The largest media studies event in Poland, which is co-organised by the Institute of Journalism and Media Communication at the University of Silesia, will feature some of the most outstanding researchers in digital politics.<\/p>\n
As part of the 7th Congress of the Polish Society for Social Communication, to be held from 22 to 24 September 2025 in Katowice, we will be able to listen to lectures by Guests invited by the University of Silesia in Katowice. Their participation is taking place within the framework of the “Metropolitan Science Support Fund” Programme. #MetropolisScience, funded by the GZM. Upper Silesian and Zag\u0142\u0119bie Metropolis.<\/p>\n
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Professor Rachel Gibson – University of Manchester<\/strong><\/p>\n Professor Rachel Gibson is a world-class expert on digital political campaigns. She has been researching at the Institute for Social Change at the University of Manchester since 2007 and directed the renowned Cathie Marsh Institute for Social Research (CMI) from 2016 to 2019. Her work focuses on the impact of digital technologies on democracy, microtargeting and voter mobilisation.<\/p>\n She is the author of numerous publications, including When the Nerds Go Marching In, a book analysing the evolution of digital campaigns in the UK, Australia, France and the US. Her research points to the ambivalent nature of digitalisation – as a tool for democratisation and a potential source of manipulation and centralisation of power. Institutions like the ERC, ESRC and British Academy have recognised her interdisciplinary approach.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prof. Claes de Vreese – University of Amsterdam<\/strong><\/p>\n Professor Claes de Vreese is one of Europe’s leading digital policy researchers. At the University of Amsterdam, he is University Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Society and holds the Chair of Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research. He is co-founder of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab and editor-in-chief of Political Communication.<\/p>\n His research focuses on disinformation, polarisation and the crisis of trust in digital democracies. His publications in recent years point to the political instrumentalisation of the fear of disinformation and the role of audience motivation in the recognition of false content. Although he does not spin catastrophic visions, his analyses show that digital education does not always translate into effective political participation.<\/p>\n The 7th Congress of the Polish Society of Social Communication 2025 is co-organised by the Institute of Media Communication of the University of Silesia. More information about the Special Guests and the event itself is available on the Congress organiser’s website Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] […]<\/p>\n![\"plakat\"](\"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/wydzial\/wns\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/Bez-kategorii\/Gibson-ang-300x251.png\")
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