Philip N. Howard

Philip N. Howard
Born (1970-12-09) December 9, 1970 (age 53)
Montreal, Canada
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Academic work
DisciplineSocial Science
Websitewww.philhoward.org/

Philip N. Howard (born December 9, 1970) is a sociologist and communication researcher who studies the impact of information technologies on democracy and social inequality. He studies how new information technologies are used in both civic engagement and social control in countries around the world. He is Professor of Internet Studies at the Oxford Internet Institute and Balliol College at the University of Oxford.[2] He was Director of the Oxford Internet Institute from March 2018 to March 26, 2021.[3] He is the author of ten books, including New Media Campaigns and The Managed Citizen, The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy, and Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up.[4][5] His latest book is Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives.[6]

  1. ^ IPIE (2024b), Philip Howard, IPIE Co-founder and CEO, Wikidata Q124713098
  2. ^ "Professor Philip Howard".
  3. ^ "Announcing the OII's next Director".
  4. ^ "About". 26 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Philip N. Howard". Amazon UK.
  6. ^ Aziz Huq (2020-06-26). "Political lies aren't new, but the methods of spreading them are". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.