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Emma Hoes is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Zurich's Department of Political Science, affiliated with the ERC-funded PRODIGI project and the Digital Democracy Lab. She holds a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence. Her research examines digital technologies' impact on information ecosystems, emphasizing the unintended consequences of misinformation interventions. She employs experimental methods and computational social science approaches.
Education: PhD in Political and Social Sciences (European University Institute), MA/BA details not stated.
Research focuses on misinformation dynamics, AI ethics, social media governance, and media literacy. Notable findings include the trade-offs between fact-checking and public skepticism, and the disproportionate media attention toward misinformation risks. Her work appears in journals like Nature Human Behavior and Political Communication.
Grants/Projects: Involved in PRODIGI (ERC-funded), Digital Democracy Lab. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations, including AI-generated news impact studies and social media platform analyses.
Labs/Teams: Core member of Digital Democracy Lab at UZH. Engages in experimental research platforms like TOD (Tool for Online Discussions).
