Schedule
Click and scroll below to discover the programme of events for the conference International Public and Political Communications in Times of Crises and Uncertainty.
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Monday 22 March
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10-11am
Keynote address
The challenge and opportunities of public and political communication in the 21st century
Alastair Campbell
Former New Labour campaign strategist
11am-12 noon
Guest lecture 1
Tackling disinformation, 'fake-news' and conspiracy theories
Shayan Sardarizahdeh
BBC Dinsinformation Unit
2pm
Guest lecture 2
Cambridge Analytica and the Digital Influence Industry
Emma L Briant
Bard College, New York, and author of Propaganda and Counterterrorism: Strategies for Global Change -
Tuesday 23 March
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9-11am
Student workshop on speechwriting and political performance
Philip Collins
Tony Blair’s chief speechwriter and director of speechwriting and political communications
Asynchronous screening/activity
Screening/streaming
Katharina Gellein Viken & Charles Kriel’s People You May Know (2021)
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Wednesday 24 March
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Discussion groups
9-10:30am Group A
Lucy Birge
Xiaoyu Xu: 'Is there a feminization trend for voters in public sphere?'
Yiqun Wang: 'Exploring online reactions of Chinese and UK students to images related to the #MeToo movement in 2020'
Christos Kranakis: 'Media Framing and The Uprise of the Far-right Parties in Europe'
Lucas Jonathan Mentken: 'Political campaigning in less than 280 words: Comparing political leaders’ use of Twitter ahead of the 2019 UK and 2020 US election'
Jacob Mouritsen: 'Sorry, not sorry: Are politicians actually sorry, when they apologise?'
Group B
Pawel Surowiec
Rosie Bell: 'Framing rebellion: environmental protest through the dual filter of mainstream news and social media'
Alexandra Stuart: 'The representation of abortion and US print media impact on public opinion'
Shuang Zhang: 'Trump’s attempts to incite his supporters to question election results in Twitter'
Rochelle Blakeman: 'Censorship through "soft power": Examining subtle attempts by political groups to control political discourse'
Songjun Yang: 'The Covid-19 Pandemic: How does the government use social media to refute rumours effectively during an emergency'11am-12:30pm Group C
Sara McConnell
Bryony Hiscock: 'An analysis of the linguistic tools used by the British press to describe Syrian refugees'
Yile Wang: 'An analysis of the changing public opinion on Chinese social media and its influence during Covid-19'
Nojoud Shraim: 'Hasbara 2.0 propaganda and the international public opinion'
Leyi OuYang: 'Turning former president of America Donald Trump into internet memes: the political and apolitical aspects of Chinese netizens’ attention'
Qianwen Wu: 'Reflecting on the relationship between the government, the public, and Twitter through Covid-19'
Group D
Pawel Surowiec
Xiaolin Du: 'Comparing images of female politicians in the media, specifically Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May'
He Gong: 'Expressing prejudice and strengthening political positions: A framing analysis of the discourse of the US mainstream media of China's Covid-19 epidemic'
Li Yao: 'Personal characteristics of candidates affecting voter support in election activities'
Yingshi Huang: 'The 2019 Hong Kong protest in Apple Daily and People's Daily in Beijing: A framing and discursive analysis'
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Thursday 25 March
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Discussion groups
9-10:30am
Group E
Jared Ahmad
Miao Wang: 'Is "Slacktivism" spreading on Chinese social media?: Chinese youth identities and political expression on social media'
Hang Dai: 'Researching the strategy of grassroots environmental NGOs on China's mainstream social media platforms'
Sihua Wang: 'Weibo's reinforcement of patriotic sentiments among users during the 2019 Hong Kong protests'
Anqi Hu: 'Research on the public communication strategy of government and MNEs facing with the business restriction crisis: a case study on Huawei'
Group F
Dmitry Chernobrov
Ying Liu: 'An evaluation of e-government in the digital age: The case of China and the UK'
Hongyi Feng: 'The impact of rising cyber-activism and political polarization on the 2020 American presidential election'
Zhe Jia: 'The impact of social media on the 2020 US elections'
Luke Dunford: 'Electoral campaigning and technology'
Group G
Sara McConnell
Qianyi Zheng: 'The era no one spared: Post-truth politics in non-democratic societies'
Wanyue Ni: 'The social communication of politics behind entertainment programs'
Mengyu Tan: 'The representation of climate change in British and Chinese news media'
Siqi Chen: 'Eye of the beholder: Exploring the portrayal of China’s image through China-related NHK documentaries'
Elena Mikail: 'The permanent five, their veto right and the hindering role of the United Nations'
11am-12:30pm
Group H
Dmitry Chernobrov
Yancen Liu: 'Research on the content creation and communication effect of political issues on short video platforms'
Zhang Yuan: 'What about the influence of Facebook and Twitter on the Arab Spring?'
Luyao Sun: 'A study of the effectiveness of the UK government's use of social media to promote pandemic prevention'
Ningxin Zhao: tbc
Group I
Sara McConnell
Jing Ouyang: 'Emotional expression and identity construction of fan nationalism: A case study of Chinese mainland youth on overseas social media platforms during the Hong Kong amendment event'
Laurie Sutcliffe: 'A threat to democratic norms? Analysing the extent to which micro targeting polarises and undermines liberal democracy'
Qian Wei: 'Differences in political engagement on social media between male and female students during the 2020 US election'
Jiahi Li: 'How does the influence of public opinion caused by social sentiment affect the stock market?'
Duncan Hu: 'The impact of visual differences in politicians on electoral outcomes: an example from the 2016 and 2020 US elections'
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Friday 26 March
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9-10:30am
Group J
Jared Ahmad
Fatmah Almahmeed: 'Twitter, a tool for mobilisation? The role of Twitter activism in framing the 2019 anti-government protest in Kuwait'
Imogen Craggs: 'International media representations of SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) allegations in Nigeria since 2017'
Eugenie Mikail: 'Political penetration methods: Hezbollah’s silent goals and salient actions'
Maya el-Eid: 'The role of social media in political movements during the Egyptian and Tunisian uprisings'
Group K
Sara McConnell
Wenlu Xing: tbc
Ying Liu: tbc
Yuka Sueyoshi: 'Is it time to redefine YouTube as a political/public communication tool?'
Liang Kaiyue: 'Social media's impact on the Chinese government's ability to deal with public health emergencies'