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King Henry 1 Street, Park Building
PO1 2DZ Portsmouth
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
James welcomes proposals from prospective PhD candidates interested in political communication, digital journalism and the changing news media environment, and social media and political participation.
James Dennis is Senior Lecturer in Political Communication and Journalism at the University of Portsmouth. His research interests lie in political communication and journalism, with a particular focus on social media, political participation and citizenship, and how young people experience news. James' work has been published in the Journal of Information Technology and Politics, Journalism Studies, and Political Studies. His first monograph, Beyond Slacktivism: Political Participation on Social Media, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2018. This builds on his PhD research, for which he was awarded the American Political Science Association Information Technology and Politics Section Best Dissertation Award. James is a Co-Convenor of the Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group and an incoming Editor for Political Studies Review.
Following the Understanding and Examining the Digital Advocacy Pioneers workshop at the University of Portsmouth, Nina Hall (Johns Hopkins University) and James prepared a special issue of the Journal of Information Technology and Politics (2020) — Innovation and adaptation throughout the digital eras.
James has experience of working with industry, carrying out social media research with the BBC World Service and the British Council, and have provided commentary on digital politics for national and international media, including BBC Radio and TV, the Financial Times, Forbes, and the Guardian. James maintains a personal research site at jameswilldennis.com
James welcomes proposals from prospective PhD candidates interested in political communication, digital journalism and the changing news media environment, and social media and political participation.
Current PhD students include:
Completed PhD students include:
Political communication
Social media
Digital news
Political participation and citizenship
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 SDG(s):
Mentor for the Political Studies Association Diverse Voices Programme for Early Career Researchers
2023 → …
ESRC Digital Footprints Project Advisory Group member, Economic and Social Research Council, UK
1 Dec 2022 → …
External Examiner for MA Political Communications, Cardiff University
1 Sept 2022 → …
External Examiner for MA Social Media & Political Communication, Loughborough University
3 Feb 2021 → …
External Examiner for BA Digital Media, University of Leeds
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Aug 2022
Co-Convenor of the Political Studies Association Media and Politics Group, Political Studies Association
1 Jul 2018 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Supervisor: Chadwick, A. (External person) (Supervisor) & O'Loughlin, B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
Leddy-Owen, C., Siklodi, N. & Dennis, J.
1/01/19 → …
Project: Research
7/07/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
Leucht, B., Dennis, J., Sampaio-Dias, S., Crack, A., Kaiser, W., Siklodi, N., Field, M., Youngman, M., Hostein, A., Norman, D. & Arrondelle, D.
1/09/19 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
1/01/19 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
James Dennis (Presented paper)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
James Dennis (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
James Dennis (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
James Dennis (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
James Dennis (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Dennis, James (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Dennis, James (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Dennis, James (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Dennis, James (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Dennis, James (Recipient), 31 Jul 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
25/07/24
1 Media contribution
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18/07/24
1 Media contribution
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30/06/24
1 Media contribution
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11/04/24
1 Media contribution
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