Schedule

The Political Communication Summer School 2023 will be held at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research, University of Amsterdam.

Please note this schedule is subject to change and should not be treated as final until notified otherwise. Times are indicated in Central European Time (CEST).

Monday 3 July - Welcome #NextGenPolCom
12:00 – 13:00	Arrival and Registration Lunch will be provided during this time
13:00 – 13:30	Welcome by Theo Araujo (ASCoR) and Laura Jacobs (Standing Group on Political Communications)
13:30 – 15:00	Introductions Speed dating Poster creation Getting to know each other
15:00 – 15:30	Tea & coffee break
15:30 – 17:00	Keynote lecture on 'AI and Political Communication' by Claes De Vreese followed by Q&A
17:00 – 18:30	Drinks reception
18:30 – 21:00	Dinner

Tuesday 4 July - Opportunities ahead
09:30 – 11:00	Lecture by Bert Bakker, University of Amsterdam: 'A Call for Open and Transparent Political Communication Research'
11:00 – 11:15	Tea & coffee break
11:15 – 13:15	PhD group project presentations (groups TBC)
13:15 – 14:45	Lunch
14:45 – 16:15	Lecture by Jakob Ohme, Free University Berlin: 'Platformised Political Communication'
16:15 – 16:30	Refreshment break
16:30 – 17:30	How to do grant applications with Katjana Gattermann, University of Amsterdam plus networking

Wednesday 5 July - Context matters
09:30 – 11:00	Lecture by Peter Van Aelst, University of Antwerp: 'Do’s & Don’ts of Comparative Research in Political Communication'
11:00 – 11:15	Tea & coffee break
11:15 – 13:15	PhD group project presentations (groups TBC)
13:15 – 14:45	Lunch
14:45 – 16:15	Lecture Ana Ines Langer, University of Glasgow: 'Why Time Matters in Political Communication Research'
16:15 – 16:30	Refreshment break
16:30 – 17:30	Best practices for publication strategies with Jonas Lefevere, University of Brussels
18:00 – close	Social outing in Amsterdam, details TBC

Thursday 6 July - The way forward
09:30 – 11:00	Lecture by Aleksandra Urman, University of Zurich: 'Computational Methods for Political Communication Research: An Overview'
11:00 – 11:15	Tea & coffee break
11:15 – 13:15	PhD group project presentations (groups TBC)
13:15 – 14:45	Lunch
14:45 – 16:15	Lecture by Sophie Lecheler, University of Vienna: 'Framing, Agenda-setting or?: Political Communication Theories and Concept Development in a Digital Age'
16:15 – 16:30	Refreshment break
16:30 – 17:30	How to: Job applications and interviews with Linda Bos, University of Amsterdam

Friday 7 July - #NextGenPolCom beyond academia
10:00 – 11:00	Lecture by Sanne Kruikemeier, Wageningen University & Research (WUR): 'Reaching out: how to make an impact'
11:00 – 11:30	Tea & coffee break
11:30 – 13:00	Roundtable on working outside of academia Speakers Alyt Damstra, Scientific Council for government policy, WWR Jasper van de Pol, Electoral researcher GroenLinks Rosa van Santen, Dutch institute Sound & Vision Sjoerd Stolwijk, Researcher Dutch Public Broadcaster NPO
13:00 – 13:15	Closing remarks
13:15 – 14:00	Lunch and departure

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