Charlotte Galpin and Patrick Vernon, University of Birmingham
British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 2023
Project: Post-Truth
Asimina Michailidou, ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo & Hans-Jörg Trenz, Scuola Normale Superiore
Media, Culture and Society, 2021
Project: Post-Truth
Maximilian Conrad, Guðmundur Hálfdanarson, Asimina Michailidou, Charlotte Galpin, Niko Pyrhönen (Editors)
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology (PSEPS)
Project: Post-Truth Politics
Panel at TEPSA’s Spanish Pre-Presidency Conference “Reclaiming Public Debates as an EU Response to Post Truth Challenges: Deliberation, quality information and citizen education”, Madrid, 1 June 2023
Panel at TEPSA’s Swedish Pre-Presidency Conference “The Future of the Union and its Fundamental Values”, Stockholm 1 December 2022
In the spring of 2016, the Institute of International Affairs and the University of Iceland were commissioned to work on a comprehensive analysis of the quality of integration of refugees and immigrants into Icelandic society by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Welfare.
Authors: Gwenaëlle Bauvois, Niko Pyrhönen and Suvi Keskinen, The Centre for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism (CEREN), Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Finland
Authors: Asimina Michailidou (ARENA, University of Oslo); Hans-Jörg Trenz (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy)
Author: Maximilian Conrad, Faculty of Political Science, University of Iceland
Authors: Charlotte Galpin and Patrick Vernon, University of Birmingham
Þorgerður María Þorbjarnardóttir, formaður Ungra umhverfissinna skrifar grein í tilefni af Friðardögum í Reykjavík
Baldur Þórhallsson, Professor in Political Science at the University of Iceland
Steinunn Jakobsdóttir, media representative at UNICEF Iceland writes and article in relation to Peace Days in Reykjavík
An article by Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka Executive Director of UN Women in relation to Peace Days in Reykjavík
Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, professor of International Affairs writes an article in relations to Reykjavík Peace Days
An article written about The Imagine Forum and the peace days in Reykjavík 2020 that will take place in October, as in recent years, but this time they will take place entirely online, under the heading "Er friðurinn úti?"
An article by Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland og Dagur B. Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavík on International Day of Peace (in Icelandic)
An article by Álfrún Perla Baldursdóttir published on the International day of Peace
Maximilian Conrad on the importance of studying post-truth politics in the context of the ongoing Corona crisis (in Swedish).
In this episode, Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck, Founder & CEO of Lie Detectors, enlightens us on how to turn schoolchildren in Europe into powerful lie detectors and critical thinkers in a world increasingly populated by propaganda and distorted facts online.
Host: Hans-Jörg Trenz, Professor for Modern European Studies …
Giulia Evolvi is a Lecturer in Media and Communication at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam. In this episode, she discusses the connections between hate speech and online disinformation, in particular, the links between Islamophobia and the dissemination of disinformation in relation to nationalism and European integration.
Host: Charlotte Galpin, Lecturer …
Muireann O’Dwyer is a Lecturer in International Relations at the Centre for Global Law and Governance at the University of St Andrews and specialises in feminist political economy with a particular focus on the European Union. In this episode, she discusses the role of gender, class and race in shaping …
In this episode, we sit down with StopFake co-founder and journalist, Olga Yurkova, to discuss Russian information actions in Ukraine, different propaganda narratives and the debunking strategies employed by StopFake. StopFake has since 2014 rigorously debunked more thousands of fake news items stemming primarily from the Russian media and …
In this episode Professor of Formal Philosophy and Director for the Center for Information and Bubble Studies at the University of Copenhagen, Vincent Hendricks, discusses the role of emotions in the spread of fake news and disinformation online, why flows of malignant information are dangerous in a democratic context …
Nikos Sarris is a highly experienced misinformation researcher. In this episode he discusses who the typical source of misinformation is, how journalists and academics can work together to combat fake news and why technology is still no substitute for critical thinking for most news consumers.
Producers: Asimina Michailidou at ARENA …
How has social media changed the public sphere? In this episode, media researcher and former journalist Iva Nenadić discusses how platforms like Facebook and Twitter have changed news, what role journalists should play today, and why we need to know how the details of how social media operate.
Producers: Asimina …
In this episode Investigative Journalist, Author and award-winning Filmmaker from Greece, Aris Chatzistefanou, talks about his latest documentary, Make the Economy Scream, reflecting on government-sanctioned misinformation, and the role of investigative journalism in restoring citizens’ trust in democracy
Production team: Asimina Michailidou at ARENA, and LINK, UiO …
Fact-checking as a new journalistic genre is becoming increasingly visible. In this episode, University of Wisconsin professor Lucas Graves explains what fact-checking is, the role it plays in American media and what could be done to restore people’s trust in the media.
Production team: Asimina Michailidou at ARENA and LINK …
Everyone on Facebook has seen misinformation. In this episode, Faktisk.no editor Silje S. Skiphamn explains how citizens are facing not only a pandemic, but an “infodemic”. She explains how Facebook users can spot fake news, and what academics can do to help combat it.
Production team: Asimina Michailidou at ARENA …
The recent US election showed the power of disinformation in politics. In this episode, Bente Kalsnes from Kristiania University College (Oslo) explains how the fake news you see in your Facebook feed impacts politics in the Nordic countries and beyond. She also discusses how to solve the problem.
Production team: …
Will climate change lead to more violence and conflict? What can we do to battle climate change and prevent conflict? Are we doing enough?
In this podcast we discuss Iceland’s capability, as a small state, to take on a leadership role in the international arena. Does Iceland have a strong voice within the international society? How can we shape the discussion and lead actions to tackle gender-based violence, violence against children and promote sustainable …
In this podcast we discuss the situation of children in Icelandic society, what resources are available for children living in insecurity, and for those who have endured violence or neglect. What effect has COVID-19 had on the safety of children in Iceland? How can people help?
This episode was produced …
In this podcast we discuss gender-based violence, its root causes and consequences. Who are the perpetrators and how can we create an open dialogue with them? Do we find peace in Icelandic homes?
This episode was produced in collaboration with UN Women in Iceland.
The podcast is in Icelandic and …
What is Peace? In this podcast we discuss the concept, what meaning it has for us as individuals and society and how we understand it here in Iceland.
The episode is in Icelandic and it is a part of the Reykjavík Peace Days 2020 podcast series produced in collaboration with …