29 June 2026
Conference presentation:
(De)securitizing influencers in the darker corners of social media. N. Pelevina, S. Laaksonen, E. Skënderi. Presentation at the IAMCR 2026 conference, June 28 – July 2, Galway, Ireland.
7 June 2026
Conference presentation:
“How Many of You Are Going to Vote for My Friend?” Democratic Participation of Social Media Influencers N.M. Pelevina; E.H. Kannasto; E. Pöyry; H. Reinikainen; S. Laaksonen. Presentation at the International Communication Association ICA 2026, June 4-8 2026, Cape Town, South Africa.
4 June 2026
Conference presentation:
“POV: You wake up with the Viking you met last night” – contesting history narratives in synthetic Viking imagery | N. Pelevina, S. Laaksonen, H. Reinikainen & T. Sihvonen. Presentation at the ICA VCSD 2026 Pre-Conference – Decolonizing the Visual: Community, Memory, and Resistance. June 4, 2026, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
7 May 2026
Conference presentation:
Somevaikuttajat informaatioresilienssin ja maanpuolustussuhteen rakentajina? [Social media influencers as builders of information resilience and defense willingness?] H. Reinikainen, N. Pelevina & S. Laaksonen. Presentation at MEVI Days 2026, Vaasa, Finland.
6 March 2026
Official kick-off for INFLU-NORD in Helsingborg, Sweden: we are ready to get this project started!