Azade Kakavand (she/her)
azadekakavand.bsky.social
Azade Kakavand (she/her)
@azadekakavand.bsky.social
Postdoc at Social Media Observatory & Media Research Methods Lab @bredowinstitut.bsky.social & @fgz-risc.bsky.social👩🏽‍💻
Previously at @compcommlab.bsky.social @univie.ac.at 🎓
Interested in multi-platform research, computational methods societal cohesion 💻
Pinned
Last week, I defended my dissertation! 🎉

A big thank you to everyone who made this possible—especially (but not exclusively) @anniewald.bsky.social, @nicolarighetti.bsky.social & the whole @compcommlab.bsky.social! 🫶
Proud to congratulate you, @azadekakavand.bsky.social, on your PhD defense –
“Technology Affordances, Social Media Platforms & the Networked Far Right.”
A remarkable achievement that combines years of hard work & building of skills that you now use at @bredowinstitut.bsky.social. Missing u already🥳
📣 Das Social Media Observatory am @bredowinstitut.bsky.social und @fgz-risc.bsky.social lädt zum TikTok Starter Workshop ein!

🗓 Wann? 2.12. 13:00 - 3.12. 14:00 Uhr
🌐 Wo? Online (Zoom)
👨‍💻 mit @boesch.bsky.social, @julianhohner.bsky.social & @lionw.bsky.social

Infos 👉 leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/t...
TikTok Starter Workshop
Das Social Media Observatory (SMO) des Hamburger Standorts des Forschungsinstituts Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ) veranstaltet einen Starter Workshop zum Thema TikTok. Der Workshop findet onlin...
leibniz-hbi.de
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Despite new EU transparency laws, researchers are still blocked from vital social media data, while corporations buy the same information freely, argues Brandon Silverman. The result: a two-tier system that shields platforms from scrutiny and weakens democratic oversight.
Why Commercial Tools Can Scrape Social Media But Researchers Can't | TechPolicy.Press
Brandon Silverman explains how researchers face barriers to social media data under the DSA, while corporations can buy full access.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Vielleicht haben „die Töchter“ auch keinen Bock mehr darauf, dass ihre Rechte und ihre Sicherheit für Friedrich Merz immer genau dann von Bedeutung sind, wenn er sie nutzen kann, um seine vollkommen rückwärtsgewandte Politik zu rechtfertigen?
October 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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For those on the #polcomm academic job market this year, I am sharing the job market material folder that I put together a few years back.

drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Lukito & Friends Job Market Materials - Google Drive
drive.google.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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ONLINE FIRST! This article by Dominika Betakova et al. uses a comparative online experiment to test whether nudges could help with #news avoidance. Available with OPEN ACCESS.
➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Last week, I defended my dissertation! 🎉

A big thank you to everyone who made this possible—especially (but not exclusively) @anniewald.bsky.social, @nicolarighetti.bsky.social & the whole @compcommlab.bsky.social! 🫶
Proud to congratulate you, @azadekakavand.bsky.social, on your PhD defense –
“Technology Affordances, Social Media Platforms & the Networked Far Right.”
A remarkable achievement that combines years of hard work & building of skills that you now use at @bredowinstitut.bsky.social. Missing u already🥳
September 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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New publication, out in Political Analysis:

There is an increasing array of tools to measure facets of morality in political language. But while they ostensibly measure the same concept, do they actually?

I and @fhopp.bsky.social set out to see what happens.
Moral Foundation Measurements Fail to Converge on Multilingual Party Manifestos | Political Analysis | Cambridge Core
Moral Foundation Measurements Fail to Converge on Multilingual Party Manifestos
www.cambridge.org
August 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Want to join us @univie.ac.at? Our department @ipk-univie.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track professor in interactive communication, with a special focus on human-AI communication.

📆 Apply until September 17!
👀 More information here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Tenure-T...

#AcademicSky #CommSky
Tenure-Track Professorship in Interactive Communication
Tenure-Track Professorship in Interactive Communication
jobs.univie.ac.at
July 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I'm giving a talk tomorrow! Come join 👩‍🏫
🔊 Einladung: #LeibnizMediaLunchTalk
Wie netzwerken und kommunizieren Rechtsextreme auf Social Media Plattformen?

📅 22. Juli 🕛 12-13 Uhr (MESZ) 📍 via Zoom

➡️ leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/r...
👇ℹ️👇
🔊 Invitation: #LeibnizMediaLunchTalk

How do right-wing extremists network and communicate on social media platforms?

📅 22 July 🕛 12-1 noon (CEST) 📍 via Zoom

@azadekakavand.bsky.social will present findings from her dissertation.

ℹ️ ➡ leibniz-hbi.de/en/hbi-event...

@fgz-risc.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Thinking about using #CSS methods to study #racism, #stereotypes or #hate speech in text? 📐

👉 Check out my first dissertation paper co-authored by @fabiennelind.bsky.social and @hajoboo.bsky.social just published in Annals of the ICA! @icahdq.bsky.social 🥳

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/annc...
July 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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🔊 Invitation: #LeibnizMediaLunchTalk

How do right-wing extremists network and communicate on social media platforms?

📅 22 July 🕛 12-1 noon (CEST) 📍 via Zoom

@azadekakavand.bsky.social will present findings from her dissertation.

ℹ️ ➡ leibniz-hbi.de/en/hbi-event...

@fgz-risc.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Some personal news 🎉

Last week, I started a new position as a Postdoc for computer-based methods in the Social Media Observatory of @fgz-risc.bsky.social and the Media Research Methods Lab at @bredowinstitut.bsky.social 👩‍💻

I'm super excited to continue researching social media and social cohesion 🙌
July 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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I have a postdoc vacancy - www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3528... at the TWON-project (twon-project.eu). Because the project runs only until 2025-03-31, the contract is limited - but maybe of interest for somebody who is just about to finish a PhD and needs something temporary?
PostDoc (Computational) Communication Science - TWON Project
Do you enjoy engaging in cutting-edge research as part of a larger European team? answering theoretically and societally important communication science questions? applying computational approaches yo...
www.academictransfer.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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🎉 Wir feiern 75 Jahre Hans-Bredow-Institut #HBI75!
... jetzt auch auf BlueSky! #firstpost
🎂 75 Jahre Medienforschung – das bedeutet 75 Jahre Forschung über medienvermittelte öffentliche Kommunikation, interdisziplinär & international vernetzt.
🙏 Wir sagen Danke und freuen uns auf alles, was kommt!
June 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Absolutely excited to host a roundtable on "Marginalised Voices and Perspectives in Computational Text Analysis" featuring @krangelie.bsky.social and @indiiigo.bsky.social at #COMPTEXT2025 🙌

We'll explore how bias and marginalisation shape methods and models - and thus scientific quality!
#COMPTEXT2025 is just 2 days away, and we cannot be more excited to meet all participants at the University of Vienna. Please find the updated and final program here: bit.ly/42WZKZa. Please find the city guide for your time in Vienna here: bit.ly/3RsZY3R See you later this week!
April 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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📍 #COMPTEXT2025 is taking place in the Main Building of the University of Vienna (Universitätsring 1), a historical landmark in the heart of the city.

🧭 Enter through the entrance shown in the photo—you’ll find signs leading to the registration desk just inside.
April 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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🕘 Registration opens at 9:15 AM on April 24
Arriving early? Take a moment to explore this remarkable building! The Arcaded Courtyard, the Philosopher’s Staircase, and the Aula are well worth a look 👀
April 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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We are delighted to welcome you to the 2025 COMPTEXT conference at the University of
Vienna in Austria. The 2025 meeting is being held at the main building of the University of
Vienna, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna. The workshops start at 10 a.m.
www.comptextconference.org/wp-content/u...
www.comptextconference.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Let’s get #COMPTEXT2025 started! 🚀💻 The registration desk is open and we are excited to welcome you all in #Vienna soon!
April 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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#COMPTEXT2025 registration is open! ✨ If you’re more of a visual type, no worries – we’ve got a quick „walkthrough video“ 🚶🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ for you. ▶️
April 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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⏰ Less than 2 days left! ⏰
Registration for #COMPTEXT2025 closes April 10 at 23:59 CEST!
Join us in Vienna (April 24–26) for cutting-edge research on text-, image-, and video-as-data, hands-on workshops, and a brilliant community.
Don't miss your chance—this is the final call! 🚂🧳
👉 bit.ly/4hJ7thP
April 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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COMPTEXT 2025 – The Countdown is On! 🥳

✅ The preliminary program is now available! Check out the amazing sessions, workshops, and speakers lined up for this year's event.

Don't miss out – register today and secure your spot!

👉 Register here comptextconference.org/7th-annual-c... 👈
7th Annual Conference 2025 - The COMPTEXT Project
7th ANNUAL COMPTEXT Conference 2025 Please find the information on registration to COMPTEXT 2025 below. The COMPTEXT Association offers travel grants to PhD students, based on a motivation statement, ...
comptextconference.org
March 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
*adding juror for the Great Meme Challenge of Summer Term 2025 to my CV*
🎉 Week 1 of the #MemeChallenge is a wrap!
📚 Topic: Classical Test Theory, Reliability & Validity.
🧠 We received 46 brilliant submissions!
🧑‍⚖️ An international jury of 8 researchers & non-researchers
Here are the first 3 🏆
(Slight edits were made to ensure accuracy & translation clarity) 1/3
March 27, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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In about a month, we submit our application for the ESFRI Roadmap 🇪🇺
Help us reach 1,000 researchers by showing your support here: forms.gle/dm8K4xFgXD9b...
⚙️ Regardless, we’re sure you’ll find MEDem’s tools & services useful once they’re live. We’re already working on first prototypes this year! 🏗️📊
March 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Last week, @azadekakavand.bsky.social presented her latest work on validating methods for linking user identities across social media platforms. A highly promising approach and insightful presentation!
March 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM