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Jozie NummiView profile

Assistant Professor

• Racial and Ethnic Relations
• Sociology of Policing
• Social Movements
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Jozie Nummi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Communication Studies at Bemidji State University. She holds a doctoral degree, graduating in August 2022. Her research focuses on the intersection of collective identity, online communication, and political participation, with a particular emphasis on social media's role in protests and social movements. Her dissertation, 21st Century Protests in Ferguson, Missouri: Social Media Impact on Protest Communication , examines the dynamics between Twitter users, protest police, and news media during the 2014 Ferguson protests. She also investigates trolling behaviors by white men as a collective phenomenon driven by social networks and opinion leaders. Her research contributes to new media studies, race theory, social movement studies, and gender studies. She has co-authored a forthcoming article in Sociological Forum . Key research interests include racial and ethnic relations, policing sociology, gender dynamics, and new media technologies. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis of digital activism and societal inequality. Dr. Nummi is affiliated with Bemidji State University’s Department of Sociology and Communication Studies. She maintains a personal website and can be contacted via email at jozie.nummi@bemidjistate.edu.

Courtney BlackingtonView profile

Assistant Professor

• Protest Movements
• Conspiracy Theories
• Democratic Backsliding
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Courtney Blackington is Teaching Assistant Professor and Academic Advisor specializing in comparative politics at University of Pittsburgh. Her research examines emotional and social drivers of protest movements, with particular focus on abortion rights mobilization in Central Europe. Serves on Faculty Advisory Board for Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies. Research investigates: Conspiracy theories in democratic erosion Religious socialization in political mobilization Emotional triggers for protest participation Transnational movement networks Publications analyze protests against democratic backsliding in Poland, with fieldwork supported by Fulbright and Title VIII grants. Teaching includes Politics of East Central Europe and Comparative Politics.

Danielle BradyView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Environmental Humanities
• Cultural Value of the Environment
• Communication Technology and Community
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Dr. Danielle Brady is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Edith Cowan University's School of Arts and Humanities, specializing in environmental humanities, communication technology, and cultural values of the environment. She holds a PhD from The University of Queensland (1992) and a Master of Arts in Science and Technology Studies from Deakin University (2000). Her research focuses on community-led environmental management, disaster communication, and the cultural significance of wetlands. She has been recognized with the ECU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2007) and an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation Award (2007). Brady’s work spans academic publications, exhibitions, and collaborative projects such as the 'Reimagining Perth's Lost Wetlands' initiative and the FireWatch satellite communication redesign. She has supervised over a dozen research students, including studies on diasporic cultural engagement with nature and media representations of China. Her professional affiliations include the Australia and New Zealand Environmental History Network and the Association for the Study of Literature, Environment & Culture. Key research projects include a $215,982 ARC Linkage Grant for enhancing bushfire communication tools and a $35,947 ECU grant for wetland cultural studies. Her articles address topics like alcohol industry discourse, children’s online safety, and the Roe Highway protest’s spatial dynamics. Brady also serves as an Assessor for the Australian Research Council.

Hedy GreijdanusView profile

Assistant Professor

• Social Psychology
• Online Group Behavior
• Collective Action
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Dr. Hedy Greijdanus is an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences. She specializes in understanding how online behaviors, humor, and social norms influence collective action and conflict dynamics. Currently serving as Coordinator for master internships in Applied Social Psychology and Treasurer of the ASPO (Dutch Social Psychology Association), her work bridges academic research with practical policy applications. Her research focuses on digital activism, conflict escalation/de-escalation, and the role of humor in public health campaigns. Notable projects include analyzing how memes and biblical references mobilize humanitarian efforts, measuring global gender equality intentions, and developing intervention strategies for online violence prevention. She has collaborated on over 30 peer-reviewed publications and contributed to media discussions on slacktivism, meta's content moderation, and pandemic-era social behaviors. Greijdanus holds a unique position in linking social psychology to real-world issues, with recent activities including organizing the 2024 ASPO conference and advising the Dutch Ministry of Justice on online violence prevention strategies. Her interdisciplinary approach combines quantitative and qualitative methods to address complex societal challenges.

• Psychosocial Impact
• Disaster Psychology
• Public Health
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Dr. H.B. (Babet) Kanis is a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Groningen's Department of Social Psychology within the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences. Her work focuses on psychosocial impacts of environmental crises, particularly the Groningen gas-extraction crisis, chronic disaster effects, and community resilience. Her research integrates qualitative and quantitative methodologies to assess health outcomes, housing damage consequences, and policy effectiveness. Education: Holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Groningen. Research interests include disaster psychology, public health in crisis contexts, and sociological analyses of vulnerable populations. Research Themes Psychosocial impact of gas extraction on communities Health consequences of induced earthquakes and housing damage Resilience strategies in disaster-affected populations Policy evaluations for crisis management Public opinion dynamics in environmental crises Her publications emphasize longitudinal studies (e.g., Gronings Perspectief series) and collaborations with multidisciplinary teams. Key projects address aging populations' vulnerability, youth health during pandemics, and qualitative insights into entrepreneurial adaptation during crises. Active in the Social Psychology expertise group, she contributes to interdisciplinary teams addressing societal challenges like environmental disasters and public health crises.

Philipp Matthias LutscherView profile

Research Fellow

• Online Censorship
• Propaganda
• Authoritarian Regimes
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Philipp Matthias Lutscher is a Research Fellow at the University of Oslo's Department of Political Science and a non-resident fellow at the Digital Democracy Lab (University of Zurich). He specializes in the intersection of comparative politics, political communication, and quantitative methods, focusing on digital technologies used by authoritarian regimes, including online censorship, propaganda, and indoctrination. His work also examines how such strategies are increasingly adopted in democracies. Lutscher holds a PhD from the University of Konstanz (2020), an MSc from the University of Essex (2016), and prior degrees from Konstanz. His affiliations include the ELDAR project (Emergence, Life, and Demise of Autocratic Regimes) and the Digital Society Initiative. Key research interests include cyber operations, information control in autocracies, and contentious politics. He has published in journals such as the British Journal of Political Science , Comparative Political Studies , and Journal of Peace Research . Recent work explores the effectiveness of hard propaganda in democracies and the resilience of news websites under censorship. His projects include global datasets on education policies and analyses of communication patterns during protests. Lutscher teaches courses on comparative politics and research design. His grants and collaborations span institutions like the Excellence Cluster 'Politics of Inequality' (Konstanz) and the Social Science Research Council. He co-leads projects on digital contention and indoctrination, emphasizing interdisciplinary methods to study autocratic strategies in the digital age.

Alexia KatsanidouView profile

Professor

• Political attitudes
• Political Representation in the EU
• European Crisis
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Alexia Katsanidou serves as Full Professor in Empirical Social Science at the Institute of Sociology and Social Psychology within the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne. Concurrently, she holds the position of Scientific Director at the Data Archive for the Social Science, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, a role she has maintained since June 2018 following her interim directorship from 2015-2018. Education: PhD in Politics, University of Essex (2008) MA in Comparative Democratization, University of Essex (2003) BA in International and European Economic and Political Studies, University of Macedonia, Greece (2002) Abitur, German School of Thessaloniki (1998) Research Focus: Katsanidou investigates political attitudes, EU representation dynamics, crisis impacts on national politics, voting behavior, radicalization processes, and research data management infrastructure. Her work critically examines how economic crises like the Eurocrisis reshape political spaces and party systems, particularly through the lens of Greek politics, while exploring the interplay between political values and radicalization pathways. She also pioneers empirical studies on data-sharing practices among social scientists. Publication Trends: Her 2013-2018 research output reveals a concentrated focus on European political crises and data infrastructure. Key themes include the Eurocrisis's transformation of national political landscapes, multilevel EU representation mechanisms, diverse political participation modes during economic turmoil, and systemic challenges in social science data management. These works predominantly appear in high-impact political science journals like European Journal of Political Research (IF 2.508) and European Union Politics . Scientific Awards: No awards documented in source material Professional Leadership: Katsanidou directs critical research infrastructure at GESIS while maintaining active empirical research. Her career trajectory shows progressive responsibility in data infrastructure management since 2010, complementing her academic research on European political dynamics. The source material does not specify grant funding details or student supervision activities. Research Ecosystem: She operates at the intersection of two major institutions: the University of Cologne's sociology institute and GESIS's national data archive. This dual affiliation positions her uniquely to bridge empirical political research with data curation practices, influencing both academic scholarship and research infrastructure development in European social sciences.

• Psychology
• Theology
• Substance Abuse
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Friedrich Unterrainer is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Protestant Theology , specifically affiliated with the Department of Practical Theology and Psychology of Religion . His research bridges psychology, theology, and addiction studies, focusing on the interplay between attachment theory , addictive behaviors , and mental health . Key research areas include: Addictive Behavior (substance abuse, gaming disorders) Attachment Theory (anxiety, security, dissociative symptoms) Clinical Psychology (psychopathology, emotion regulation) Neuroimaging (fMRI, resting-state connectivity) Recent publications highlight the role of insecure attachment in exacerbating addictive tendencies , using fMRI and clinical samples to explore neural correlates. His work aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to mental health and well-being.

• Political Communication
• Media and Politics
• Digital Media
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Anastasia Veneti is an Associate Professor at Bournemouth University's Faculty of Media and Communication, specializing in the intersection of media and politics. With a background in Political Science and Communication Studies, she holds a BA (Goldsmiths), MA (City University), Higher Diploma in Public Relations (London PR), and PhD (University of Athens). Before joining Bournemouth, she worked at the University of Leicester and in Greece, with professional experience as a market research analyst, communication consultant for political campaigns, and Hellenic Parliament advisor. BA (Hons) in Politics with Economics (Goldsmiths College, University of London) MA in Communication Policy Studies (City University) PhD in Political Advertising (University of Athens) Her research focuses on political communication, social movements, digital media, and visual political rhetoric. She examines protest imagery, digital campaigning, and the role of art in political expression, with empirical studies on photojournalism and social media dynamics. Her recent publications analyze the visual branding of movements like Generation Identity and the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement. Key trends in her 15 most recent articles (2019-2024) include comparative analyses of populist visual communication, digital strategies in Greek elections, protest aesthetics, and media framing of social movements. She explores intersections of Twitter journalism, alternative media structures, and symbolic resistance in global contexts. Best Paper Prize (Academy of Marketing) Best Paper in Critical Marketing Track (Academy of Marketing) Higher Education Academy Fellow She supervises PhD students in topics like humanitarian media coverage, religion-politics interplay in Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia's image construction. Grants include FMC QR funding for Greek social media political communication research. Veneti co-edits journals like Journal of Visual Political Communication and Visual Political Communication , and participates in networks like EuCamp2019 and DigiWorld. She also contributes to media outlets (Kathimerini, New York Times) and public engagement initiatives (Delphi Economic Forum, Media Reform Coalition).

• Data Journalism
• Data Visualization
• Audience Analysis
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Ilo Alexandre is an Assistant Professor at Lusófona University and holds visiting assistant professor positions at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa and Universidade Europeia. He serves as a research scientist at CICANT (Lusófona University) and is a research member at iNOVA Media Lab (ICNOVA) and UT Austin's Computational Media Lab. Education: Ph.D. in Digital Media (specializing in Journalism) from Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UT Austin Program), Portugal Master's in Novos Media e Práticas Web Bachelor's in Comunicação Social - Jornalismo His research focuses on data journalism and audience interaction with data visualizations in news media, combined with digital methods for innovative media analysis. Key areas include performance evaluation of data-driven journalism, historical development of data journalism in Portugal, and contemporary social media dynamics in political communication. Recent publications (2020-2025) reveal three dominant trends: computational analysis of social media during global events (World Cup, protests), data visualization performance metrics in journalism, and historical studies of data journalism in 19th century Portuguese press. His work spans Portuguese media contexts with increasing focus on TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter analytics. Scientific awards: None mentioned in the provided text. Advising and grants: No information about students or research funding in the source material. Research labs: CICANT (Communication and Society Research Centre) at Lusófona University iNOVA Media Lab (ICNOVA) Computational Media Lab at UT Austin

• International Relations
• Conflict Prevention
• Civil War Dynamics
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PD Dr. Witold Mucha is a researcher at the Department of Political Science (Politik III) at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences , Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf. He specializes in International Relations , Conflict Prevention , and the Political Economy of War and Peace , with a focus on comparative analysis of civil wars in Latin America and global governance challenges.

• Criminology
• Criminal Law
• Penitentiary Law
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MARIA VICENTA CERVELLO DONDERIS is a Professor at the Faculty of Law , Universitat de València, with research conducted at the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Science (ICCP) DERPEligro Research group on Dangerousness She holds a doctorate from Universitat de València with a thesis on La reeducación y reinserción social a través de la pena privativa de libertad en el ordenamiento jurídico español (1990). Research Interests: Specializing in Criminal Law and Penitentiary Law , her work focuses on Criminal dangerousness and behavioral prognosis Gender violence legal frameworks Penal mediation systems Animal protection legislation Prison reform and human rights She has developed www.uv.es/legalskills for autonomous legal education through simulation tools and video resources. Academic Contributions: Key publications analyze 2015 Spanish Penal Code reforms Women's prison systems Passive resistance and police violence Penal treatment programs Juvenile justice principles Her 2020 work La tutela penal de los animales examines evolving animal cruelty legislation.

Kirsten W KininmonthView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Accounting History
• Business History
• Management Accounting
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Dr. Kirsten W Kininmonth is a Senior Lecturer in the Accounting & Finance department at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow. She joined the institution in 2002 after earning her Bachelor of Accountancy with Honours from the University of Paisley and completing her PhD in 2003. Teaching: Undergraduate courses in Management Accounting, Accounting & Business History Research: Historical analysis of accounting practices and business structures in Scottish industries Leadership: Senior Advisor of Studies, BAcc Admissions Officer, Level One Co-ordinator Her research explores: Accounting history (textile, shipbuilding, locomotive industries) Business history (organizational evolution, managerial hierarchies) Weber’s Protestant Work Ethic in Scottish entrepreneurship Family business dynamics and management accounting pedagogy Publications span 1980s-2020s with recurring themes: Historical cost accounting systems (J&P Coats Ltd, Anderson & Robertson Ltd) Institutional influences on financial practices Path dependence in industrial decline Archival research methodologies Interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks (Foucault, Weber) Leadership & Editorial Roles: Editorial Board, Scottish Business and Industrial History Journal Executive Committee, Business Archives Council of Scotland Reviewer for multiple accounting/business history journals Academic Networks: Member, Academy of Accounting Historians Member, Association of Business Historians Member, Paisley Centre for Business & Industrial History Active in international conferences (USA, UK, Portugal)

Davide CantoniView profile

Professor

• Political Economy
• Economic History
• Institutional Change
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Professor Davide Cantoni holds the position of Chair of Economics and Economic History at the Department of Economics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich). He has been affiliated with LMU since 2011 and currently leads the ERC-funded projects 'Demand for Democracy' and 'The City Rising.' His work focuses on political economy, economic history, and institutional change, particularly in Germany before 1900 and modern Hong Kong. Research Interests: Political Economy of democratization and mass movements Historical institutional and cultural change Micro-level analysis of urban social mobility (Munich 1840–1914) Publications: His recent work uses experimental methods to study protest participation dynamics in Hong Kong, revealing strategic interactions and persistent activism driven by social networks. He also explores historical topics like fiscal capacity in medieval Europe and identity formation through first names. Awards: 2019 Gossen Prize for excellence in economics. Editorial roles include Review of Economic Studies and American Economic Review. Board member of European Economic Association. Grants: ERC Starting Grant (2017–2022) and ERC Consolidator Grant (ongoing). Organized workshops on democracy demand and critical junctures in real-time research.

Dali YangView profile

Professor

• Chinese Politics
• Comparative Politics
• Political Economy of Development
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Dali Yang is the William Claude Reavis Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, holding dual appointments in the Department of Political Science and The College. His expertise spans Chinese politics, governance, and political economy, with a focus on state-society dynamics, regulatory frameworks, and crisis management. He earned his Ph.D. from Princeton University and has held leadership roles including Founding Director of the University of Chicago Center in Beijing and Chair of the Political Science Department. Education: B.S., Beijing Science and Technology University; Ph.D., Princeton University Research interests include pandemic governance (evident in his 2024 book on Wuhan's COVID-19 crisis), environmental regulation, and the historical roots of political radicalism in China's Great Leap Famine. Yang's work bridges academic rigor with policy impact, addressing topics like zero-COVID strategies, generational governance challenges, and US-China geopolitical tensions. His recent articles analyze China's regulatory paradoxes—from blood safety scandals to environmental enforcement—while his leadership roles reflect engagement with both academic and policy communities. Collaborative projects include directing Shandong University's Institute of Governance and advising the Paulson Institute.