Monday
July 11th (Room #5)
Morning
09.15-09.30
Welcome
Gianpietro Mazzoleni
09.30-10.45
Remarks and workshop “Publishing in Refereed Journals,” part 1
Patricia Moy
10.45-11.00
Coffee break
(Faculty’s Bar)
11.00-12.30
Sophie Lecheler (University of Vienna)
Lecture: “Toxicity, Negativity and Incivility in Political Discourse and what to do about it”
12.30-14.30
Lunch
(Babila Hostel, Via Conservatorio 2/A)
Afternoon
14.30-16.30
Frank Esser (University of Zurich)
Lecture: “Social Media and Populism – Insights from a Comparative International Perspective”
16.45-18.45
Presentations
(Rooms # 3 and #5)
Frank Esser
- Jose Afonso Biscaia
- Salma Bouchafra
- Willem Buyens
Sophie Lecheler
- Philipp Darius
- Gavin Ploger
- Martina Novotna
19.30
Welcome Dinner
(Buffet at BiancaMaria Restaurant – Viale Bianca Maria, 4)
TUESDAY
JULY 12TH (Room #5)
Morning
09.15-10.45
Phil Howard (University of Oxford)
Lecture: “Misinformation and the Global Information Environment”
10.45-11.00
Coffee break
(Faculty’s Bar)
11.00-12.30
Young Mie Kim (University of Wisconsin)
Lecture: “Digital Disinformation and Election Integrity: Research Problems, Empirical Investigation, and Policy Implications”
12.30-14.30
Lunch
Afternoon
14.30-16.30
Presentations
(Rooms # 3 and #5)
Young Mie Kim
- Pauline Claessens
- Job Allan Wefwafwa
- Sarah Rueller
Phil Howard
- Sophie Morosoli
- Xixuan Zhang
- Darian Harff
WEDNESDAY
JULY 13TH (Room #5)
Morning
09.15-10.45
Chris Anderson (University of Leeds)
Lecture: “The (Dis)informed Citizen: Fake News and Politics in a Partisan Age”
10.45-11.00
Coffee break
(Faculty’s Bar)
11.00-12.30
Regina Lawrence (University of Oregon)
Lecture: “The Disinformation Ecosystem and the Role of Journalism”
12.30-14.30
Lunch
Afternoon
14.30-15.30
Presentations
(Rooms # 3 and #5)
Chris Anderson
- Xudong Yu
- Tali Aharoni
Regina Lawrence
- Teresa Weikmann
- Mia Carbone
15.30
Free afternoon
THURSDAY
JULY 14TH (Room #5)
Morning
09.15-10.45
Claes DeVreese (University of Amsterdam)
Lecture: “The AI Democracy”
10.45-11.00
Coffee break
(Faculty’s Bar)
11.00-12.30
Ulrike Klinger (European University Viadrina)
Lecture: “Platforms, Power and Politics – How Algorithms Impact Political Communication”
12.30-14.30
Lunch
Afternoon
14.30-16.30
Presentations
(Rooms # 3 and #5)
Claes DeVreese
- Rasmus Schmøkel
- Katharina Ludwig
- Diego Garusi
Ulrike Klinger
- Marieke van Hoof
- Xiaotong Chu
- Felicia Loecherbach
FRIDAY
JULY 15TH (Room #5)
Morning
09.15-10.45
Peter Van Aelst (University of Antwerp)
Lecture: “Political Communication in the Time of Coronavirus”
10.45-11.00
Coffee break
(Faculty’s Bar)
11.00-12.30
Cristian Vaccari (University of Loughborough)
Lecture: “Social Media and Democracy in Comparative Perspective”
12.30-14.30
Lunch
Afternoon
14.30-16.30
Presentations
(Rooms # 3 and #5)
Peter Van Aelst
- Guadalupe Madrigal
- Ernesto de Leòn
- Rubén Rivas-de-Roca
Cristian Vaccari
- Junio Aglioti Colombini
- Olga Pasitselska
- Ayala Panievsky
SATURDAY
JULY 16TH (Room #5)
Morning
09.00- 12.00
Patricia Moy (University of Washington)
Workshop: “Publishing in Refereed Journals,” part 2
12.00-12.30
Conclusion of the School
12.30-14.00
Farewell lunch
(Buffet served in the Faculty’s Gardens)