
Samuel Cipers
PhD Researcher
Samuel Cipers is a PhD Researcher in the Centre for Digitalization, Democracy and Innovation of the Brussels School of Governance. Previously he worked as a project researcher at the same centre after graduating from the University of Ghent in September 2021.
His research focusses on how political discontent in Europe and North-America is voiced on the internet and social media, with a special focus on online (political) disinformation and conspiracy theories. Samuel’s other research interests include: modern political philosophy, Discourse analysis and critical studies, especially concerning mindfulness and new age, and information -/ cyber warfare.
Research areas
Featured publications
POINcaré series: A Question of Truth / Een vraag naar waarheid [in Dutch]
Policy Brief - What is political? The uncoordinated efforts of social media platforms on political advertising
Policy Brief - Tough luck if you’re in BELUX? Platform responses to disinformation in Belgium and Luxembourg
Projects
Digital democracies in peril: a post-structuralist lens on disinformation and individual agency online
Eutopia
Situational analysis in preparation of the Belgian EU presidency in 2024 with regard to media policy
Flemish government