Darren Lilleker

Professor Darren Lilleker

  • Professor
  • Weymouth House W337, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Prof. Darren Lilleker is a teacher and researcher whose interests lie in the intersection between political strategy, societal dynamics and civic engagement. In the context of political communication research, his research looks as who says what, how and why and with what impact. The ambition of the work is to develop communication models which meet political objectives while also engendering social inclusivity.

Current research projects relate to the circulation of, and belief in, disinformation and conspiracy theories. Lilleker is leading a funded network which links together researchers within a number of fragile European democracies to investigate methods for mitigating their impacts. Lilleker is also involved in a project exploring perceived marginalisation in post-industrial communities, investigating narratives about and by members of these communities. The work on narratives and stories extends also to work with a range of marginalised groups, including migrant and diaspora communities, and intersectional minorities in a range of contexts...

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Research

Professor Lilleker's research concerns both the professionalisation, marketization and strategic development of political communication and the impacts upon citizen engagement.

His research has covered local election campaigning and the impact upon voter choices; and party, candidate and MP's usage of the Internet, from websites to social media, and correlations between usage and gaining support.

He was involved in two FP7 consortiums exploring how social media could be an agent within conflict resolution and has led a range of projects exploring online political engagement during elections and referenda within the UK and across the EU.

Professor Lilleker's work also explores aspects of political cognition, specifically how citizens are impacted by political communication. This interdisciplinary conceptual work draws on theories from experimental psychology, consumer and communication psychology as well as psephological studies.

Favourites

  • Veneti, A., Jackson, D. and Lilleker, D.G., 2019. Visual Political Communication. Springer.
  • Lilleker, D. and Jackson, N., 2011. Microblogging, constituency service and impression management – UK MPs and the use of Twitter. Journal of Legislative Studies, 17, 86-105.
  • Lilleker, D. and Jackson, N., 2011. Political campaigning, elections and the internet: Comparing the US, UK, France and Germany. London, England: Routledge.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Reduced inequalities

"Reduce inequality within and among countries"

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Peace, justice and strong institutions

"Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels"

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Partnership for the Goals

"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development"

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Journal Articles

Books

Chapters

  • Veneti, A. and Poulakidakos, S., 2023. The Political Symbolism of Flags in Revolutionary Movements: The case of the 1821 Greek War of Independence. In: Lilleker, D., ed. Research Handbook on Visual Politics. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 359-370.
  • Miles, C., 2023. Visual rhetoric and the analysis of persuasive political communication. In: Lilleker, D. and Veneti, A., eds. Research Handbook on Visual Politics. Edward Elgar, 2-13.
  • Lilleker, D. and Koliastasis, P., 2023. Peripheral cues and the power of simple images. Research Handbook on Visual Politics. 259-267.
  • Lilleker, D. and Veneti, A., 2023. Introduction to the research handbook on visual politics. xvii-xxix.
  • Baker, T. and Lilleker, D., 2022. “Not One Rule for Everyone”: The Impact of Elite Rule-Breaking on Public Trust in the UK. In: Maarek, P., ed. Manufacturing Government Communication on Covid-19 A Comparative Perspective. Springer.
  • Veneti, A. and Lilleker, D., 2022. Proposing a Three-Dimensional Normative Model for Political Communication. In: Palau-Sampio, D., López García, G. and Iannelli, L., eds. Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy. IGI GLOBAL, 1-18.
  • Veneti, A. and Lilleker, D., 2022. Proposing a Three-Dimensional Normative Model for Political Communication. In: Palau-Sampio, D., López García, G. and Iannelli, L., eds. Contemporary Politics, Communication, and the Impact on Democracy. IGI GLOBAL, 1-18.
  • Lilleker, D. and Thompson, S., 2021. Protecting the citizen: Political journalists as gatekeepers in the digital age. In: Morrison, J., Birks, J. and Berry, M., eds. Routledge Companion to Political Journalism. London: Routledge, 293-301.
  • Lilleker, D. and Moufahim, M., 2021. The Ethical Challenges at the Heart of Political Branding. Political Branding in Turbulent times. Springer.
  • Lilleker, D.G. and Weidhase, N., 2021. The psychology of populism. The Palgrave Handbook of Populism. 103-114.
  • Veneti, A., Reilly, P. and Lilleker, D., 2021. The importance of space in photojournalist accounts of the anti-austerity protests in Greece. In: Morrison, J., Birks, J. and Berry, M., eds. Routledge Companion to Political Journalism. UK: Routledge.
  • Lilleker, D. and Ozgul, B.A., 2021. Understanding the psychology of contemporary democracies. Psychology of democracy. Routledge, 95-107.
  • Sreedharan, C., 2021. India: A Spectacle of Mismanagement. In: Lilleker, D., Coman, I.A., Gregor, M. and Novelli, E., eds. Political Communication and COVID-19: Governance and Rhetoric in Times of Crisis. Routledge.
  • Coman, I.A., Elsheikh, D., Gregor, M., Lilleker, D. and Novelli, E., 2021. Introduction: Political communication, governance and rhetoric in times of crisis. 1-15.
  • Elsheikh, D., 2021. Egypt: Emotional Speech and Complicated Reality. In: Lilleker, D., Coman, I.A., Gregor, M. and Novelli, E., eds. Political Communication and COVID-19 Governance and Rhetoric in Times of Crisis Edited By Darren Lilleker, Ioana A. Coman, Miloš Gregor, Edoardo Novelli. Routledge.
  • Lilleker, D., Coman, I.A., Gregor, M. and Novelli, E., 2021. Political communication and COVID-19: Governance and rhetoric in global comparative perspective. Political Communication and COVID-19: Governance and Rhetoric in Times of Crisis. 333-350.
  • Garland, R. and Lilleker, D., 2021. The UK: From consensus to confusion. Political Communication and COVID-19: Governance and Rhetoric in Times of Crisis. 165-176.
  • Lilleker, D. and Gregor, M., 2021. World health organisation: The challenges of providing global leadership. Political Communication and COVID-19: Governance and Rhetoric in Times of Crisis. 19-33.
  • Lilleker, D., Coman, I.A., Gregor, M. and Novelli, E., 2021. Foreword. xviii-xxi.
  • Lilleker, D.G. and Balaban, D.C., 2021. Populism on Facebook. Political Campaigning and Communication. 267-282.
  • Lilleker, D.G., Jackson, D. and Veneti, A., 2021. The UK: The Post-Brexit, Ghost Election. Political Campaigning and Communication. 233-248.
  • Garland, R. and Lilleker, D., 2021. From consensus to dissensus: The UK’s management of a pandemic in a divided nation. Political Communication in the Time of Coronavirus. 17-32.
  • Lilleker, D., Veneti, A. and Jackson, D., 2019. Introduction: Visual Political Communication. Visual Political Communication. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Lilleker, D. and Surowiec, P., 2019. Uncovering the ‘hidden persuaders’: a content analysis and examination of digital propaganda on social media. The Sage handbook of propaganda. London: Sage.
  • Thompson, S. and Lilleker, D.G., 2019. Containing the digital revolution: political science in the United Kingdom. In: Kneuer, M. and Milner, H., eds. Digitalization and Political Science. Barbara Budrich Publishers.
  • Lilleker, D., 2019. Political public relations and election campaigning. Political Public Relations: Concepts, Principles, and Applications, 2nd Edition. 187-207.
  • Lilleker, D., 2019. 2. The power of visual political communication: pictorial politics through the lens of communication psychology. In: Jackson, D. and Veneti, A., eds. Visual Political Communication. Palgrave.
  • Ciobanu, C. and Light, D., 2017. A new geography of protest in Bucharest. In: Adi, A. and Lilleker, D., eds. #Rezist: Romania’s 2017 anti-corruption protests: Causes, Development and Implications. Berlin: Quadriga University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, 63-67.
  • Surowiec, P. and Štetka, V., 2017. Social media and politics in central and Eastern Europe. 1-208.
  • Lilleker, D., 2017. Political Campaigns. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior. Sage, 603-606.
  • Lilleker, D., 2017. Political Persuasion and Rhetoric. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior. Sage, 625.
  • Lilleker, D., 2017. Social Networking. In: Fathali M. Moghaddam, ed. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior. Sage.
  • Lilleker, D., 2016. Strategic Media Management. In: Pack, M., ed. Political Marketing and the 2015 UK General Election. Palgrave, 85-98.
  • Lilleker, D.G. and Jackson, D., 2016. The social media campaign: Mobilisation and persuasion. Political Communication in Britain: Polling, Campaigning and Media in the 2015 General Election. 293-313.
  • Lilleker, D.G., Jackson, N. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2015. Social media in the UK election campaigns 2008-2014: Experimentation, innovation, and convergence. The Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics. 325-337.
  • Koc-Michalska, K. and Lilleker, D.G., 2015. Evolving in step or poles apart?: Online audiences and networking during Poland and France 2011-12 election campaign. Public Affairs and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. 1307-1330.
  • Lilleker, D.G. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2015. Online election campaigning: Exploring supply and demand during the France 2012 presidential election. Public Affairs and Administration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. 1368-1385.
  • Lilleker, D., Koc-Michalska, K. and Jackson, N., 2015. Social media in the UK election campaigns 2008-14: experimentation, innovation and convergence. In: Bruns, A., Enli, G., Larsson, A.O. and Christensen, C., eds. The Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics. New York: Routledge, 325-337.
  • Lilleker, D.G. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2014. Online election campaigning: Exploring supply and demand during the France 2012 presidential election. In: Solo, A., ed. Political Campaigning in the Information Age. IGI Global, 287-304.
  • Lilleker, D. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2014. Online Election Campaigning: Exploring Supply and Demand during the France 2012 Presidential Election. In: Solo, A.M.G., ed. Political Campaigning in the Information Age. IGI Global.
  • Lilleker, D., 2014. Autobiography and Political Marketing: Narrative and the Obama Brand. Real Lives, Celebrity Stories. Bloomsbury.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Voting and Voter Decision-Making. Political Campaigning and Communication. 177-197.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Political Conditioning. Political Campaigning and Communication. 65-79.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Emotional Motivations and Deep Cognition. Political Campaigning and Communication. 115-133.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Proximity Politics and Valence. Political Campaigning and Communication. 100-114.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Thinking Twice. Political Campaigning and Communication. 134-150.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Schema Theory for Understanding Political Cognition. Political Campaigning and Communication. 47-64.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Peripheral Cues and Personality Politics. Political Campaigning and Communication. 80-99.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Thinking Politics — An Introduction. Political Campaigning and Communication. 1-18.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Political Participation in a Digital Age. Political Campaigning and Communication. 151-176.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Strategic Political Communication. Political Campaigning and Communication. 19-46.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2014. Modelling Political Cognition. Political Campaigning and Communication. 198-205.
  • Jackson, D., Scullion, R. and Molesworth, M., 2013. 'Ooh, politics. You're brave'. Politics in everyday talk: An analysis of three 'non- political' online spaces. The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment. 205-219.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2013. Empowering the citizens?: Political communication, co-production and the harnessed crowd. The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment. 24-38.
  • Gerodimos, R., Scullion, R., Lilleker, D.G. and Jackson, D., 2013. Introduction to the media, political participation and empowerment. The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment. London: Routledge.
  • Scullion, R., Lilleker, D.G., Gerodimos, R. and Jackson, D., 2013. Concluding thoughts. The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment. London: Routledge.
  • Thorsen, E., 2013. Routinisation of Audience Participation: BBC News Online, Citizenship and Democratic Debate. In: Scullion, R., Gerodimos, R., Jackson, D. and Lilleker, D., eds. The Media, Political Participation and Empowerment. Routledge.
  • Lilleker, D. and Vedel, T., 2013. Chapter 19. The Internet in Campaigns and Elections. In: Dutton, W., ed. Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 401-420.
  • Lilleker, D.G., 2013. Political marketing: The cause of an emerging democratic deficit in Britain? Current Issues in Political Marketing. 5-26.
  • Koc-Michalska, K., Lilleker, D. and Surowiec, P., 2013. Participation in-media not across media: how the politically engaged use the web for political participation in Poland. In: Charles, A., ed. Media/democracy: a comparative study. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 81-103.
  • Jackson, N.A., Lilleker, D.G. and Schweitzer, E.J., 2012. Political marketing in an online election environment: Short-term sales or long-term relationships? Routledge Handbook of Political Marketing. 286-299.
  • Lilleker, D. and Jackson, N., 2011. Elections 2.0: Comparing e-campaigns in France, Germany, Great Britain and the United States. In: Schweitzer, E. and Albrecht, S., eds. Das Internet im Wahlkampf: Analysen zur Bundestagswahl 2009. Heidelburg, Germany: VS Verlag, 96-116.
  • Lilleker, D.G. and Jackson, N., 2011. Political Public Relations and Political Marketing. Political Public Relations: Principles and Applications. 157-176.
  • Lilleker, D. and Scullion, R., 2009. Political Advertising. In: Powell, H., Hardy, J., Hawkin, S. and MacRury, I., eds. The Advertising Handbook. Routledge.
  • Scullion, R., 2008. The Impact of the Market on the Character of Citizenship, and the Consequences of this for Political Engagement. In: Lilleker, D., ed. Voters or Consumers: Imagining the Contemporary Electorate. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 51-72.
  • Jackson, D., 2008. Citizens, consumers and the demands of market-driven news. In: Lilleker, D. and Scullion, R., eds. Voters or Consumers: Imagining the Contemporary Electorate. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Lilleker, D., 2008. Political Representation and Democracy: what is wrong with the political public sphere. In: D Artrey, M., ed. Cont_xts: Media, Representation and Society: papers from a conference held at the University of Chester, November 2006. Chester, England: Chester Academic Press, 10-44.
  • Lilleker, D., 2007. Local political marketing: political marketing as public service. In: Jackson, N.A. and Scullion, R., eds. The Marketing of Political Parties. Political Marketing at the 2005 General Election. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
  • Lilleker, D. and Negrine, R., 2006. Mapping a market orientation: can we detect political marketing only through the lens of hindsight? In: Davies, P.J. and Newman, B.I., eds. Winning elections with political marketing. New York: Haworth Press.
  • Lilleker, D., 2005. The British Left and Eastern Europe. In: Berger, S. and LaPorte, N., eds. The Other Germany: Perceptions and Influences in British-East German Relations, 1945–1990. Augsburg, Germany: Wissner Verlag.
  • Lilleker, D., 2005. Political marketing: the cause of the democratic deficit? In: Wymer, W.W. and Lees-Marshment, J., eds. Current Issues in Political Marketing. New York: Haworth Press, 5-26.
  • Lilleker, D. and Lees-Marshment, J., 2005. Introduction: Rethinking political party behaviour. Political marketing: a comparative perspective. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
  • Lilleker, D. and Lees-Marshment, J., 2005. Political marketing in the UK: a positive start but an uncertain future. Political marketing: a comparative perspective. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
  • Lilleker, D. and Lees-Marshment, J., 2005. Conclusion: towards a comparative model of party marketing. Political marketing: a comparative perspective. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
  • Negrine, R. and Lilleker, D., 2003. Media coverage of political scandals. In: Gay, O. and Leopold, P., eds. Conduct unbecoming : the regulation of parliamentary behaviour. London: Politico's, 59-90.

Conferences

  • Kruschinski, S., Russmann, U., Jackson, D., Hassler, J., Lilleker, D., Balaban, D., Ceron, A. and Vicente, F., 2023. Divisive, Negative, and Populist Digital Advertising?! Comparing Populist and Mainstream Parties’ Communication Strategies in Facebook Campaign Messages in 10 European Countries. In: 73rd ICA Annual Conference 25-29 May 2023 Toronto.
  • Bene, M., Lilleker, D., Jackson, D. et al., 2023. Populism in Context: A Cross-Country Investigation of the Facebook Usage of Populist Appeals During the 2019 European Parliament Elections. International Journal of Press/Politics.
  • Russmann, U., Jackson, D., Lilleker, D., Veneti, A. et al., 2021. “Populists” communication on Facebook during the 2019 EP Elections. Brussels.
  • Jackson, D., Veneti, A. and Lilleker, D., 2020. Between Analogue and Digital: A critical exploration of strategic social media use in Greek election campaigns. In: ECREA Political Communication Section Interim Conference 26-27 March 2020 Bucharest.
  • Hassler, J., Magin, M., Russmann, U., Jackson, D., Fenoll, V., Larsson, A., Lilleker, D., Veneti, A. and Balaban, D., 2020. Really a European Populist Zeitgeist? How populists used Facebook posts and ads for campaigning across 11 countries in the European Election Campaign 2019. In: Workshop on European Elections 2019 30 January 2020 Amsterdam.
  • Jackson, D., Veneti, A. and Lilleker, D., 2019. Greek political communication and social media: Stories of order and anarchy”. In: PSA Media and Politics Group Annual Conference 12-13 December 2019 Leeds.
  • Koc-Michalska, K., Lilleker, D., Gibson, R., Michalski, T. and Zajac, J., 2018. Populism and Facebook: 14 countries, 117 parties and the 2014 European Parliamentary election. In: The Politics of Contention: Communication, Populism, and the Crisis of Democracy 2-3 March 2018 University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Lilleker, D., Koc-Michalska, K. and Zajac, J., 2017. Social Media: New Technology Strengthening Democratic Communication? A Comparative Study of Facebook and Twitter Usage in 28 European Countries During the 2014 European Parliamentary Election Campaign. In: The 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association 21-25 May 2015 Puerto Rico.
  • Lilleker, D., 2017. Self-motivated or mobilised: political participation in the digital age. In: Deliberation 22 February 2016 The Deliberation Centre, University of Warsaw.
  • Lilleker, D.G. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2017. What Drives Political Participation? Motivations and Mobilization in a Digital Age. Political Communication, 34 (1), 21-43.
  • Lilleker, D., 2016. Misperceptions and missed opportunities: how Facebookers talked Brexit. In: Media and Politics in Times of Crisis and Change The Political Studies Association, Media and Politics Group Annual General Conference 12-13 December 2016 LSE, London, UK.
  • Lilleker, D., Koc-Michalska, K., Zajac, J. and Michalski, T., 2016. Social media actions and interactions: The role of the Facebook and Twitter during the 2014 European Parliament elections in the 28 EU nations. In: Digital Media, Power, and Democracy in Election Campaigns 2-3 July 2015 Washington, DC. No.
  • Jackson, D. and Lilleker, D., 2015. Online mobilisation and persuasion in the 2015 campaign. In: Parties Media Voters: the 2015 Campaign 13-14 July 2015 London.
  • Gerodimos, R., Adi, A. and Lilleker, D.G., 2015. Visualising Discourse: Civic mobilisation on Instagram during the 2014 Romanian Presidential elections. In: Political Discourse: Multidisciplinary Approaches 26-27 June 2015 University College London.
  • Lilleker, D., 2015. Strategic development of political communication and the impacts upon citizen engagement. In: MEDIA, POLITICS AND DEMOCRACY 21-22 May 2015 Rome.
  • Lilleker, D., Wells, C., Koc-Michalska, K. and Rohe, K., 2015. Creation of the Online Public Sphere: Discourse, Dialog, or Discussion. In: The 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association 21-25 May 2015 Puerto Rico.
  • Lilleker, D. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2015. Broadcasting to the masses or building communities: Polish political parties’ online performance during 2011 elections in international perspective. In: POLITIQUE - MEDIAS - TIC: utilisations des médias sociaux en politique 6-8 June 2012 Dijon.
  • Lilleker, D. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2014. Reinventing political communication: still informing or engaging citizens? European Parliament electoral campaigning trends 2009 – 2014 in the comparative perspective. In: ECREA 12-15 November 2014 Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Lilleker, D., 2014. Re-imagining the meaning of participation for a digital age. In: Political Participation in the Digital World 5-7 November 2014 Dijon.
  • Lilleker, D., Adi, A. and Erickson, K., 2014. Elite Tweets: Analysing the Twitter Communication Patterns of Labour Party Peers in the House of Lords. In: IAMCR 2013: Crises, ‘Creative Destruction’ and the Global Power and Communication Orders 25-29 June 2013 Dublin. Policy and Internet.
  • Lilleker, D., 2014. Social political discourses: how users talked about politics on Facebook during the 2011 French presidential election. In: IPSA 23rd World Congress of Political Science 19-24 July 2014 Canada, Montreal.
  • Lilleker, D., 2014. "Social political discourses: how users talked about politics on Facebook during the 2011 French presidential election. The Meaning of Election Campaign Professionalism: Country- and Party-Related Answers across the EU 27. ". In: IPSA 23rd World Congress of Political Science 19-24 July 2014 Canada, Montreal.
  • Lilleker, D., 2014. Rethinking participation: from clicktivism to activism at the press of a button? In: Workshop – Citizen engagement and participation in online social environments 25-28 June 2014 France, Paris.
  • Lilleker, D., Koc-Michalska, K. and Wells, C., 2014. Discursive networks on Facebook during the 2012 French presidential election. In: Civic political engagement and social change in the new digital wave 24-27 June 2014 Paris. Special edition proposal pending.
  • Lilleker, D., Jackson, N. and Schweitzer, E., 2014. Towards a non-hierarchical campaign? Testing for interactivity as a tool of election campaigning in France, the US, Germany and the UK. In: IAMCR 19-22 July 2010 Braga.
  • Lilleker, D. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2014. Elections, Webspheres and Ecosystems Mapping and Comparing the Campaign Style and Dynamics of the Polish 2011 and French 2012 Elections. In: UACES 42nd Annual Conference: Old Borders - New Frontiers 2-5 September 2012 Passau, Germany.
  • Lilleker, D. and Jackson, N., 2014. Interacting and representing: can Web 2.0 enhance the roles of an MP? In: ECPR Joint Sessions 14 April 2009-19 March 2014 Lisbon.
  • Thorsen, E., 2013. Routinisation of audience participation: BBC news online, citizenship and democratic debate. , 116-129.
  • Lilleker, D., 2013. Brand Management & Relationship marketing in on-line environments. In: International Political Marketing conference 17-23 September 2013 Sweden.
  • Lilleker, D.G. and Jackson, N., 2013. Brand Management and Relationship Marketing in online environments. In: International Political Marketing Conference 17-20 September 2013 Stockholm.
  • Lilleker, D., 2013. On-line election campaigning: exploring supply and demand during the France 2012 presidential election. In: European Consortium of Political Researchers 2-7 September 2013 France.
  • Lilleker, D.G., Adi, A. and Erickson, K., 2013. Lords-a-tweeting, Lords-a-networking: analysing the behavior and impact of Labour Party Peers in the UK House of Lords,. In: IAMCR 2013 25-29 June 2013 Dublin.
  • Lilleker, D. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2013. MEPs online: Understanding communication strategies for remote representatives. In: 6th ECPR General Conference 24-27 August 2011 Reykjavik. Journal of Information Technology & Politics.
  • Lilleker, D. and Koc-Michalska, K., 2013. MEPs Online: Understanding Communication Strategies for Remote Representatives. In: Political Communication in the Era of New Technologies 22-23 September 2011 Warsaw.
  • Lilleker, D., 2012. Getting them involved: attracting and empowering supporters. In: Digital Campaigning Knowledge Exchange 22-23 March 2012 Oxford.
  • Lilleker, D., Koc-Michalska, K. and Surowiec, P., 2012. Broadcasting to the masses or building communities: Polish political parties online communication during the 2011 election. In: ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2012 10-15 April 2012 University of Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Michalska-Koc, K., Lilleker, D., Surowiec, P. and Baranowski, P., 2012. Poland’s 2011 elections: new tools, new professionalism, new ways to win votes. In: the Political Studies Association’s Media and Politics Group annual conference 1 June-2 November 2012 University of Bedfordshire, Luton.
  • Koc-Michalska, K., Lilleker, D. and Surowiec, P., 2012. Talking to the politically engaged: exploring the Polish electoral blogosphere. In: XXII World Congress of Political Science, International Political Science Association 8 July-12 June 2012 Madrid.
  • Koc-Michalska, K., Lilleker, D. and Surowiec, P., 2012. Broadcasting to the masses or building communities: Polish political parties’ online communication during the 2011 election. In: Parties and Campaigning in the Digital Era 10-15 April 2012 University of Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Lilleker, D., Jackson, N. and Schweitzer, E., 2011. Towards a more participatory style of election campaigning: identifying the comparative use of Web 2.0 by parties and candidates in elections 2007-2010. In: ECREA 2010 -- 3rd European Communication Conference Transcultural Communication - Intercultural Comparisons 12-15 October 2009 Hamburg.
  • Lilleker, D. and Jackson, N., 2011. Political Public Relations and Political Marketing. In: International Communication Association Conference 26-30 May 2011 Boston, MA.
  • Lilleker, D., Jackson, N. and Schweitzer, E., 2010. Towards a non-hierarchical campaign? Testing for interactivity as a tool of election campaigning in France, the US, Germany and the UK. In: IAMCR Conference 2010: Communication and Citizenship 18-22 July 2010 Braga, Portugal.
  • Lilleker, D., Koc-Michalska, K., Jackson, N., Jacunski, M., Vedel, T., Schweitzer, E. and Vergeer, M., 2010. Informing, Engaging, Mobilising or Interacting: searching for a European model of web campaigning. In: International Political Studies Association 54th Annual Conference 19-20 May 2010 Luxembourg.
  • Lilleker, D. and Jackson, N., 2010. Interactivity and Branding, public political communication as a marketing tool. In: Political Studies Association (PSA) Conference: Sixty Years of Political Studies: Achievements and Futures 29 March-1 April 2010 Edinburgh University, Scotland. Journal of Political Marketing.
  • Lilleker, D., Jackson, N. and Schweitzer, E., 2010. Towards a more participatory style of election campaigning: identifying the comparative use of Web 2.0 by parties and candidates in elections 2007-2010. In: ECREA 2010: Third European Communication Conference 12-15 October 2010 Hamburg, Germany.
  • Lilleker, D., Koc Michalska, K., Jacunski, M. and Schweitzer, E., 2009. Informing, Engaging, Mobilising or Interacting: searching for a European model of web campaigning. In: IPSA International Conference, Luxembourg 2010 Is There a European Model of Governance? A Comparative Perspective 18-20 March 2010 Jean Monnet Building, European Commission, Luxembourg.
  • Lilleker, D. and Jackson, N., 2009. Interacting, Representing or Just Informing: Web 2.0 and UK MPs? In: 5th ECPR General Conference 10-12 September 2009 Potsdam, Germany.
  • Lilleker, D., 2009. Corporate and Political spheres: similarities and differences. In: European Communications Summit 24-26 April 2009 Brussels.
  • Lilleker, D., 2007. The consumption of political communication within a marketised society. In: Politics, Culture and Socialization 13-14 September 2007 Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Lilleker, D., 2006. Local politics for local people: why communicating at the local level can reconnect the public with government. In: This is an abstract of a paper delivered at the Good Governance and Communication Conference March 2006 Bournemouth University, England.
  • Lilleker, D., 2005. The Politics of the shrinking marketplace: Marketing voter disengagement. In: British Association of American Studies 52nd Annual Conference 19-22 April 2007 Leicester, UK. Journal of Marketing Management.

Reports

Performances

Others

  • Surowiec, P., 2017. Reports Poles apart: Polish perspectives of the 2017 UK ‘Brexit election’. Poole: The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community. Published online.

PhD Students

  • Darlington Nyambiya, 2024. To what extent has social media brought change to Zimbabwean politics, (In progress)
  • Omowonuola Wosilat Okunnu, 2024. A Comparative Study of the Interconnectedness of Religion and Politics in Northern and Southern Nigeria: The Role of Literacy Level, (In progress)
  • Tauheed Ramjaun, 2007. Branding in the not-for-profit sector: a case study of Arthritis Care
  • Chindu Sreedharan, 2008. THE WAR FOR KASHMIR: An analysis of the conflict coverage in Indian and Pakistani newspapers,
  • Nigel Jackson, 2008. Online Political Communication: The Impact of the Internet on MPs 1994-2005
  • Daniel Jackson, 2009. Back into the malaise? Exploring the link between news framing and voter perceptions of the political process
  • Waraporn Chatratichart, 2009. Attitudes towards political leaders amongst young people in Thailand and their influence on electoral choices
  • James Matthews, 2010. News sources and perceptual effects: an analysis of source attribution within media coverage of alleged terrorist plots
  • Roman Gerodimos, 2010. Maximising the Audience: Challenges and Opportunities for Government and Civic Communicators in the 21st Century Public Sphere
  • Albert Tayman, 2012. THE ROLE OF PUBLIC TELEVISION IN SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATION IN A POSTCOLONIAL DEVELOPING COUNTRY
  • Dalia Elsheikh, 2017. Democratisation, professionalisation and the first Egyptian election
  • Nyarwi Ahmad, 2017. Professionalisation and marketisation of political campaigning in Post-Soeharto Indonesia
  • Elena Afromeeva, 2018. A comparative cross-cultural Analysis of Strategies of Persuasion and Argumentation in political rhetoric on example of the addresses of American, British, Byelorussian, German, and Russian political leaders.
  • Dawid Pekalski, 2020. Understanding political engagement
  • Daniel Weissmann, 2020. Political Engagement in Post-Trust Communication Environments
  • Sarah Aly, 2020. The Dynamics of meso-public spheres: Media Usage in Egypt during the Uprisings
  • Thomas Stoeckle, 2024. Motivation, metaphor and manipulation: the framing of public debates and the shaping of public responses through leaders’ speeches during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic
  • Natasha Tobin. A review of the practice and influence of financial public relations in the UK following the 2008 economic crisis

Profile of Teaching PG

  • MA International Political Communication
  • Political Marketing and Campaigning
  • The Psychology of Democracy

Profile of Teaching UG

  • Political Communication
  • Persuasion and Influence
  • Political Campaigning
  • Political Marketing
  • Political Marketing and Campaigning

Invited Lectures

  • The politics of localism, Bournemouth, 18 Sep 2019 more
  • Combating Islamophobia, Nr Alton, 14 Sep 2019 more
  • The dubious ethics of Political Marketing, University of Stirling, 17 May 2019 more
  • What social media is doing to democracy, University of Lisbon, 08 Mar 2019 more
  • What social media is doing to democracy, University of Jena, 14 Jan 2019 more
  • What social media is doing to democracy, University of Navarre, 12 Dec 2018 more
  • Political Branding in the 21st Century, Bournemouth, 14 Sep 2018 more
  • Cheerleaders or Free Radicals?, City University, London, 25 May 2018 more
  • Social Movements and Consumer Activism in Politics, Fluminense Federal University, Niteroi, Brazil, 07 May 2018 more
  • Teaching politics in a digital age, Hannover, Germany, 14 Dec 2017 more
  • Why politicians go to war, Bournemouth University, 28 Nov 2017 more
  • From ‘Automated chugging' to ‘engaged thinking', Westminster Conference Centre, London, 13 Sep 2017 more
  • Politics in a post truth era, University of Swansea, 12 May 2017 more
  • 21st Century political campaigning, University of Luxemburg, 10 Feb 2017 more
  • Is social media good for democracy?, University of Zagreb, 12 Jan 2017 more
  • Political Marketing, University of Laval, Quebec, 18 Jan 2013 more
  • Political campaigning in the 21st Century, European Communication Summit, Brussels, 20 Jun 2008 more

Grants

  • Voices from the Periphery: (De-)Constructing and Contesting Public Narratives about Post-Industrial Marginalization (VOICES) (Arts and Humanities Research Council, 01 Feb 2024). Awarded
  • Narrative Warfare in Ukraine: Decoding Disinformation and Propaganda (British Embassy in Zagreb: Impact Fund, 30 Oct 2023). Awarded
  • (The Matrix of) Populist and Denialist Attitudes towards Science (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), 01 Jan 2022). Awarded
  • Research methods training course for Bangladeshi government officials (Bangladesh government, 20 Jan 2020). Awarded
  • Streams of hate and untruth? Using online news comments, posts and tweets to investigate attitudes and the prevalence of hate and untruth in political debates (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, 01 Sep 2018). In Progress
  • E-Voices (Arts and Humanities Research Council, 02 Jan 2018). Completed
  • Reaching Across the Pond (Bournemouth University - Fusion Fund, 03 Sep 2012). Completed
  • Exploring brand relationships in the charity context (Arthritis Care, 01 Sep 2010). Completed

External Responsibilities

Internal Responsibilities

  • Deputy Head, Humanities and Law Department
  • Chair, Global Visiting Fellowship Panel

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

  • Expert panellist (25 Mar 2020)
  • Public Lecture (16 Apr 2018-17 Apr 2018)
  • Pint of Science presentation (15 May 2017)
  • How to win Elections A Psychological Approach (27 Jun 2016)
  • Citizen And Consumer Activism On Social Media: Never Mind What Or How, Let's Focus On Why (16 May 2016)
  • Understanding consumer and audience psychology (10 Jun 2014)
  • Engaging the Public: putting the people back into democracy (06 Jul 2012)

Qualifications

  • PhD in Doctor of Philosophy (University of Sheffield, 2001)
  • BA (Hons) in Humanities (University of Sheffield, 1997)

Honours

  • Fellowship (Higher Education Academy, 2019)
  • International Visiting Professor (LUISS University, Rome, 2019)

Memberships

  • International Political Science Association, Vice Chair: RC22 Political Communication (2011-), http://rc22.ipsa.org/
  • European Communication Research and Education Association, Member (2010-), https://ecrea.eu/About-ECREA
  • European Consortium of Political Researchers, Affiliate,
  • MeCCSA, Member,
  • Political Marketing Group, Chair,
  • Political Studies Association, Member,

Networks

  • Campaigning for Strasbourg (CAM4S) - network of scholars from across EU member states analysing the Facebook posts of all parties standing at the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections
  • Horizon 2020 - Digitrust/USP. Network of scholars including academics from the University of Oslo, LUISS, Vienna, Audencia, FU Berlin working on two research grants submitted to the 2018 and 2019 Horizon 2020 calls
  • International Political Studies Association European Consortium of Political Researchers CENMEP Understanding Professionalisation (COST) New media and citizen engagement (COST)