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Digital Media, Democracy, and the Retooling of Politics, with Dr. Andreas Jungherr
Episode 110

Digital Media, Democracy, and the Retooling of Politics, with Dr. Andreas Jungherr

Dr. Andreas Jungherr, Assistant Professor for Social Science Data Collection and Analysis at the University of Konstanz, guests to discuss his latest book, "Retooling Politics: How Digital Media are Shaping Democracy." We chat about the state of social media research in political science and political communication, and what we currently know about echo chambers, polarization, and election prediction.

Social Media and Politics

July 19, 202047m 35s

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Show Notes

Dr. Andreas Jungherr, Assistant Professor for Social Science Data Collection and Analysis at the University of Konstanz, guests to discuss his latest book, "Retooling Politics: How Digital Media are Shaping Democracy." 

We chat about the state of social media research in political science and political communication, and what we currently know about echo chambers, polarization, and election prediction. We also discuss how digital media is shaping political campaigning and the role it might play for campaigns in the future. 

Topics

social scienceresearchelection predictiondigital mediapolarizationpolitical communicationpolitical sciencedemocracypoliticalamericanelectionspollspoliticssocial mediaecho chamberscommunicationanalysispolitical campaigningdatafilter bubblesbook