Scott Radnitz in the Washington Post In Why Trump may be a ‘Siberian candidate‘, Jackson School Associate Professor Scott Radnitz analyzes conspiracy theories through the lens of the U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. Radnitz is writing a book about post-Soviet conspiracy theories. Excerpt: When emails from the Democratic National Committee, reportedly stolen by Russian hackers,

Professor Katy Pearce of the University of Washington recently published her article Democratizing kompromat: the affordances of social media for state-sponsored harassment in the Journal of Information, Communication & Society. Congratulations Katy! Abstract This study examines how a traditional tool of authoritarian social control – harassment of the opposition – has evolved with the need for

Professor Volodymyr Lysenko’s paper The Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Protesters and the Authorities in the Attempts at Colour Revolutions in Belarus 2001–2010 was recently published in the Europe-Asia Studies Journal. Abstract Information and communication technology have played an important role in the tactics of uprisings against non-democratic regimes worldwide. However, there has been

PhD Candidate Greg Shtraks of the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington recently published his article SCO-BRICS: A Big Summit in Ufa: The summit next month will reveal much about the future of Russia’s Eurasian dream in the Diplomat. Congratulations Greg! Excerpt Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis there has

See Professor Katy Pearce’s new article Performing honor online: The affordances of social media for surveillance and impression management in an honor culture in the New Media and Societies Journal. Congratulations, Dr. Pearce! Abstract In recent years, research on online impression management has received considerable scholarly attention, with an increasing focus on how the affordances

 See Professor Scott Radnitz’s new article Paranoia with a purpose: conspiracy theory and political coalitions in Kyrgyzstan in the Post-Soviet Affairs Journal. Congratulations, Dr. Radnitz! Abstract This article considers the political uses of conspiracy theories (CTs). It is widely accepted that post-Soviet citizens are prone to believe CTs, but there has been little research about

Greg Shtraks in the Diplomat PhD Candidate Greg Shtraks of the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington recently published his article “Back to the Future: World Politics Edition:What would leaders from 1985 make of the world in 2015?” in the Diplomat. Congratulations Greg! Excerpt As you may have heard, October 21,

Katy Pearce in Sage Journals Professor Katy Pearce of the University of Washington recently published her article Divide and diffuse: Comparing digital divide and diffusion of innovations perspectives on mobile phone adoption in Sage Journals. Congratulations Katy! Abstract Integrating digital divide and diffusion of innovations approaches, this study analyzes individual-level and market-level influences on the

Katy Pearce in Sage Journals Abstract The Internet and social media afford opportunities for relational maintenance, but most scholarship has focused on relational maintenance in high-trust environments. This study explores relational maintenance online and offline in a distrustful society. In distrustful societies, trust is situated within one’s particularized kin network, and friendships have strategic significance

Katy Pearce in The Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics Professor Katy Pearce has written a chapter for The Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics. Political protests, campaigns, and communication in developed and developing nations now widely use Social Media, but available research has not yet paid sufficient attention to experiences beyond the US and