Research

My research examines social media and campaigning in contemporary democracies. My interests cover the following areas:

Political parties
Political campaigning
Digital technology
Political advertising
Targeted advertisements
Facebook campaigning
Facebook data access
Party ideology
Social media
Traditional campaigning
Content Analysis

At the moment I am continuing my PhD upon the use of Facebook. With several research papers under construction. Below is some of my academic and journalistic output, alongside their domain for access.

Journalism

Facebook is restricting search results – is this taking transparency seriously April 11, 2018 2.08pm BST – https://theconversation.com/facebook-is-restricting-search-results-is-this-taking-transparency-seriously-9476

Facebook risks starting a war on knowledge August 17, 2018 10.42am BST – https://theconversation.com/facebook-risks-starting-a-war-on-knowledge-101646

Conference presentations

Is it party leader pages or party pages that matter most on UK Facebook? Presentation given at the 2019 PSA Conference, Nottingham.

Researching Facebook in troubled times. Presentation given at the 2018 SWDTP Conference, Bristol.

Facebook and Big Data: Has it changed party campaigning in Britain forever? Presentation given at the 2016 EPOP Conference, Canterbury.

Academic Papers in construction

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