The team DiCED at the University of Manchester are looking for a part-time contract Research Associate to help study digital campaigning in next year's Polish election. Knowledge of Polish politics and language v. helpful. linkedin.com/jobs/view/3332…

Just what is data-driven campaigning? In this new open access article, Andrew Barclay Rachel Gibson and I explore the definition of this term. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

📢JOB ALERT! We are hiring a full-time, fixed-term (12 months) research associate to work with us (Prof Rachel Gibson , Prof Ed Fieldhouse & myself) on the theme of "Democracy and Representation in the Digital Age". Deadline 6th March! jobs.manchester.ac.uk/displayjob.asp…

Submit to our new open access article collection The Future of Democracy, showcasing the latest Horizon funded research on the topic, led by Rachel Gibson, Andrea Rommeleand Esmeralda. For more info contact: Dr Amy Doffegnies: [email protected].

We're looking for Teaching Assistants to join us next academic year. 📅The deadline for applications is May 5 socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/about/people/t…

New call for papers - Exploring the Methodological Choices, Challenges and Solutions in working with New Data. A special Issue of methods data analysis, co-edited by Trent Buskirk and Rachel Gibson mda.gesis.org/index.php/mda/… Deadline for abstracts May 19

Good Morning #PSA23 goers! We've got some more excellent panels for you today. First up we have New Digital Methods in Policymaking, (9.30am), followed by Social Media & Politics (1.30pm). Both are sure to pose questions of where policy and politics are going next!

Social media is a powerful tool for political mobilization. Our new #openaccess issue explores how #socialmedia can be used to recruit citizens to participate in politics, and how citizens respond to mobilization appeals. Issue: shorturl.at/hvZ18 Main findings (🧶)

New DiCED article just out 'Are Online Political Influencers Accelerating Democratic Deconsolidation?' cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommun… Nice work team!

V pleased to announce latest DiCED paper published with my colleagues Esmeralda Bon and Andrea Rommele "Operationalizing data-driven campaigning: designing a new tool for mapping and guiding regulatory intervention" tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Digital technology is revolutionizing the way political parties compete for power and influence. ERC grantee Rachel Gibson The University of Manchester is exploring how social media and AI are transforming #electoral tactics and #democracy. 👉 europa.eu/!kyFPXm EU Justice European Parliament

Great to start the year with a new publication from the DiCED team of Gibson, Bon and Dommett. Our paper "I always feel like somebody's watching me" examining attitudes to microtargeting in the US is now available here journalqd.org/article/view/3…

I had the incredible honour of serving as the Master of Ceremonies at the inaugural global conference on Artificial Intelligence in Political Campaigns, held in Cape Town, South Africa this past week. With 130 delegates from almost 30 countries, I understand this event achieved

Today we’re announcing an £1.8m investment in smart data research projects across UK universities - congratulations to all the teams involved! #smartdata sdruk.ukri.org/2024/05/21/fun…

Rachel Gibson, Professor of Politics at the University of Manchester, joins our lineup of speakers for the Polaris Leadership Summit 2024! 🌟 Secure your spot at our conference in London, UK on June 21st. Register now 👉 polarissummit.com

📢“Online Political Influencers”! Join our interactive webinar w Rachel Gibson Rachel Gibson about her ERC project & her recent co-authored article about influencers cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommun… Wed June 19, 16:30 Israel, 14:30 UK, 15:30 CET & 9:30 ET, zoom: prd-erc.eu/events

And it’s a wrap for #BusinessMatters on ⁦BBC World Service⁩ with ⁦Rachel Gibson⁩ ⁦RahulT⁩ and ⁦James Wickham⁩ in the Salford studio …. Now have to decide whether to stay up and catch the results or catch some shut eye.

Really pleased to see our article on the 'network effects' model of online campaigning is now out. Huge thanks and shout out to my fantastic and inspiring co-authors - Ros, Cristian, Peter and Jahandar. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

An exciting job opportunity at the University of Manchester to work on the UKRI funded 'smart data' project DIGISURVOR. Linking DIGItal trace and SURVey data for Open Research jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

New report: "Academic Access to Social Media Data for the Study of Political Online Safety", w. Georgia Ben O'Loughlin: osf.io/preprints/soca… As new threats reach the social media environment, platforms continue to obstruct independent research. It’s time to act!