Did you know that CARP will have the fifth international conference soon?! Save the dates on your calendar on March 20-23 2025! We will announce a theme for Call for Papers later, please stay tuned!

🚨The #CFP for our fifth biennial conference is now live. CARP V: Gender, Power, and Politics in Character Assassination. Read more here: carpresearchlab.org/carp-2025-conf…

We are so excited to announce that we have signed a contract with Amsterdam University Press for a book series on #CharacterAssassination. Read more about the series here: aup.nl/en/series/stud…

We at CARP hope you're thinking about your submissions already!

My piece in The Conversation: "GOP attacks against Kamala Harris were already bad – they are about to get worse." theconversation.com/gop-attacks-ag…

We're already looking forward to seeing Scandalogy 5, too! Eric Shiraev and Sergei A Samoilenko represented CARP at that conference this past spring.

You know we have a book series with Amsterdam Univ Press, right? If you're working on a book about #CharacterAssassination, submit a proposal! aup.nl/en/series/stud…

The Debate on Tuesday made it evident that personal character jabs, though lacking in political substance, can be effective. KH won the debate by strategically poking at Trump, who, in turn, became increasingly incoherent, possibly out of frustration. CARP Lab

New on the blog this week: #characterassassination in the Philippines. Read it here: carpresearchlab.org/2024/09/25/pan…

We're hosting a webinar on the upcoming elections sharing some of our research on #characterassassination. Featuring Eric Shiraev, Martijn Icks, Dr. Jennie Keohane ☕️, and Farah Latif. Register to join us on 10/18 at 11am (New York). eventbrite.com/e/webinar-char…

📢Join us for a #webinar on Friday, October 18th at 11am featuring CARP’s core faculty members — Dr. Shiraev, Dr. Samoilenko, Dr. Icks, and Dr. Keohane. Make sure to register for the event! #characterassasination #USAElections

Have you registered for Friday's election-themed webinar? Join the CARP Team talking about character assassination (and actual assassination) at 11am EST. eventbrite.com/e/webinar-char…

At CARP we argue that "character attacks" target individuals, not companies or institutions (contrary to what our great colleagues at Oxford at the Centre for Corporate Reputation suggest)... Yet the debate floor is open. A great article for starters: noahpinion.blog/p/a-nobel-for-…

📢 CARP is hosting Marijana Grbeša, a professor at the University of Zagreb in Croatia and Fullbright scholar at George Mason University. She will be giving a lecture about her work on politics in the age of social media entertainment on Wednesday, November 13th. Don’t miss it!!

The University of Amsterdam has just released a YouTube video with Alex Nai on negative campaigning in the US election. You may find it interesting: youtu.be/g-Vfijlz3HE

Our webinar on Character Attacks in US Elections is now on YouTube! The discussion featured the core CARP faculty members as well as the amazing Farah Latif. Check it out!! youtu.be/IQBIuPLjKhY?si…

📢 Join us for a #webinar on Friday, December 13th at 11:30AM with Marijana Grbesa, a professor at the University of Zagreb in Croatia and Fullbright scholar at George Mason University. The lecture will be on politics in the age of social media. Make sure to tune in!

Don’t forget to register for the upcoming webinar! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ eventbrite.com/e/webinar-the-…

Did you miss last week’s webinar on politics and pop culture featuring Marijana Grbesa? It’s now available on YouTube! youtu.be/ZgfZRfmDslo?si…

Mark your calendars! CARP’s 5th international conference on Gender, Power, and Politics in Character Assassination is approaching. Check out the link to learn more about the event and how to register! chss.gmu.edu/articles/21811