Elinor Carmi

Dr. Elinor Carmi is a Senior Lecturer in Data Politics and Social Justice at the Department of Sociology & Criminology, School of Policy and Global Affairs, City, University of London. She is also the Co-Director of the MSc Data, Policy and Society and serves as Associate Dean for Postgraduate Research. Her research sits at the intersection of data politics, digital rights, feminist media studies, and social justice, with a strong focus on data literacies, disinformation, and platform governance.

Dr. Carmi holds a PhD from Goldsmiths, University of London, an M.A. from Tel Aviv University, and a B.A. from College of Management Academic Studies, Israel. Her academic journey includes postdoctoral and teaching roles at the University of Liverpool, Royal Holloway, and Goldsmiths.

Her research interests span data citizenship, critical data studies, feminist critiques of digital consent, algorithmic accountability, and sound studies as a framework for understanding media power. She has developed key concepts such as processed listening and rhythmedia to analyze how platforms like Facebook engineer sociality and filter behavior. Her recent work emphasizes resistance to big tech, digital inclusion, and the development of societal immunity to misinformation.

Her publications and funded projects reveal a strong trend toward interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research. She has led and collaborated on major grants from UKRI, ESRC, Nuffield Foundation, and Google, focusing on digital living standards, fake news immunity, and responsible AI education. Her recent articles explore feminist epistemologies in media, cyber espionage (e.g., Pegasus), and the political use of chatbots.

• Expert Member, UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Technology Advisory Panel (2024–present)
• Trustee, Media and Information Literacy Alliance (2024–present)
• Open Fellow, Weizenbaum Institute (2024)
• Parliamentary Academic Fellow, POST (2021–2023)
• Academic Editor, Internet Policy Review

Dr. Carmi is an active public intellectual, advising organizations such as WHO, UNESCO, Amnesty International, and the Royal Society. She has testified before the UK House of Lords and contributed to high-impact policy reports, including the WHO’s Public Health Research Agenda for Managing Infodemics. She mentors PhD students and leads collaborative research teams focused on digital equity and resistance.

She is also involved in public engagement, frequently appearing in media and delivering talks at institutions like MIT. Her work bridges academia, policy, and activism, with a clear commitment to democratizing data and challenging structural inequalities in digital systems.