Andrea Carson
@acarson.bsky.social
Professor of political Communication, LaTrobe University. Researching mis and disinformation, media and political trust and campaigns and elections.
Following the reactions to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, here is our article that tracks online reactions to Trump’s assassination attempt:
doi.org/10.1075/jlp....
doi.org/10.1075/jlp....
“Thoughts & prayers,” conspiracy theories, and laughing emojis | John Benjamins
Abstract
This article examines online responses to the 14 July 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Using large
language model embeddings and machine learning algorithms, we analyze 26 thousand...
doi.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Following the reactions to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, here is our article that tracks online reactions to Trump’s assassination attempt:
doi.org/10.1075/jlp....
doi.org/10.1075/jlp....
Looking forward to this #auspol
📢 Happening today at the #IPSA2025 World Congress of #PoliticalScience⏰
Don’t miss the opening plenary address by Ban Ki-moon, starting at 13:45.
wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/schedule
Don’t miss the opening plenary address by Ban Ki-moon, starting at 13:45.
wc2025.ipsa.org/wc/schedule
July 13, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Looking forward to this #auspol
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Happy to share my article in 360info this week, looking at the Australian political influencer scene and how it may (or may not) shape the upcoming federal election.
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Meet the influencers courting your vote - 360
Political influencers on platforms like YouTube and TikTok are already a force likely to shape how elections are covered even if they don’t swing votes. Online influencers might not change the way you...
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March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Happy to share my article in 360info this week, looking at the Australian political influencer scene and how it may (or may not) shape the upcoming federal election.
360info.org/meet-the-inf...
360info.org/meet-the-inf...
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Excited to share my first ever peer-reviewed journal article, now published open access in Television & New Media.
It looks at how political influencers are using YouTube to engage young audiences and the potential implications for participatory politics.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
It looks at how political influencers are using YouTube to engage young audiences and the potential implications for participatory politics.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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June 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Excited to share my first ever peer-reviewed journal article, now published open access in Television & New Media.
It looks at how political influencers are using YouTube to engage young audiences and the potential implications for participatory politics.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
It looks at how political influencers are using YouTube to engage young audiences and the potential implications for participatory politics.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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APSA is awarding multiple prizes in 2025, celebrating leadership. First up:
🏅 Lifetime Achievement Award: for a career shaping political studies.
🧭 Academic Leadership Award: for inclusive, field-advancing leadership.
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-conference/apsa-prizes-and-awards-2025
Stay tuned!
🏅 Lifetime Achievement Award: for a career shaping political studies.
🧭 Academic Leadership Award: for inclusive, field-advancing leadership.
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-conference/apsa-prizes-and-awards-2025
Stay tuned!
APSA Prizes and Awards 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association
In recognition of the contributions made to all areas of political science, APSA will award the below prizes in 2025. These prizes cover a wide spectrum of achievement, from the PhD Thesis Prize award...
auspsa.org.au
July 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
APSA is awarding multiple prizes in 2025, celebrating leadership. First up:
🏅 Lifetime Achievement Award: for a career shaping political studies.
🧭 Academic Leadership Award: for inclusive, field-advancing leadership.
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-conference/apsa-prizes-and-awards-2025
Stay tuned!
🏅 Lifetime Achievement Award: for a career shaping political studies.
🧭 Academic Leadership Award: for inclusive, field-advancing leadership.
🔗 auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-conference/apsa-prizes-and-awards-2025
Stay tuned!
Just a nod to this PhD talent @Finley Watson who I’m luck to be co- supervising. Examining USA influencers….and use of digital affordances
@latrobeuni.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@latrobeuni.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Just a nod to this PhD talent @Finley Watson who I’m luck to be co- supervising. Examining USA influencers….and use of digital affordances
@latrobeuni.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@latrobeuni.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
HURRY! The deadline for abstracts is tomorrow. Come to Melbourne for the annual political science conference
@APSAtweets
#auspol25. We have an exceptional keynote speaker who straddles the worlds of both academia and politics. You won't be disappointed!!
auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
@APSAtweets
#auspol25. We have an exceptional keynote speaker who straddles the worlds of both academia and politics. You won't be disappointed!!
auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
APSA Conference 2025 - Australian Political Studies Association
Call for Abstracts – APSA 2025 Conference Now Open! We invite colleagues from Australia, New Zealand, as well as the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions, to submit abstracts and panel proposals that...
auspsa.org.au
July 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
HURRY! The deadline for abstracts is tomorrow. Come to Melbourne for the annual political science conference
@APSAtweets
#auspol25. We have an exceptional keynote speaker who straddles the worlds of both academia and politics. You won't be disappointed!!
auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
@APSAtweets
#auspol25. We have an exceptional keynote speaker who straddles the worlds of both academia and politics. You won't be disappointed!!
auspsa.org.au/2025-apsa-co...
Join Us. 👇
As president of @auspsa.bsky.social we have sent a letter to Macquarie Uni @macqpac.bsky.social expressing our deep concern at proposed cuts to politics teaching and jobs. auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap...
As president of @auspsa.bsky.social we have sent a letter to Macquarie Uni @macqpac.bsky.social expressing our deep concern at proposed cuts to politics teaching and jobs. auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap...
APSA's letter to Macquarie University - Australian Political Studies Association
APSA Statement on Proposed Cuts at Macquarie University APSA has expressed deep concern over proposed cuts to Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, including the resting of the...
auspsa.org.au
June 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Join Us. 👇
As president of @auspsa.bsky.social we have sent a letter to Macquarie Uni @macqpac.bsky.social expressing our deep concern at proposed cuts to politics teaching and jobs. auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap...
As president of @auspsa.bsky.social we have sent a letter to Macquarie Uni @macqpac.bsky.social expressing our deep concern at proposed cuts to politics teaching and jobs. auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap...
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APSA is deeply concerned about the proposed cuts to Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. Our letter to university leadership outlines the discipline’s outstanding research, strong teaching record, and impact.
📄 Read the full letter here:
auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap....
📄 Read the full letter here:
auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap....
APSA's letter to Macquarie University - Australian Political Studies Association
APSA Statement on Proposed Cuts at Macquarie UniversityAPSA has expressed deep concern over proposed cuts to Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University, including the resting of the ...
auspsa.org.au
June 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
APSA is deeply concerned about the proposed cuts to Politics and International Relations at Macquarie University. Our letter to university leadership outlines the discipline’s outstanding research, strong teaching record, and impact.
📄 Read the full letter here:
auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap....
📄 Read the full letter here:
auspsa.org.au/job-alert/ap....
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With the final results of the Australian Federal Election all wrapped up, it's a good time to check out the new Australian Journal of Political Science virtual collection on Australian Federal Elections @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/journals/caj...
Australian Federal Elections
Explore the article collection: Australian Federal Elections. Published in Australian Journal of Political Science.
www.tandfonline.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
With the final results of the Australian Federal Election all wrapped up, it's a good time to check out the new Australian Journal of Political Science virtual collection on Australian Federal Elections @auspsa.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/journals/caj...
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Are you an Australia-based PhD student working on issues related to political legitimacy? If so, check out this CFA (including travel and accommodation bursaries) for a workshop on ‘Pluralizing Political Legitimacy: Building Common Ground in a Divided World’. The submission deadline is 30 June 2025.
May 16, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Are you an Australia-based PhD student working on issues related to political legitimacy? If so, check out this CFA (including travel and accommodation bursaries) for a workshop on ‘Pluralizing Political Legitimacy: Building Common Ground in a Divided World’. The submission deadline is 30 June 2025.
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🎉 Abstract submissions are OPEN for the 2025 APSA Conference!
📍 Uni of Melbourne | 🗓️ Due 4 July
Theme: Challenges for Australia & Beyond in a Changing World
🔗 Submit: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/78976...
💼 Limited Bursaries for ECRs & students!
#APSA#PoliticalStudies #AusPol #SocialSciences
📍 Uni of Melbourne | 🗓️ Due 4 July
Theme: Challenges for Australia & Beyond in a Changing World
🔗 Submit: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/78976...
💼 Limited Bursaries for ECRs & students!
#APSA#PoliticalStudies #AusPol #SocialSciences
Oxford Abstracts
app.oxfordabstracts.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
🎉 Abstract submissions are OPEN for the 2025 APSA Conference!
📍 Uni of Melbourne | 🗓️ Due 4 July
Theme: Challenges for Australia & Beyond in a Changing World
🔗 Submit: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/78976...
💼 Limited Bursaries for ECRs & students!
#APSA#PoliticalStudies #AusPol #SocialSciences
📍 Uni of Melbourne | 🗓️ Due 4 July
Theme: Challenges for Australia & Beyond in a Changing World
🔗 Submit: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/78976...
💼 Limited Bursaries for ECRs & students!
#APSA#PoliticalStudies #AusPol #SocialSciences
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We are here! Welcome to the new Bluesky account of the Australian Journal of Political Science (AJPS), the official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social)! 1/1
May 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We are here! Welcome to the new Bluesky account of the Australian Journal of Political Science (AJPS), the official journal of the Australian Political Studies Association (@auspsa.bsky.social)! 1/1
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🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The war on woke: continuity and change in Australian anti-elitist discourses
The ‘War on Woke’ is the latest form of populist anti-elitist discourse in Australia. It includes a number of elements already analysed 20 years ago such as the role of the Murdoch print media in c...
www.tandfonline.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🚨 Happy to see my new paper with Prof Marian Sawer out in the Australian Journal of Political Science
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The good news: it’s open access
The bad news: It’s about the “war on woke”
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We're in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social, examining the ALP's first term in government and exploring the resurgence of 'consensus' politics. This one is also open access!
Recalibrating labour-capital relations: a typology of consensus politics under the Albanese Labor Government
This article examines the Albanese Labor Government's adoption of ‘consensus politics’ as a governing strategy, drawing comparisons with the corporatist approaches of previous Australian Labor gove...
www.tandfonline.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
We're in @ausjpolsci.bsky.social, examining the ALP's first term in government and exploring the resurgence of 'consensus' politics. This one is also open access!
Very pleased to be part of this special issue on women’s voices in the media. Great work with @dianabossio.bsky.social @rmit and a big thank you to WLIA. www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...
www.mdpi.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Very pleased to be part of this special issue on women’s voices in the media. Great work with @dianabossio.bsky.social @rmit and a big thank you to WLIA. www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/14...
👇Last chance 🇦🇺 to join us at 5.30 TONIGHT melb/syd for a super topical conversation with former ALP leader BILL SHORTEN and UoC VC on pressing issues in the Trumpian era and how the new ALP govt will navigate it. latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @latrobeuni.bsky.social
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May 13, 2025 at 5:20 AM
👇Last chance 🇦🇺 to join us at 5.30 TONIGHT melb/syd for a super topical conversation with former ALP leader BILL SHORTEN and UoC VC on pressing issues in the Trumpian era and how the new ALP govt will navigate it. latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @latrobeuni.bsky.social
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“Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will join an online panel discussion with La Trobe academics to debate the immediate international challenges facing the Federal Government after it was handed a significant majority at the recent election.”
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How will a newly emboldened Albanese government approach international challenges?
La Trobe University Media Release ONLINE PANEL DISCUSSION: How will a newly emboldened Albanese government approach international challenges? Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will join an online panel...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
“Former Labor leader Bill Shorten will join an online panel discussion with La Trobe academics to debate the immediate international challenges facing the Federal Government after it was handed a significant majority at the recent election.”
theaimn.net/how-will-a-n...
theaimn.net/how-will-a-n...
You only have a week to enrol!!! JOIN us for what will be a super topical conversation with former ALP leader BILL SHORTEN on pressing issues in the Trumpian era and how the new ALP govt will navigate it. latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @latrobeuni.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Australia’s Election and the International Agenda. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Australia's federal election has produced a significant majority for PM Anthony Albanese. While most of the campaign was dominated by domestic issues, the shadow cast by the Trump administration's hig...
latrobe.zoom.us
May 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
You only have a week to enrol!!! JOIN us for what will be a super topical conversation with former ALP leader BILL SHORTEN on pressing issues in the Trumpian era and how the new ALP govt will navigate it. latrobe.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @latrobeuni.bsky.social
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So far it looks like there will be 7 more women - at least! That's just from the seats that have been conceded.
www.abc.net.au/news/electio...
www.abc.net.au/news/electio...
Australian Federal Election 2025 Live Results
Stay across the latest live results from the 2025 Federal Election with ABC News experts. View results for every electorate across Australia in real time.
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May 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
So far it looks like there will be 7 more women - at least! That's just from the seats that have been conceded.
www.abc.net.au/news/electio...
www.abc.net.au/news/electio...
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Based on the candidates currently ahead, we’re on track for a huge increase in the percentage of women in the House of Reps in the 48th Parliament. Currently women are ahead in 70 of 150 seats, which would mean 46.7% women, up from 38.4% after the last election. #insiders #auspol
May 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Wow! That’s fantastic
The fabulous @annahough.bsky.social has been into it (and using a delicious format).
Looks like it'll be our most representative yet, in terms of gender!
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Looks like it'll be our most representative yet, in terms of gender!
bsky.app/profile/anna...
May 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Wow! That’s fantastic
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The fabulous @annahough.bsky.social has been into it (and using a delicious format).
Looks like it'll be our most representative yet, in terms of gender!
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Looks like it'll be our most representative yet, in terms of gender!
bsky.app/profile/anna...
May 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The fabulous @annahough.bsky.social has been into it (and using a delicious format).
Looks like it'll be our most representative yet, in terms of gender!
bsky.app/profile/anna...
Looks like it'll be our most representative yet, in terms of gender!
bsky.app/profile/anna...
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Thanks Blair! To clarify, that cake shows the parliament after the 2022 election, but I’ll be making one for the new parliament as soon as the results are finalised! In the meantime, here’s the House of Reps chamber before election day and at about 10:30pm on election night, with 13 seats undecided:
May 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thanks Blair! To clarify, that cake shows the parliament after the 2022 election, but I’ll be making one for the new parliament as soon as the results are finalised! In the meantime, here’s the House of Reps chamber before election day and at about 10:30pm on election night, with 13 seats undecided: