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We see a lot of papers rejected for drawing very complex serial causal models from cross-sectional data. A good read on the topic (and the concerns related to these analyses)? Chan et al (2020) from JoBEM: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

Some folks assume that #qualitative research is always inductive & grounded—that magically, after repeated readings, the “themes emerge.” As such, they drag their feet in reviewing literature & wait until the end before wading into focused analysis. The result? 🧵

My last contribution on how to (so-called) decolonize IR (in @millennjournal)! The first baby step is to decenter the Western gaze in our syllabi: -> 54% mention the Cold War, 8% de/colonization -> 92% realism, 14% race studies -> 32 U.S. leaders mentioned, 0 from Africa

Critics of decolonial thought actually believe it's a coherent whole--a monolith. These critiques don't even scratch the surface in terms of understanding decolonial thought outside of Anglophone contexts. They ignore the tensions & emerging self-critiques tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…

**POLCOMM PUBLICATION FRIDAY** Drawing on interviews with young adults in India, Pranav Malhotra (@Pranavmalhotra8) investigates “Misinformation in WhatsApp Family Groups” – a topic most of us will be likely to relate to, beyond our academic interest. 🧵⤵️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Data shows adults in the US & globally are getting news less often on social media compared to 2020 — That's largely because Meta's de-investment in news is not being offset by news consumption on TikTok, YouTube, etc. And the news cycle has slowed. @axios axios.com/2023/06/27/soc…

How are people participating in news online and how are levels of engagement impacted by the quality of online experiences? These questions are at the heart of a #DNR23 chapter by @kirstenaeddy. 📱Explore the chapter reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-r… 🎙️ Our podcast reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/our-podca…

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We are doing another global survey of how newsrooms around the world are using Ai. The full report will be out in the autumn, but here's a taste of some the early results showing how news organisations are reacting to generative AI such as ChatGTP as well as 'traditional' AI

61 PhD Scholarships at The University of Luxembourg scholaridea.com/2023/06/27/61-…

Sitting here in Lugano at the "Social Media and Well-being: A multidisciplinary Dialogue" workshop remotely following these important #DSA developments holding thumbs that this will spark a new wave of social media research in the EU and beyond (don't forget Africa!)

Zurich University in Switzerland invites application for vacant (185) PhD, Postdoc and Academic Positions scholaridea.com/2023/06/27/zur…

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