Emma Hoes

Dr. Emma Hoes is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich. She holds a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. Her research focuses on digital technologies' impact on information ecosystems, with emphasis on AI, misinformation, and content moderation. She is involved in the ERC-funded PRODIGI project and the Digital Democracy Lab. Her work challenges alarmist views on AI and disinformation, emphasizing evidence-based interventions.

Key research themes include the effectiveness of misinformation countermeasures, AI governance, and the societal implications of social media. She employs experimental methods (surveys, field experiments) and computational social science approaches. Recent publications explore platform governance, media literacy, and policy U-turns.

Teaching: She instructs the course Agenda Setting and the Media: Framing the Political Debate at UZH. Professional contributions include non-academic chapters on media polarization and conspiracy theories, plus media appearances in Phys, Algemeen Dagblad, and Dutch radio.

Her work appears in top journals like Nature Human Behavior, Political Communication, and European Political Science Review. Ongoing projects examine AI-generated news engagement, conspiracy theory prevalence, and experimental methodological dilemmas.