Information Integrity: Affiliated Researchers
Elisa Belle
Elisa Bellè holds a PhD in Sociology and studies political participation processes, with a particular focus on the far-right political family and anti-gender movements. She is currently working on the EU Horizon YOU Dare project (Youth Debunking the Gendered Arguments of Far-Right Extremism), focusing on the Italian and French national cases. Her research explores gender-related narratives reproduced online by content creators and influencers close to or part of the far right.
Erman Işık
Rachael McLellan
Timothy Peacock
In his History & War Studies roles, Dr Peacock studies the sociopolitical and military impacts of new technologies. His research ranges from the cinematic legacies of nuclear testing, space security, and simulating Artificial Intelligence’s (AI) impacts on policymaking to Games/(War)Gaming and popular discourses on meme-based warfare. As Director of UofGGamesLab and PI for cross-disciplinary projects, he has led co-creation of research-based games and simulations as research, training and engagement tools. These projects range from running tabletop exercises with United Nations (UN) policymakers on disinformation and planning humanitarian operations to digital and AR (Augmented Reality) prototype games around fake news education.
Bernhard Reinsberg
My research explores the political economy of international development cooperation. With funding support from the Glasgow-Radboud Collaboration Fund, I am currently investigating the dynamics of public opinion on aid amidst growing concerns about (mis)information. The project examines how the transparency of development agencies shapes public support for foreign aid, especially when transparency reveals negative outcomes. This work yields valuable insights for strategizing effective ways to counter misinformation and enhance the credibility of aid efforts.
Joanna Szostek
My research focuses mainly on the media's role in relations between states. I am particularly interested in the projection and reception of strategic narratives, the challenge of autocracies exerting influence on democratic states via the media, and the development of media and civil society in weak or unconsolidated democracies.
I have conducted studies to explain responses to disinformation and competing narratives in Ukraine and Russia. I have also recently been researching the spread of disinformation and misleading narratives within academic discourse, and tensions between tackling disinformation and understandings of academic freedom.