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Dr. Jonathan Bright is a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, specializing in computational approaches to the social and political sciences. His research explores how digital technologies reshape political participation and how new data sources enhance governmental decision-making.
Research Interests: Focused on social media, political behavior, computational social science, and big data, Bright’s work addresses digital governance, algorithmic bureaucracy, and the dynamics of political fragmentation online. His empirical studies span open government data usage, crowdsourced geographical information, and the impact of neighborhood effects on data completeness.
Scientific Contributions:
- Leading studies on algorithmic governance in UK local authorities (2020)
- Investigating geodemographic biases in crowdsourced platforms like OpenStreetMap (2018)
- Mapping political fragmentation in social media ecosystems (2018)
Grants & Collaborations: Funded by UK taxpayers, ESRC, and Google, his work intersects with projects on vaccine misinformation, hate speech monitoring, and digital economies. Formerly held positions as Research Fellow and Research Associate at OII from 2013 to present.
