Prof. Dr. Margaret E. Roberts

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-2 und Äquivalente
FachgebietPolitikwissenschaft

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandDeutschland
OrtKonstanz
Universität/InstitutionUniversität Konstanz
Institut/AbteilungFachbereich für Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaft

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Nils B. WeidmannFachbereich für Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaft, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz
Prof. Dr. Yannis TheocharisSchool of Social Sciences and Technology, Technische Universität München, München
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.05.2023

Programm(e)

2022Max-Planck-Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Margaret E. Roberts from the University of California, San Diego, USA Professor Roberts’ research has been decisive in understanding the mechanisms behind online censorship. In her work, she has reverse-engineered the Chinese censorship system leading to novel insights into the strategic use of censorship in autocratic regimes. At the same time, Professor Roberts has done important work to advance new methods of automated text analysis in political science, which are becoming ever more important in the age of digital communication. In Germany, she continues her research on strategies for content moderation, this time in a democratic context, studying popular social media platforms used by billions of people. Professor Roberts is hosted by Professor Yannis Theocharis at the Technical University of Munich and Professor Nils Weidmann at the University of Konstanz.