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2nd Annual Conference on Politics and Computational Social Science (PaCSS)

McCourt School of Public Policy Washington D.C, United States

“The data and methodologies available to social scientists have exploded with the emergence of vast archives of passive data collection, large scale online experimentation, and innovative uses of simulation.  These data are of a larger magnitude and methods are of a greater computational complexity than approaches that have dominated political science for the last 50 […]

Political Communication APSA Pre-Conference 2019: Media and Democracy in Troubled Times

George Washington University: School of Media & Public Affairs Washington D.C, Washington D.C

“Political Communication as a discipline has long been concerned with the interactions between media, citizens, and government. In 2019, both the media and democracy have fallen on hard times. We are facing hard questions about whether free speech can survive the rising tide of disinformation, whether a free press can sustain itself financially, and whether […]

American Political Science Association Annual Meeting

Washington Hilton Hotel Washington D.C., United States

“Join us for the 115th American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition, August 29 – September 1, 2019, in Washington, DC, to address the latest scholarship in political science while exploring the 2019 theme, “Populism and Privilege.”  APSA and the 2019 Program Chairs Amel Ahmed, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Christopher Sebastian Parker, University of Washington, […]

AI@Oxford Conference

Said Business School Oxford, United Kingdom

“The University of Oxford is hosting AI@Oxford, the institution’s first major international conference on Artificial Intelligence. A two-day 500-delegate event, AI@Oxford will showcase world-leading research, game changing technologies and the ground breaking innovative companies we’re creating here in the Oxford Cluster.”

Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FiFAfrica)

Ethiopian Skylight Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

“On September 23-26, 2019 the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) will host the sixth Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica). This landmark event convenes a spectrum of stakeholders from across the internet governance and online rights arenas in Africa and beyond to deliberate on gaps, concerns and opportunities for advancing […]

“Please do not include us”: Workshop on AI Ethics and Inclusion

Harvard Kennedy School Boston, MA, United States

“Inclusion in AI development? At what cost, and to whom? During this day-long workshop, we aim to look at and evaluate tensions around the development of AI technology, its social and political implications, and the unintended effects that diversity and inclusion in AI have on different groups. As has been evident, technology and inclusion efforts […]

National Institute for Civil Discourse Research Convening

“Voters are frustrated, worried, and angry with their leaders and ashamed of how our political process works these days. Heated rhetoric and a dramatic shift away from bipartisan collaboration pervade national politics, leaving us unable to solve the major challenges confronting our nation. NICD envisions elected officials who work collaboratively to tackle the big issues […]

Association of Internet Researchers Conference 2019 (#AoIR2019)

Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia

“The Association of Internet Researchers is pleased to announce Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia as the site of #AoIR2019. For only the second time in its history, the AoIR conference will cross the equator and be held in the southern hemisphere, returning to Brisbane and QUT where it was hosted in 2006. The conference […]

NULab Misinformation Speaker Series: Jaime Settle

Northeastern University Boston, MA, United States

Event featured image, but exclude link Event content “Please join us for a talk by Professor Jaime Settle, William & Mary: “Frenemies: How Social Media Polarizes America” Abstract: Why do Americans have such animosity for people who identify with the opposing political party? In this book, the author argues that in the context of increasing partisan […]

Disinformation and Elections in East and South East Asia: Digital Futures and Fragile Democracies

Columbia School of Journalism New York City, NY

Event Listing Header “A recent series of elections in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and indeed across Asia has highlighted the salience of digital media in political campaigns and insidious modes of electoral manipulation. This two-day workshop aims to gather evidence into the operations and impact of digital disinformation in the context of recent […]