Dan Mercea
@danmercea.bsky.social
Prof, digital & social change, https://www.city.ac.uk/about/people/academics/dan-mercea.
EiC @icsjournal.bsky.social.
PI @interfaced-eu.bsky.social.
PI @takepart.bsky.social
EiC @icsjournal.bsky.social.
PI @interfaced-eu.bsky.social.
PI @takepart.bsky.social
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IN NEW ISSUE: Analysing protest participation - @danmercea.bsky.social, @feligsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann argue it's a gradient, beyond the binary of participation and non-participation & suggest practical mobilisation pathways: buff.ly/XfEkdYm (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
IN NEW ISSUE: Analysing protest participation - @danmercea.bsky.social, @feligsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann argue it's a gradient, beyond the binary of participation and non-participation & suggest practical mobilisation pathways: buff.ly/XfEkdYm (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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We are looking for journalist to collaborate with on @interfaced-eu.bsky.social project
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📣 Attention journalists!
Do you focus on community journalism that explores political life amid mistrust and change? We seek collaborators for authentic stories told by those who experienced them. Learn more: buff.ly/gldUha4
Do you focus on community journalism that explores political life amid mistrust and change? We seek collaborators for authentic stories told by those who experienced them. Learn more: buff.ly/gldUha4
October 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We are looking for journalist to collaborate with on @interfaced-eu.bsky.social project
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I have penned an @icsjournal.bsky.social editorial: a reflective pause, lookong back on the journey iCS has been on since 1998. lt's helped assemble a vibrant academic community, nurtured new ideas, intellectual discontinuities, critical & rigorous scholarship. Great research, lots more to come!
#Now in #iCS
Marking the first year of a new editorial team,
@danmercea.bsky.social reflects on iCS’s evolving role in the field. The journal looks back to move forward, reaffirming our commitment to rigour and to the well-being of the academic community.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Marking the first year of a new editorial team,
@danmercea.bsky.social reflects on iCS’s evolving role in the field. The journal looks back to move forward, reaffirming our commitment to rigour and to the well-being of the academic community.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Editorial comment: looking back to go forward
Published in Information, Communication & Society (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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October 10, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I have penned an @icsjournal.bsky.social editorial: a reflective pause, lookong back on the journey iCS has been on since 1998. lt's helped assemble a vibrant academic community, nurtured new ideas, intellectual discontinuities, critical & rigorous scholarship. Great research, lots more to come!
Reposted by Dan Mercea
#Now in #iCS
Marking the first year of a new editorial team,
@danmercea.bsky.social reflects on iCS’s evolving role in the field. The journal looks back to move forward, reaffirming our commitment to rigour and to the well-being of the academic community.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Marking the first year of a new editorial team,
@danmercea.bsky.social reflects on iCS’s evolving role in the field. The journal looks back to move forward, reaffirming our commitment to rigour and to the well-being of the academic community.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Editorial comment: looking back to go forward
Published in Information, Communication & Society (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#Now in #iCS
Marking the first year of a new editorial team,
@danmercea.bsky.social reflects on iCS’s evolving role in the field. The journal looks back to move forward, reaffirming our commitment to rigour and to the well-being of the academic community.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Marking the first year of a new editorial team,
@danmercea.bsky.social reflects on iCS’s evolving role in the field. The journal looks back to move forward, reaffirming our commitment to rigour and to the well-being of the academic community.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#OutNow in #iCS
This article examines the social lives of COVID-19 data, illustrating how statistics on infections and deaths have become tools of governance, sources of anxiety, and everyday reference points.
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This article examines the social lives of COVID-19 data, illustrating how statistics on infections and deaths have become tools of governance, sources of anxiety, and everyday reference points.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The social lives of COVID-19 data: following disease surveillance from institutions of power into everyday pandemic society
In the early stages of COVID-19, investments in digital infrastructures supported the rapid circulation of disease surveillance data throughout pandemic society. Scholarship on the social lives of ...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#OutNow in #iCS
This article examines the social lives of COVID-19 data, illustrating how statistics on infections and deaths have become tools of governance, sources of anxiety, and everyday reference points.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
This article examines the social lives of COVID-19 data, illustrating how statistics on infections and deaths have become tools of governance, sources of anxiety, and everyday reference points.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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#OutNow in #iCS
Why does AI regulation look so different across countries? This article shows how legal frameworks vary, shaped by risk perceptions, political priorities, and institutional legacies.
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Why does AI regulation look so different across countries? This article shows how legal frameworks vary, shaped by risk perceptions, political priorities, and institutional legacies.
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How and why governments are regulating AI: a comparison of legislative frameworks
This paper examines different legislative approaches to regulate the production, deployment, and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Specifically, it compares how the European Union (EU), Canada, ...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#OutNow in #iCS
Why does AI regulation look so different across countries? This article shows how legal frameworks vary, shaped by risk perceptions, political priorities, and institutional legacies.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Why does AI regulation look so different across countries? This article shows how legal frameworks vary, shaped by risk perceptions, political priorities, and institutional legacies.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Book reviews keep #iCS at the heart of evolving debates. Want to shape the conversation?
🚨 Pick a title and join us. 📚
Contact Víctor Ávila Torres (Lincoln) after browsing:
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Contact Víctor Ávila Torres (Lincoln) after browsing:
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ICS Book Review offers 2024
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July 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Book reviews keep #iCS at the heart of evolving debates. Want to shape the conversation?
🚨 Pick a title and join us. 📚
Contact Víctor Ávila Torres (Lincoln) after browsing:
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🚨 Pick a title and join us. 📚
Contact Víctor Ávila Torres (Lincoln) after browsing:
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@feligsantos.bsky.social, Matthias Hoffmann and @danmercea.bsky.social unpack characteristics of in-person and online protesters
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Protesting at the intersection of individual characteristics and obstacles to participation: an analysis of the in-person, online and pivoting styles
Engaging with long-standing debates on the crisis of democracy, manifested as a downturn in civic involvement, this paper scrutinises the evolving landscape of protest participation. First delineat...
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July 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
@feligsantos.bsky.social, Matthias Hoffmann and @danmercea.bsky.social unpack characteristics of in-person and online protesters
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We are looking for Community Engagement Ambassadors for the #INTERFACED project. Please see the call 👇 for more details and contact info, apply or help us spread the word!
Are you active in citizen participation and well-connected in your community?
We’re looking for Community Outreach & Engagement Ambassadors to help connect researchers with the communities we aim to engage.
🔗 Apply now: interfaced.eu/fellowship-for-community-outreach-and-engagement-ambassadors
We’re looking for Community Outreach & Engagement Ambassadors to help connect researchers with the communities we aim to engage.
🔗 Apply now: interfaced.eu/fellowship-for-community-outreach-and-engagement-ambassadors
Fellowship for Community Outreach and Engagement Ambassadors
Are you passionate about citizen participation and political engagement? Do you have a strong presence—online or offline—in your community and the ability to connect with diverse groups, including tho...
interfaced.eu
June 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We are looking for Community Engagement Ambassadors for the #INTERFACED project. Please see the call 👇 for more details and contact info, apply or help us spread the word!
📢 the first of several short videos introducing the #INTERFACED project. More details about the project and ways to get in touch at www.interfaced.eu
June 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
📢 the first of several short videos introducing the #INTERFACED project. More details about the project and ways to get in touch at www.interfaced.eu
📣 The INTERFACED project is live on @bsky.app We're approaching political participation as an interfacing process linking multiple forms of engagement. Looking at how that linking happens, we expect, will help us provide fresh insights into the participation of key social groups. Blog 👇 & follow us
🗳️ How can we reimagine democratic participation in a post-pandemic Europe?
In a new blog post, our project coordinators at the City University of London share the vision behind the INTERFACED project.
📰 Read more: www.interfaced.eu/welcome-to-i...
@danmercea.bsky.social @vanessagash.bsky.social
In a new blog post, our project coordinators at the City University of London share the vision behind the INTERFACED project.
📰 Read more: www.interfaced.eu/welcome-to-i...
@danmercea.bsky.social @vanessagash.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
📣 The INTERFACED project is live on @bsky.app We're approaching political participation as an interfacing process linking multiple forms of engagement. Looking at how that linking happens, we expect, will help us provide fresh insights into the participation of key social groups. Blog 👇 & follow us
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Are you established in citizen participation and are able to reach out to everyone in your community? We are looking for Community Outreach and Engagement Ambassadors to help connect researchers to communities we want to engage with
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@interfaced-eu.bsky.social
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@interfaced-eu.bsky.social
Fellowship call for INTERFACED Project
Are you passionate about citizen participation and political engagement? Are you established in citizen participation (on or offline), and are able to reach out to everyone in your community? Do you h...
edgeryders.eu
June 5, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Are you established in citizen participation and are able to reach out to everyone in your community? We are looking for Community Outreach and Engagement Ambassadors to help connect researchers to communities we want to engage with
edgeryders.eu/t/fellowship...
@interfaced-eu.bsky.social
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@interfaced-eu.bsky.social
📣@interfaced-eu.bsky.social is looking for Community Outreach and Engagement Ambassadors to help connect researchers w/ diverse communities, especially of hard-to-reach and disengaged people, to gain insights into political participation since the pandemic. See call 👇
edgeryders.eu/t/fellowship...
edgeryders.eu/t/fellowship...
Fellowship call for INTERFACED Project
Are you passionate about citizen participation and political engagement? Are you established in citizen participation (on or offline), and are able to reach out to everyone in your community? Do you h...
edgeryders.eu
June 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
📣@interfaced-eu.bsky.social is looking for Community Outreach and Engagement Ambassadors to help connect researchers w/ diverse communities, especially of hard-to-reach and disengaged people, to gain insights into political participation since the pandemic. See call 👇
edgeryders.eu/t/fellowship...
edgeryders.eu/t/fellowship...
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Analysing protest participation - @danmercea.bsky.social, @felipegsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann argue it's a gradient, beyond the binary of participation and non-participation & suggest practical mobilisation pathways: buff.ly/cxrnvln (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
buff.ly
April 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Analysing protest participation - @danmercea.bsky.social, @felipegsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann argue it's a gradient, beyond the binary of participation and non-participation & suggest practical mobilisation pathways: buff.ly/cxrnvln (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com
On our #takepart project, we have been looking at the ways in which TikTok was used in March 2025 to protest the decision to ban far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from running in the next Romanian presidential elections. Blog post and more info about the project 👇
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As It Happened: An Analysis of TikTok Activity in the Wake of the Ban on Calin Georgescu’s 2025 Presidential Run and the Protests that Followed It - Take Part
‘calingeorgescupresedinte revolutie democratie poporulroman ccr’
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April 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
On our #takepart project, we have been looking at the ways in which TikTok was used in March 2025 to protest the decision to ban far-right candidate Calin Georgescu from running in the next Romanian presidential elections. Blog post and more info about the project 👇
www.takepart.ro/2025/04/10/a...
www.takepart.ro/2025/04/10/a...
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Calling all #ECRs 📣
Join @britishacademy.bsky.social ECRN to learn about getting published in social sciences, humanities and the arts with Alison Shell, @andreamedrado.bsky.social, @danmercea.bsky.social, @philippagrand.bsky.social
Fri 6th June | 13:00 - 16:00 www.tickettailor.com/events/early...
Join @britishacademy.bsky.social ECRN to learn about getting published in social sciences, humanities and the arts with Alison Shell, @andreamedrado.bsky.social, @danmercea.bsky.social, @philippagrand.bsky.social
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March 31, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Calling all #ECRs 📣
Join @britishacademy.bsky.social ECRN to learn about getting published in social sciences, humanities and the arts with Alison Shell, @andreamedrado.bsky.social, @danmercea.bsky.social, @philippagrand.bsky.social
Fri 6th June | 13:00 - 16:00 www.tickettailor.com/events/early...
Join @britishacademy.bsky.social ECRN to learn about getting published in social sciences, humanities and the arts with Alison Shell, @andreamedrado.bsky.social, @danmercea.bsky.social, @philippagrand.bsky.social
Fri 6th June | 13:00 - 16:00 www.tickettailor.com/events/early...
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Our co-edited volume (with Claudius Wagemann, Toma Burean, @danmercea.bsky.social and Lorenzo Mosca) ‘Protest and Democracy: How Movement Parties, Social Movements and Active Citizens Are Reshaping Europe’ Routledge 2025 arrived in print doi.org/10.4324/9781... @feligsantos.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Our co-edited volume (with Claudius Wagemann, Toma Burean, @danmercea.bsky.social and Lorenzo Mosca) ‘Protest and Democracy: How Movement Parties, Social Movements and Active Citizens Are Reshaping Europe’ Routledge 2025 arrived in print doi.org/10.4324/9781... @feligsantos.bsky.social
📣 our new Horizon Europe project on political participation since the onset of Covid-19 is now live. PR at link 👇. Watch this space for updates. @feligsantos.bsky.social @nechri.bsky.social
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February 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📣 our new Horizon Europe project on political participation since the onset of Covid-19 is now live. PR at link 👇. Watch this space for updates. @feligsantos.bsky.social @nechri.bsky.social
www.city.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Our latest paper is an attempt to understand how individuals might connect protest episodes and who those people might be who find themselves in that position. @feligsantos.bsky.social wrote a great overview of our findings in the 🧵👇
🚨New publication!
In our latest paper in the International Journal of Sociology, Matthias Hoffmann, @danmercea.bsky.social and I study brokerage in protest networks. We explore how individuals connect protest episodes and the characteristics of those occupying brokerage positions. A 🧵
In our latest paper in the International Journal of Sociology, Matthias Hoffmann, @danmercea.bsky.social and I study brokerage in protest networks. We explore how individuals connect protest episodes and the characteristics of those occupying brokerage positions. A 🧵
February 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Our latest paper is an attempt to understand how individuals might connect protest episodes and who those people might be who find themselves in that position. @feligsantos.bsky.social wrote a great overview of our findings in the 🧵👇
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8️⃣ @felipegsantos.bsky.social and @danmercea.bsky.social classify movement parties based on their ideological appeal and examine the extent to which their electorate is differentiated from other parties.
Link to the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Link to the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Young democrats, critical citizens and protest voters: studying the profiles of movement party supporters - Acta Politica
The rise of movement parties in Europe has disrupted traditional notions of party politics, introducing new avenues for citizen engagement and political mobilisation. This paper provides a comprehensi...
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December 17, 2024 at 9:58 AM
8️⃣ @felipegsantos.bsky.social and @danmercea.bsky.social classify movement parties based on their ideological appeal and examine the extent to which their electorate is differentiated from other parties.
Link to the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Link to the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Dan Mercea
Analysing protest participation - @danmercea.bsky.social, @felipegsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann argue it's a gradient, beyond the binary of participation and non-participation & suggest practical mobilisation pathways: https://buff.ly/4flPug1 (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Analysing protest participation - @danmercea.bsky.social, @felipegsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann argue it's a gradient, beyond the binary of participation and non-participation & suggest practical mobilisation pathways: https://buff.ly/4flPug1 (OPEN ACCESS)
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
📢 new #openaccess article w/ @felipegsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann. We describe protest participation as a gradient. We distinguish between non-, potential & actual protesters. We then pinpoint key factors increasing the likelihood of moving from non- to potential & actual participation.
Thrilled to share our latest work, with @DanMercea and Matthias Hoffmann, published at @PolStudies. Using nat. rep. survey data from 6 European countries, we explore what differentiates actual and potential protesters between themselves and in relation to non-protesters.
A short 🧵
A short 🧵
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 PM
📢 new #openaccess article w/ @felipegsantos.bsky.social & Matthias Hoffmann. We describe protest participation as a gradient. We distinguish between non-, potential & actual protesters. We then pinpoint key factors increasing the likelihood of moving from non- to potential & actual participation.
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To all the researchers here on @bsky.app for whom the topic data access from online platforms is relevant, please consider writing a short feedback on the draft of the delegated acts for the DSA:
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ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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November 20, 2024 at 10:29 AM
To all the researchers here on @bsky.app for whom the topic data access from online platforms is relevant, please consider writing a short feedback on the draft of the delegated acts for the DSA:
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
📢#outnow #openaccess new paper w/ @felipegsantos.bsky.social reporting survey experiment on drivers of vote for movement parties in 🇩🇰 🇭🇺🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇷🇴🇬🇧. Movt. party voters don't favor institutional outsiders or candidates w/ protest experience. Rather, they prioritize decisive policy change t.co/TOZkaX8VzS
November 11, 2024 at 9:47 AM
📢#outnow #openaccess new paper w/ @felipegsantos.bsky.social reporting survey experiment on drivers of vote for movement parties in 🇩🇰 🇭🇺🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇷🇴🇬🇧. Movt. party voters don't favor institutional outsiders or candidates w/ protest experience. Rather, they prioritize decisive policy change t.co/TOZkaX8VzS
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Do not forget to visit our most recent #DigitalCollection: expertly curated by Fred Paxton :
Populism and the Far-Right in the Digital Age.
All articles in this collection are free to access!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/ric...
Populism and the Far-Right in the Digital Age.
All articles in this collection are free to access!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/ric...
Populism and the Far-Right in the Digital Age
Explore the article collection: Populism and the Far-Right in the Digital Age. Published in Information, Communication & Society.
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November 6, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Do not forget to visit our most recent #DigitalCollection: expertly curated by Fred Paxton :
Populism and the Far-Right in the Digital Age.
All articles in this collection are free to access!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/ric...
Populism and the Far-Right in the Digital Age.
All articles in this collection are free to access!
www.tandfonline.com/journals/ric...