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PREPARE - Distributed and prepared. A new theory of citizens` public connection networks in the age of datafication.

Against the backdrop of fragmented political debate, algorithm-controlled social media and threats of propaganda and disinformation, PREPARE aims to better understand people's connection to the public.

PREPARE will run from 2023-2027.

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Public service media: Embracing or leaving social media

Is withdrawal from social media platforms a viable strategy in the ongoing relational power negotiations between public service media and platforms?

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New power center for democracy research in Norway

ERC PREPARE's PI professor Hallvard Moe will act as scientific advisor for the new Journalist panel in KODEM - Coordinated online panels for research on democracy and governance.

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Connection, Bonds and Bystanders: PREPARE at ECREA2024

PREPARE visits the annual ECREA conference to present papers on public connection and sensemaking.

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Defending Democracy

PREPARE has published a new discussion paper in Political Communication titled "Defending Democracy: Prioritizing the Study of Epistemic Inequalities".

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Postdoctoral project on women in working class jobs

Katharina Wuropulos joins the Prepare team to explore public connection among women in working class jobs.

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Funded by the European Union (ERC, PREPARE, 101044464). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them