We are delighted to issue a call for papers for a special issue of Media and Communications (IF 3.043) on the topic: ‘Data-Driven Campaigning in a Comparative Context: Toward a 4th Era of Political Communication?’ As part of this special issue, we are convening a workshop at the University of Manchester on Friday 13th October. … Continue reading Call for Paper & Workshop in Manchester 13th October 2023
NORFACE Governace mid-term conference 2022

From 22-24 September 2022 the NORFACE Governance mid-term conference took place at the University of Vienna. Many DATADRIVEN consortia members travelled to Austria to share their expertise on data-driven campaigns. Early-Career skill session & kick-off Before the official start of the mid-term conference, the DATADRIVEN early-career scholars took part in a workshop on "Theory development … Continue reading NORFACE Governace mid-term conference 2022
Second offline meeting in Sheffield

1,5 years since the start of the DATADRIVEN project had to pass until team-members were finally able to meet their colleagues from the UK. The DATADRIVEN Team spent two days in April 2022 at the Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences in Sheffield. Our hosts, Kate and Andrew, did a fantastic job to welcome our … Continue reading Second offline meeting in Sheffield
AAA Conference 2022

March 24–27, 2022. The first OFFLINE conference for DATADRIVEN members Selina Noetzel (PhD candidate), Alice Binder, and Jörg Matthes after two long years of abstinence. The verdict: virtual conferences cannot compete with on-site experiences! Selina Noetzel presented the paper “How to Avoid Targeted Campaign Ads. Predicting Reactive and Preventive Avoidance Behaviors toward Targeted Political Advertising” … Continue reading AAA Conference 2022
ETMAAL conference 2022

©Vrije Universiteit Brussel Press (https://press.vub.ac.be/en/media) On 10-11 February 2022 The conference for Dutch and Belgian communication science scholars took place: ETMAAL van de Communicatiewetenschap. The conference, organized by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, focused on “Diversity, Democracy & Communication”. Two DATADRIVEN PhD candidates associated with the University of Amsterdam, Sophie Minihold, and Xiaotong Chu presented their … Continue reading ETMAAL conference 2022
First offline meeting in Amsterdam

from left to right: Selina Noetzel, Sophie Minihold, Xiaotong Chu, Sanne Kruikemeier, Claes de Vreese, Jörg Matthes, Rens Vliegenthart, and Sophie Lecheler On 18 November 2021, the first offline team meeting for the DATADRIVEN project was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This was a hybrid meeting where most of the team members from Amsterdam and … Continue reading First offline meeting in Amsterdam
International Journal of Press/Politics Virtual Conference 2021

From 13-16 September 2021, the seventh conference of the International Journal of Press/Politics took place. This virtual conference was organized by Cristian Vaccari (Editor-in-Chief of IJPP and Director of the Centre for Research in Communication & Culture at Loughborough University). The conference focused on the relationship between media and political processes around the world. DATADRIVEN … Continue reading International Journal of Press/Politics Virtual Conference 2021
Our project in the media

Dutch citizens were called to elect the members of the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) on 15-17 March 2021. We examined tracking Facebook ads in the 2021 Dutch elections to get a better understanding of political ads circulating on social media in the run-up to the Dutch general elections. Furthermore, we examined the impact of political … Continue reading Our project in the media
Kick-off of our project!

Today marks the kick-off of our DATADRIVEN project! You can find our team members here.