#574 Andreas Jungherr: Online Political Discourse, Digital Media and Politics, and Misinformation
RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 30th 2021.
Dr. Andreas Jungherr is Professor for Political Science with a focus on the Governance of Complex and Innovative Technical Systems at Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg. He examines the impact of digital media on politics and society. He has worked on the uses of digital media and technology by publics, political actors, and organizations in international comparison. He also addresses challenges for scientific research in reaction to digital change in order to realize opportunities emerging from new data sources and analytical approaches. In this, he has focused on harnessing the potential of digital methods and computational social science while addressing methodological challenges in its integration into the social sciences. He is the author of books like Retooling Politics: How Digital Media are Shaping Democracy, and Analyzing Political Communication with Digital Trace Data: The Role of Twitter Messages in Social Science Research.
In this episode, we talk about political discourse and political behavior, online and offline, and about online misinformation. We talk about how complicated it is to draw inferences about people’s political preferences and behavior from digital data, and how digital media have changed how political campaigns are done. We focus a lot on Twitter as a platform for research on politics. We also discuss the impact of online misinformation. We wrap things up with a positive evidence-based message for people who want to navigate the digital world without becoming cynical.
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Intro
Do social media change political discourse?
Have social media changed how politics is done?
Do online political ads and campaigns work?
Can we know people’s political preferences by studying their online behavior?
Twitter as a platform for research on politics
Online activism
The impact of online misinformation
Navigating the digital world without becoming cynical
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