CfP - What Matters? The Politics of Narrating War. Workshop run by @AdamBLerner Alister Miskimmon & my MWC Journal. At UMass Lowell next May. Abstracts to us by 15 Nov. Read the CfP here: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2023…

Congratulations to our PhD student Scott Downham for passing your viva, with the thesis: How Few Citizens are Socialised into Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers, and the Implications for Democracy. Great work! 🎉🎊RHUL Politics and IR newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2023…

Climate Politics: How Vulnerable States Communicate On Climate Finance - a difficult topic, and a new piece by our MSc student Prachi Chitre newpolcom RHUL Politics and IR. Read here: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2024…

The book Strategic Narrative has been translated into Chinese and is now published: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2024…

New EU Horizon grant for Andreu Casas! “"WHAT-IF": Advanced Simulations for Testing the Effect of the Information Environment”. Details here: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2024…

Nice talk from our new PhD student Henry Snowball RHULDoctoralSchool conference. How does the state gain public consent for coercive policy when we shouldn’t really consent to coercion? A hugely politically relevant issue today! RHUL Politics and IR newpolcom

Join us! Call for Papers: #Hubris in International Relations 6 Jan deadline for your abstracts A #BISA2025 preconference at Queen's University Belfast 🎓 16-17 June 2025. Message Ben O'Loughlin if you've got a query. Co-organised with Alister Miskimmon & Adam Lerner. newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2024…

Congratulations to Dr Andrew Lo for passing his PhD! Thanks to co-supervisor Jinghan Zeng and host RHUL Politics and IR. Details of his PhD on China's strategic narrative and China's use of host diplomacy are here: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

A new PhD! Well done Domenico Galimi, whose thesis on Evolutionary Narratives of Terrorism passed the evaluation of Elisa Orofino and Andrew Silke. Details of his thesis here: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

Our centre's response to Ofcom's call for evidence on online safety -- some things can be done: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

Trolls vs Elves, a new interactive documentary by our PhD student Aleks Rydzkowska RHUL Politics and IR - choose which side you're on, and dive in: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

Talk this Thursday 5pm Shilling Lecture Theatre: Dr Ashton Kingdon on The World White Web: Uncovering the Hidden Meanings of Online Far-Right Propagandawww.newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful Algorithms Evidence we presented to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, House of Commons, UK Parliament by andres casas Georgia Dagher and Ben O'Loughlin RHUL Politics and IR is now published: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidenc…

Do platforms control our future? New review article by Ben O'Loughlin published in the International Journal of Press/Politics: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

The Left and Digital Politics, Marco Guglielmo Tuesday 11 March, 17.00-19.00 Moore Annex Lecture Theatre - come along! newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

Webinar w/ Ben O'Loughlin & Alister Miskimmon about AI, public diplomacy and strategic narrative 25 March - do join. newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

Society for Terrorism Research 7-8 July annual conference Royal Holloway, 11 April abstract deadline. Details: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

Ouroboros: The Infinite Loop of Media, Democracy, and Diplomacy - Ben O'Loughlin in Vienna 8-10 April: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

Is truth relevant in world politics? O'Loughlin at the University of Edinburgh 29 April - register here: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…

We host a workshop on Content Moderation, Free Speech and Platform Governance 21-22 May 2025, for invited policymakers and researchers: newpolcom.rhul.ac.uk/npcu-blog/2025…