CCPP Faculty Affiliate Yingdan Lu Publishes New Research on Celebrity Fandom and State Propaganda
Yingdan Lu, director of the Computational Media and Politics Lab at Northwestern University and CCPP faculty affiliate, has published a new article in Political Communication examining how celebrity fan communities engage with state propaganda on social media platforms in China.
CCPP Team Presents New Paper on AI and Democracy at SPSA 2026
Faculty and graduate affiliates from the Center for Communication & Public Policy (CCPP) recently presented new research at the Southern Political Science Association 2026 Annual Meeting, examining how large language models (LLMs) conceptualize democracy across national and institutional contexts. The
This Week: CCPP’s Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World Symposium on Jan. 22-23
The Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World Symposium, co-organized by the Center for Communication & Public Policy and Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, co-sponsored by the Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation of America, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and the
CCPP Faculty Affiliate Olga Kamenchuk Moderates Webinar on Ukrainian Public Opinion about Ukrainian Resilience and Civic Identity
CCPP faculty affiliate Olga Kamenchuk recently organized and moderated a timely webinar bringing together scholars to present new research on Ukrainian public opinion amid Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. The event highlighted cutting-edge survey research examining how Ukrainians perceive democracy,
CCPP Director Nisbet Co-Authors Major Replication of Climate Change Messaging Research in Nature Climate Change
CCPP Director Erik C. Nisbet, Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis and Communication at Northwestern University, is a co-author on a new article in Nature Climate Change that rigorously tests the persuasiveness of the most influential climate change messaging
When Pocketbook Realities Trump Democratic Ideals: New Research from CCPP Researchers Reveals Americans’ Conditional Commitment to Democracy
A new study from Northwestern University’s Center for Communication & Public Policy (CCPP), published in Perspectives on Politics, offers powerful insights into how Americans balance their commitment to democratic principles with their economic well-being, revealing that electoral support for democracy