Emma van der Goot

Emma van der Goot is Assistant Professor in the Political Communication & Journalism program within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. Her research examines the coarsening of political debate, disinformation dynamics, and conflict framing in political communication.

Van der Goot investigates how political actors strategically employ conflict frames in digital environments and how journalists perceive misinformation responsibilities. Her recent work analyzes online political advertising, disinformation rhetoric using expert appeals, and journalist-politician relationships in the disinformation era. Methodological approaches include frame analysis, experimental designs, and qualitative interviews with media professionals and politicians.