W dniu 31 marca 2025 r. Instytut Nauk Politycznych UŚ zorganizował Międzynarodowe Seminarium Naukowe „Between Conspiracy Theories and Terrorist Propaganda: Identifying New Trends In Online Disinformation”
Seminar Agenda:
09:30-09:50 – Opening remarks: Professor Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Vice-Rector for Research of the University of Silesia
09:50-11:20 – PANEL I: New developments in violent extremist exploitation of online spaces
Moderation: Professor Damian Guzek, Institute of Journalism and Media Communication, University of Silesia
09:50-10:05 – Disinformation scenarios in techno-cognitive warfare, Professor Marco Lombardi, Director of the ITSTIME Centre, Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Milan (Italy)
10:05-10:20 – ITSTIME Method: Intelligence Methodologies and the Analysis of pro-Islamic State Ecosystem on TikTok, Alessandro Bolpagni, M.A., Senior Research Analyst at ITSTIME Centre, Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Milan (Italy)
10:20-10:35 – Understanding the Virtual Taqiyya: Exploring Terrorists’ Evasion Techniques on Social Media and Beyond, Professor Miron Lakomy, Institute of Political Sciences, University of Silesia
10:35-11:05 – Q&A session
11:30-13:00 – PANEL II: Getting a Broader Picture: Exploring Societal, Political, Psychological and Technological Factors of Disinformation
Moderation: Professor Damian Guzek, Institute of Journalism and Media Communication, University of Silesia
11:30-11:45 – Conspiracy Believers – psychological, political and worldview features profiles. Notes from research, Professor Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Silesia
11:45-12:00 – Autocratic Modernity? Psychological Cracks of a Vulnerable Model, Professor Christian Welzel, Leuphana University Lueneburg (Germany)
12:00-12:15 – Quantitative Methods for Detecting and Countering Online Disinformation, Professor Michał Baczyński, Vice-Dean of Doctoral School, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia
12:15-13:00 – Q&A session
13:00-13:10 – Closing comments: Professor Damian Guzek, Institute of Journalism and Media Communication, University of Silesia
