Michael Bossetta

Michael Bossetta is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communication, Lund University, and a member of the LU Profile Area: Natural and Artificial Cognition. His research explores the intersection of social media and politics, focusing on electoral campaigns, disinformation, cyberattacks, Euroscepticism, and populism.

• Researcher, European Studies, Lund University
• Senior Lecturer, Department of Communication, Lund University

Bossetta emphasizes open-access research dissemination through his independently produced Social Media and Politics Podcast, which has exceeded 200,000 downloads across 150+ countries since its 2016 launch. He critiques traditional academic publishing timelines while advocating for public engagement with scholarly work.

His empirical studies span the European Union and United States, analyzing how politicians and citizens utilize social media platforms to reshape democratic processes and power dynamics between governments, media, and civil society.