20-02-2025
The Island(er)s at the Helm research project invites scholars, practitioners, and artists to submit abstracts for its upcoming conference in Curaçao, dedicated to exploring the intersections of cultural, heritage, climate challenges, policy, governance, and sustainable adaptation in the (Dutch) Caribbean.
20-02-2025
Over the past decade, concerns have grown about the increasing use of social media to manipulate public opinion. In Southeast Asia both foreign actors and domestic elites increasingly employ social media operators – variously termed buzzers, cybertroopers or trolls – to shape public debate by amplifying some viewpoints while supressing others.