Scholar
Robert Gorwa
Google Scholar ID: kI-EJYEAAAAJ
WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,411
H-index
15
i10-index
19
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Book: The Politics of Platform Regulation: How Governments Shape Online Content Moderation (2024, Oxford University Press). Other recent publications include: Intersection of platform and global AI governance (FAccT paper; Annual Reviews article) and hard technical problems for trust and safety (CDT report). Multiple academic articles published in SocArXiv, Law, Innovation and Technology, Internet Policy Review, Yale Journal of Law & Technology, etc.
Research Experience
- Postdoctoral research fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, also a fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). Held fellowships or visiting positions at the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) in DC, USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Stanford's Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, and the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin. Co-founded the Platform Governance Research Network (PlatGovNet) and organizes a regular research seminar on digital policy issues.
Education
- PhD from the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford (advisor not mentioned); previously studied at the Oxford Internet Institute and the University of British Columbia, and conducted research at the Reuters Institute and European Studies Centre in Oxford as well as the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill.
Background
- Research interests: at the intersection of technology and global regulation, bridging political science, law, and media studies. Conceptually most interested in the politics and institutions that shape public/private governance in the platformized digital economy, with a focus on social networks and AI systems. Empirically, mainly does qualitative work, including textual, archival, and interview-based forms of policy tracing and analysis.
Miscellany
- Personal interests and other information not explicitly mentioned.
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