Markets, and the Attention Economy, with Prof. Vincent Hendricks
Machine Learning the Facebook URLs Dataset to Study News Credibility, with Dr. Tom Paskhalis
Anti-Immigration YouTube Videos: Tactics and Narratives, with Shauna Siggelkow
Social Media Influencers and Politics, Environmental Behavior, and Covid Misinformation, with Dr. Desirée Schmuck
Political Tech Incubators in American Digital Campaigning, with Eric Wilson
Technology Disruption, Democracy, and Principled Platform Regulation, with Prof. Lance Bennett
Challenging Covid Vaccine Misinformation on Private Social Media, with Prof. Andrew Chadwick
Comparing Digital Political Communication across Countries and Time, with Prof. Anders Olof Larsson
Rating News Credibility with Algorithms, with Arjun Moorthy
Social Media and the War in Ukraine, with Prof. Joshua Tucker
Political Leader Evaluations on Instagram and Emotions in Covid Crisis Communication, with Dr. Jenny Lindholm
Mobile News Consumption: How Smartphone News Exposure Affects Political Knowledge, with Dr. Jakob Ohme
2021 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Right-Wing Alternative Media and Republican Party Social Media Engagement, with Dr. Curd Knüpfer and Mike Cowburn
Digital Political Communication and Social Media Campaigning in Germany, with Juri Schnöller
ISIS Radicalization, Counter-Extremism, and Visual Propaganda on Social Media, with Dr. Tamar Mitts
Covid Mask Wearing in Politicians' Social Media Images and Emotions in German Politics, with Dr. Mirya Holman
Social Media and Political Polarization in the United States, with Prof. Chris Bail
Digital Ads for Registering and Mobilizing Black and Hispanic Voters, with Tatenda Musapatike
Tech Advocacy for Children's Digital Rights and the Twisted Toys Campaign, with Baroness Beeban Kidron
Political Marketing, Digital Strategy, and Social Media for the Andrew Yang 2020 Campaign, with Andrew Frawley
Modern Political Campaigns and Social Media in the United States, with Dr. Michael D. Cohen
Social Media Communication in the EU, with Tom Moylan
The Cultural Sociology of Political Performance, Icons, and Social Media, with Prof. Jeffrey Alexander
Digital Media Infrastructures and Tech Platforms, with Dr. Jean-Christophe Plantin
Deliberation in Practice and Pandemics, with Ieva Česnulaitytė
Social Media Influencers and Political Campaigns, with Madeline V. Twomey
Digital Politics in Canada: Parties, Memes, and the Courts, with Dr. Tamara Small
Information Theory, Algorithms, and Political Polarization, with Prof. Martin Hilbert
Digital Ads for Political Mobilization and Persuasion, with Nick Ahamed
2020 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Audience Development, Online Political Journalism, and Social Media, with Sofia Diogo Mateus
Incivility, Intolerance, and Misinformation Sharing on Social Media and News Websites, with Dr. Patricía Rossini
Instagram for Political Campaigning, Agenda Setting, and the 2020 US Election
Bad News, Social Media, and Digital Campaigning in Britain, with Dr. Mark Pack
The Hype Machine: Political Implications of the Social Media Industrial Complex, with Prof. Sinan Aral
Data-Driven Political Campaigning in Germany, with Dr. André Haller and Simon Kruschinski
China's Influence Operations, Propaganda, and Disinformation, with Vanessa Molter
Data Science across Academia, Industry, and Progressive Campaigns, with Dr. Solomon Messing
Digital Media, Democracy, and the Retooling of Politics, with Dr. Andreas Jungherr
Digital Organizing for Progressive Campaigns and Advocacy, with Ned Howey
Black Lives Matter Social Media Narratives outside the US, with James MacGregor
Persuasion Effects of Psychometric Targeting and Chatbots, with Dr. Brahim Zarouali
Political Voiceovers for Democratic Campaigns, with Maria Pendolino and Ian Fishman
Health Misinformation Correction on Social Media, with Dr. Leticia Bode
Online Engagement and Digital Campaigning for Pete Buttigieg, with Stefan Smith
What American History Teaches us about Political Communication, with Dr. Ben Epstein
House of Lords Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee, with Lord David Puttnam and Dr. Kate Dommett
Video Search Engines and Petey Vid as an Alternative to Google Video Search, with Craig Stadler
Content Moderation and the Politics of Social Media Platforms, with Dr. Tarleton Gillespie
Information Gerrymandering on Social Networks, with Dr. Alexander Stewart
Political Mobilization in the 2019 EU Election Campaign, with Stephen Clark
2019 Year in Review, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Pro-Trump Social Networks: The Donald on Reddit and TheDonald.win
Political Advertising on Facebook and Television, with Prof. Travis Ridout
Warren's Meme Team, with Misha Leybovich
Political Self-Expression on Social Media, with Dr. Dan Lane
Protest, Participation, and Cross-Cutting Exposure on Social Media, with Dr. Sebastian Valenzuela
Data Science Tools for the 2020 Census, with Chris Dick
Tracking Attention on Social Media for the 2020 Democratic Primaries, with Neal Rothschild
Fake News, Disinformation, and Social Media Campaigning in Norway, with Dr. Bente Kalsnes
Making Memes to Support Donald Trump, with Carpe Donktum
Natural Language Processing with Social Media Data, with Dr. Leon Derczynski
The Platform Society, Public Values, and Politics, with Prof. José van Dijck
Strategic Communication at the Council of the European Union, with Alexandra Ekkelenkamp
Authentic Campaigns, Social Media, and Politics, with Loren Merchan and Jonathan Barnes
Mapping Migration Narratives in the EU with Social Media Data, with Kata Füge
Italian Politics, Digital Campaigning, and Social Media, with Dino Amenduni
European Parliament Elections 2019: Results and Breakdown of the EU Elections with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Strategic Narratives in International Relations and Digital Diplomacy, with Dr. Ben O'Loughlin
Presidential Campaigning, Digital Media, and US Elections, with Prof. Jennifer Stromer-Galley
Advertising and Fundraising for Political Campaigns, with Brian Lyle
Volodymyr Zelensky's Social Media Strategy in the 2019 Ukraine Elections, with Mikhail Fedorov
Crypto Social Networks, with Bill Ottman
Human Rights, Social Media, and Myanmar, with Ray Serrato
Political Campaigning with Chatbots, Streaming Devices, and Social Media, with Adam Meldrum
Far-Right Extremism, Media Manipulation, and Disinformation Online, with Dr. Alice Marwick
Digital Political Campaigning in Britain, with Dr. Rachel Gibson
Russian Disinformation and Social Media in Ukraine, with Kateryna Kruk
News Finds Me Perception and Social Media, with Dr. Homero Gil de Zúñiga
Protests and Demonstrations in Northern Ireland, with Dr. Paul Reilly
Private and Public Sector Digital Campaigning in the EU, with Marta Albertini
Social Media and Politics 2018 Year in Review, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Crisis Communication, Social Media, and European Political Campaigning, with Marco Ricorda
The Logics of Datafication, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence, with Dr. Jakob Svensson
Platform API Lockouts, Occupy Wall Street, and Transnational Activism, with Dr. Dan Mercea and Dr. Shawn Walker
Brexit Botnets and Hyperpartisan News Sharing on Twitter, with Dr. Marco Bastos
P2P Texting for Democrats in the 2018 Midterm Elections, with Naseem Makiya
Inoculating Fake News and Disinformation on Social Media, with Ruurd Oosterwoud
Political Polarization, Social Media, and News Use in the United States, with Dr. Galen Stocking
Cybersecurity, the Internet of Things, and Social Media, with Bruce Schneier
Facebook's Political Ad Archive and Web Scraping to Improve It, with Søren Pedersen
The 2018 Swedish Elections and Social Media, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Facebook Ad Targeting in the 2017 British General Election, with Dr. Nick Anstead
Anti-Social Media: Does Facebook Undermine Democracy?, with Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan
P2P Texting for Political Campaigns in the Midterm Elections, with Thomas Peters
Computational Social Science and Digital Methods in the Post-API Age, with Dr. Deen Freelon
Paid Media and Political Advertisements for Campaigns, with Anson Kaye
Email Programs and Digital Campaigning for the Democratic Party, with Matt Compton
Platforms and News Publishers: Digital Journalism in the Facebook-Google Duopoly, with Rameez Tase
Advocacy for the Tech Industry, with Matt Schruers
Cyberattacks on Social Media: Spear Phishing, Trolling, and Disinformation, with Dr. Arun Vishwanath
GDPR and Political Campaigning, with Brendan Tobin
Mobilizing the Pack for Political Campaigns and Advocacy, with Tom Lillywhite
Facebook Ads Transparency in the Irish Abortion Referendum, with Craig Dwyer
Chatbots for Civic Engagement, with Simon Day
Mobile Apps for Political Campaigns and Advocacy, with Thomas Peters
WhatsApp-ening in the Netherlands? Social Media, GroenLinks, and the 2018 Dutch Local Elections, with Hanneke Bruinsma
Political Campaigning Games: Corbyn Run and the 2017 British Elections, with James Moulding
2017 Year in Review: Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Data, Democracy, and the Role of Technology in Politics, with Dr. Daniel Kreiss
Algorithms, Social Media, and Society, with Dr. Thore Husfeldt
The Dark Web: Social Networks on Tor, with Ciphas
Cloaked Facebook Pages, Hate Profiles, and Propaganda, with Johan Farkas
Character Assassination, Reputation Politics, and Social Media in Russia, with Sergei Samoilenko
Participation, Social Media, and the Cyprus conflict, with Dr. Nico Carpentier
Policing through Facebook: Social Media and Law Enforcement, with Kenneth Hampton
Radicalization and Foreign Fighters: The Story of Lukas, with Karolina Dam
Political Talk on Social Media: Helping or Hurting Democracy?, with Dr. Scott Wright
Gab: The Free Speech Social Network, with Utsav Sanduja
Citizen Marketers and the Bernie Sanders Campaign on Social Media, with Dr. Joel Penney
The UK's New Digital Left: Paid Social, Civic Tech, and Mobilizing the Youth Vote, with Samir Patel
Who's Targeting You? Facebook Dark Ads in the British Election Campaign, with Sam Jeffers
How Social Media Affects Engagement with Civic and Political Life, with Dr. Shelley Boulianne
The 2017 British Elections on Social Media, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Donald Trump and Scott Walker's Digital Strategy on Social Media, with Matthew Oczkowski
Snapchat and the Marco Rubio Campaign, with Eric Wilson
American Politics and Social Media, with Dr. Alan Rosenblatt
The French Elections and Social Media Part 2: Le Pen versus Macron and Predicting Election Outcomes, with Dr. Antoine Bevort
The French Elections and Social Media Part 1: What News are Citizens Sharing on Social Media?, with Daniel Fazekas
World Leaders on Instagram: Governing through Photography, Selfies, and Live Stories, with Matthias Luefkens
Dark Social Media like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and WeChat: What do they mean for Politics and Marketing?, with Paul Hurley
Social Media and Politics in Nigeria, with Yomi Kazeem
Challenging Nancy Pelosi for Congress: Social Media's Role in Grassroots Campaigning, with Preston Picus
Social Media and Anti-Corruption Protests in Romania, with the Facebook Page 'Corruption Kills'
The 2017 Dutch Elections and Political Campaigning on Social Media in the Netherlands, with Dr. Kristof Jacobs
"Last Night in Sweden": Responding to Donald Trump while Branding a Nation on Social Media, with Emma Randecker
The YouTube Algorithm and its Implication for Politics, with Matt Gielen
Social Media and Nonprofit Organizations Serving Immigrants in the United States, with Dr. Heath Brown
Bots and Computational Propaganda on Social Media, with Samuel Woolley
Twitter, ISIS, and Sentiment Analysis: Using Big Data to Measure Public Opinion about Terrorism, with Dr. Luigi Curini
2016 Year in Review: Bots, Fake News, and Campaigning on Snapchat, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten
Social Media and Political Youth Organizations in Denmark, with Emilie Demant
Digital Marketing on Social Media for Political Campaigns, with Chasen Campbell
Hillary for Prison and Instagram: Grassroots Campaigning through Memes, with Emily Longworth
E-Voting and Elections: How does it work in Estonia?, with Jason Kitcat
Öresundsrevolutionen and Facebook: Protesting Sweden's Border Controls on Social Media, with Niels Paarup-Petersen
Twitter and Political Debates: What Dual Screening means for Democracy and Political Participation, with Dr. Cristian Vaccari