Do media influence policy making? To what extent can governments or other actors
manipulate this influence? Our understanding of the relationship between media and policy …

A large proportion of dryland trees and shrubs (hereafter referred to collectively as trees)
grow in isolation, without canopy closure. These non-forest trees have a crucial role in …

The success and widespread deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) have raised
awareness of the technology's economic, social, and political consequences. Each new step …

Platform companies play an important role in the production and distribution of news. This
article analyses this role and questions of control, dependence and autonomy in the light of …

Many observers of the current explosion of generative AI worry about its impact on our
information environment, with concerns being raised about the increased quantity, quality …

Political participation opportunities have been expanding for years, most recently through
digital tools. Social media platforms have become well integrated into civic and political …

Current debate is dominated by fears of the threats of digital technology for democracy. One
typical example is the perceived threats of malicious actors promoting disinformation …

In recent years, politicians and political parties have increasingly adopted various social
media as political communication platforms. While the research on the topic has provided …

The challenge of disentangling political communication processes and their effects has
grown with the complexity of the new political information environment. But so have …

Who are mis-/disinformation studies for? What agenda does the field serve? How can it be
improved? While the increase in the attention towards the topic in the last years is healthy, it …