Personal profile
Research interests
Critical Data Studies, Digital Politics, Social Movements, Computational Social Science
Current courses
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Education/Academic qualification
Communication studies, PhD, News, Nations, and Power Relations: A Study of Newsmaking and Policymaking as Transnational Practices, University of Texas at Austin
Award Date: 1 Sept 2017
External positions
Editorial Board Member, Communication Studies
2025 → …
Editorial Board Member, Chinese Journal of Communication
2023 → …
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Communication Inquiry
2020 → …
Associate Editor, Journal of Information Technology & Politics
2019 → …
Keywords
- Data
- Technology
- Digital Media
- Communication
- Identity
- Nationalism
- Social Movements
- Network Analysis
- Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Global South
- India
- China
- United States
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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#StopAsianHate as hashtag activism: Provocateurs, celebrities, and fan practices of collective action against racism
Shahin, S. & Hou, M., Jan 2025, In: Social Media + Society. 11, 1, 15 p., 20563051241309701.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Black Lives Matter goes global: Connective action meets cultural hybridity in Brazil, India, and Japan
Shahin, S., Nakahara, J. & Sanchez, M., 2024, In: New Media & Society. 26, 1, p. 216-235 14614448211057106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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User-generated nationalism: Interactions with religion, race, and partisanship in everyday talk online
Shahin, S., 2021, In: Information, communication & society. 24, 13, p. 1854-1869 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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News, Nations, and Power Relations: How Neoliberal Media Reproduce a Hierarchical World Order
Shahin, S., 2023, In: Critical sociology. 49, 2, p. 201-216 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Connective action or collective inertia? Emotion, cognition, and the limits of digitally networked resistance
Shahin, S. & Ng, Y. M. M., 2022, In: Social movement studies. 21, 4, p. 530-548Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Activities
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Journal of Information Technology & Politics (Journal)
Shahin, S. (Editor)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Communication Studies (Journal)
Shahin, S. (Editorial board member)
2025 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Chinese Journal of Communication (Journal)
Shahin, S. (Editorial board member)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Launch of Digital South research lab
Shahin, S. (Organiser), Hou, M. (Organiser) & Dutta, S. (Organiser)
21 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a workshop, seminar, course etc. › Popular
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Blending roles: The dual identity of journalists and activists in Gaza
Shahin, S. (Speaker), Salama, M. (Speaker), Alsaba, M. (Speaker) & Fahmy, S. S. (Speaker)
17 Jun 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation › Scientific
Projects
- 1 Active
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Deplatforming Hate: Countering Hate Speech on Social Media in the Netherlands and Beyond
Shahin, S. (Principal Investigator), Sciubba, M. E. (Principal Investigator), ten Thij, M. (Principal Investigator) & Dutta, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Research project
Press/Media
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From Hashtag to Street Protest: ‘#BlackLivesMatter is a Battle Cry for Minorities’
19/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Sludge content is consuming TikTok. Why aren't we talking about it?
18/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Charlie Kirk's death has revealed simmering divisions in MAGA world
20/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Journalism in Peril: The Gaza Genocide as a Global Test of Press Freedom
Salama, M., Fahmy, S. S., Alsaba, M. & Shahin, S.
10/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other