PhD Students
In Progress
Christopher Frazier-Crawford Boerl
Christopher is researching the Internet’s role in civic engagement, mobilization and social capital, based on an analysis of the role of religious organizations in US politics.
Simon Collister
Simon’s working title is “Who Governs and Who Ought to Govern?”: Framing, Democracy and the Networked Information Economy.” See Simon’s blog.
James Dennis
James’s working title is “It’s Better to Light a Candle than to Fantasise About a Sun”: Exploring Social Media and “Slacktivism.” He is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council South East Doctoral Training Consortium and is co-supervised by Professor Ben O’Loughlin and I.
Aaron Peters
Aaron is working in the area of new media, collective action, and organizational change. See Aaron’s blog.
Recently Completed
Dr Nick Anstead (2009)
Nick’s thesis, which was nominated by Royal Holloway’s Department of Politics and International Relations for the European Consortium for Political Research’s Jean Blondel Prize, was concerned with how structural differences between the British and American party systems shape political uses of the Internet during election campaigns. Nick was appointed Lecturer in Politics at the University of East Anglia in September 2008 and in September 2010 he became a Lecturer in Political Communication in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. See Nick’s blog.
Dr Yeon-ok Lee (2009)
Yeon-ok Lee’s thesis focused on mobilisation and civic engagement on the Internet, on the basis of a case study of the Nosama movement in South Korea. She blogs at Yawningtree.net.
Dr Guido Reinke (2009)
Guido’s thesis investigated the policy-making process for EU ICT policy, and focuses in particular on the role played by business organisations in defining the the EU’s Information Society project. Guido currently works for Ernst and Young as a consultant.
