The sociologist, the digital literacy expert, the investigative researcher, and the tech journalist discuss the interplay between digital technology and politics.
Mikael Klintman explains how the framing of information influences the way we see the world, revealing how canny communicators mislead us without relying on overt deception; Dr Kaitlyn Regehr questions how the relationship between tech and politics should work to protect us all in the digital space; Cécile Simmons will be focusing on dis/misinformation, online subcultures and women’s rights; and Carl Miller leads us into the deep heart of digital and explains how its lawlessness could be a threat to democracy.
Klintman is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Lund and a former Fellow of Environment and Sustainability at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His most recent book is Framing. Dr Regehr is an associate professor at UCL, and is a consultant to MPs and to the Metropolitan Police. Cécile Simmons is author of CTRL HATE DELETE: The New Anti-Feminist Backlash and How We Fight It. Miller is a founder of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at the think tank Demos.
