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Towards a Russian Internet?
The internet enables information and opinions to flow rapidly and at low cost, including across national borders. It all…
Read policy briefMedia (de)Polarization Index | July 2024
In July 2024, the Georgia Media Polarization Index saw a notable rise due to several key political events. For instance,…
Read newsOnline Political Influence and Misinformation
On May 13 2024, the Forum for Research on Media and Democracy in Eastern Europe (FROMDEE) and the Stockholm Institute o…
View eventGeorgia (de)Media Polarization Index: Measuring Political Bias Across Media Outlets
The Georgia Media Polarization Index, developed by the ISET Policy Institute, is a key tool for measuring political diss…
Read newsMedia Influence on Behavior During COVID-19: Insights from a Recent Study
In their paper, recently accepted by Health Economics, Marcel Garz from Jönköping University and Maiting Zhuang from the…
Read newsTrending? Social Media Attention on Russia’s War in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is one of the most important geopolitical events of the 21st century. For almost two years,…
Read policy briefIt’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman! Using Mass Media to Fight Intolerance
Joseph F. Gomes, an assistant professor at the School of Economics, Louvain, will present and discuss his working paper…
View eventDemocratic Backsliding and Electoral Autocracies: Research Shared at the 2023 FROMDEE Conference
On October 13th, 2023, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) and the Forum for Research on Media and De…
Read policy briefMedia Coverage and Pandemic Behaviour: Evidence from Sweden
Individual behaviour can often have wider societal consequences and it is important to understand how to affect positive…
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