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Roelof Albert Nijmeijer

Bio
Rolf Nijmeijer is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at Luiss University. It is the objective of his doctoral research project to identify to what extent the content of disinformation campaigns on social media is adapted to match unique characteristics of the societies that they target. In addition to information disorder and social media, his research interests include propaganda, public opinion, and political behaviour. The working title of his thesis is “To what extent the content of disinformation campaigns on social media is adapted to match unique characteristics of the society that they target.”

Research Interests
Political Communication, Disinformation, Public Opinion, Social Media, Information Warfare, Propaganda, Public Sphere, Digitization, Political Behaviour, Media, Mass Movements, Manipulation, Nudging

Department
Department of Political Sciences

CV:

PhD Candidate in Political Science at Luiss Guido Carli
Research Assistant Political Sociology at Luiss Guido Carli
Research Assistant at Centre for Conflict and Participation Studies (CCPS)
Chair of the Academic Committee of the International Association for Political Science Students (IAPSS)
Researcher at the Global Diplomatic Forum (GDF)

Former:

MA in European Studies (cum laude) at the Università degli Studi di Siena (2016)
BA in Philosophy of a Specific Discipline at the University of Groningen (2014)
BA in History at the University of Groningen (2014)

Recent Publications

Kermer, J. E. & Nijmeijer, R. A (2020). Identity and European Public Spheres in the Context of Social Media and Information Disorder. Media and Communication, 8(4). Cogitatio Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v8i4.3167