Stephanie Diepeveen

Dr. Stephanie Diepeveen is a Senior Lecturer in Global Digital Politics at King’s College London’s Department of Digital Humanities, part of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities. She holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has prior affiliations with institutions including RAND Europe, UKRI, and ODI. Her research focuses on digital infrastructure geopolitics, mis/disinformation, and African digitalisation, emphasizing Global South perspectives.

• Current roles: Senior Research Associate at Jesus College Cambridge, Research Associate at ODI, and Expert with StateUp
• Teaching: Undergraduate/postgraduate courses on digital politics, decolonisation, African politics, and media sociology

Her research explores how digital technologies shape power dynamics in conflict zones and developing regions. Notable projects include an ESRC grant on language and conflict in Africa, leadership of ODI’s Digital Societies Initiative (2021-2024), and co-chairing the G20 T20 Taskforce on digital futures under India’s 2023 presidency. She actively collaborates with African and Global South institutions like the University of the Witwatersrand and Somali Public Agenda.

Recent policy contributions include co-authoring G20 briefs on inclusive digital public infrastructure and Brazil’s interoperability frameworks. Her work bridges academia and practice through participatory methods involving civil society and local media actors.