Book Launch - "Digital Democracy, Social Media and Disinformation"

Authors: Prof Petros Iosifidis and Dr Nicholas Nicoli

The past few months have demonstrated that modern technology allows many of us to adapt to extraordinary situations such as lockdowns. Like the majority of the academics, my co-author Nicholas and I had to prioritise teaching and student support, but we also found the energy to write a book on a topic that interests us both.

We therefore produced "Digital Democracy, Social Media and Disinformation", published by Routledge on 31 December 2020 (https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Democracy-Social-Media-and-Disinformation/Iosifidis-Nicoli/p/book/9780367332105). We thought a lot as to whether the book should take a back seat until things go back to normal, or whether to move forward with a book launch. Given the book’s topical theme we decided to go ahead with organising an online book launch and provide participants with a welcome distraction in these trying times.

We therefore warmly invite you to celebrate the launch of our new book, listen to the panel discussion with prominent academics and a politician, all experts in the field, and forward your own questions during the Q&A session.

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