Professor Vian Bakir
Professor in Journalism and Political Communications
Affiliations
Contact info
Position: Professor of Journalism & Political Communication
Email: v.bakir@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (0) 1248 382751
Location: Main Arts
Personal website: Academia.edu ResearchGate
Project Websites: DATA-PSST! Intelligence Elites Emotional AI
Current Administrative Responsibilities:
Co-Director of Network for Study of Media and Persuasive Communication.
School of History, Law & Social Science Research Committee (grant leadership)
- 2020
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Journalism Practice (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
16 Feb 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
14 Feb 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Critical Sociology (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
15 Jan 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
5 Jan 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Digital Journalism (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
3 Jan 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
- 2019
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Policy and Internet (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
17 Dec 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Tackling Grand Challenges in Society - AI & Democracy
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
17 Dec 2019 → 18 Dec 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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External assessor. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
6 Dec 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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SVT national radio
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
25 Nov 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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AHRC reviewer -
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
11 Nov 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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peer reviewer for AHRC
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
5 Nov 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Final Report - Emotional AI - Japan and UK. Final Report on a Conversation between cultures
Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Andrew McStay (Contributor)
1 Nov 2019Activity: Other
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Media and Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Editorial board member)
20 Oct 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Reviewer for Austrian Research Council
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
29 Sept 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Reviewer for Responsible Innovation Programme, the Netherlands
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
12 Sept 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Workshop on emotional AI
Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Andrew McStay (Organiser)
9 Sept 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
CULTURE CHANGE: Incentivise political campaigners to run civil and informative election campaigns
Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Andrew McStay (Contributor)
2 Aug 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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International Journal of Press/politics (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
23 Jul 2019 → 1 Oct 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Mass Communication and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
23 Jul 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Emotional AI & disinformation.
Vian Bakir (Speaker)
16 Jul 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Weaponisation of Politics & Civic Discourse
Vian Bakir (Speaker)
8 Jul 2019 → 12 Jul 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Panel reviewer
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
1 Jul 2019 → 1 Oct 2019Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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External Examiner for MA Digital Media & Society
Vian Bakir (Examiner)
1 Jun 2019 → 1 Jun 2022Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Journalism post-Snowden: a simple guide to protecting your information & contacts
Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Paul Lashmar (Contributor)
1 Jun 2019Activity: Other
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Parliamentary submission: Datafied Bearbaiting and Emotional AI: Anticipating the Quantified Jeremy Kyle Show. Submission to DCMS Committee Inquiry into Reality TV
Vian Bakir (Contributor) & Andrew McStay (Contributor)
1 Jun 2019 → 1 Sept 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Sociology Compass (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
10 May 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Mass Communication and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
29 Apr 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Critical Sociology (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
29 Mar 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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What if we knew when people were lying?
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
25 Mar 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Journalism (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
8 Mar 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Citation in EU Commissioned study: Disinformation and propaganda – impact on the functioning of the rule of law in the EU and its Member States
Andrew McStay (Contributor) & Vian Bakir (Contributor)
28 Feb 2019Activity: Other
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Policy and Politics (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
25 Feb 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism Practice (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
7 Feb 2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
- 2018
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I am not worried about Russia. I'm concerned about the misuse of people's feelings. Vecer
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
22 Dec 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Information, Communication & Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
19 Dec 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
11 Dec 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Information, Communication & Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
9 Dec 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Regulating Digital Campaigning: What is to be Done?
Vian Bakir (Participant) & Andrew McStay (Participant)
29 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Telltale signs of deceitful public relations campaign
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
28 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
SURVEILLING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF SUPERVISORS: DEMOCRATIC PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS.
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
21 Nov 2018 → 23 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Political Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
16 Nov 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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United International College Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University
Andrew McStay (Reviewer) & Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
16 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
25 Oct 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Norway Research Council - Panel member for SAMRISK
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
25 Oct 2018 → 14 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Reviewer for European Commission H2020-MSCA-IF-2018
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
5 Oct 2018 → 2 Nov 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Big Data and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
18 Sept 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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journalism studies (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
18 Sept 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
14 Sept 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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external consultant for Promotion to Reader
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
14 Sept 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship reviewer
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
13 Sept 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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‘Fake news’ to get worse says Bangor University media expert. Daily Post, 5 Sep 2018
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
5 Sept 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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International Journal of Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
2 Sept 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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ESRC reviewer for TRUST AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE large grants call
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
30 Aug 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Routledge (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
13 Aug 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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ESRC reviewer for TRUST AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE large grants call
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
9 Aug 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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ESRC reviewer for for TRUST AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE large grants call
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
9 Aug 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Frontiers in Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Editorial board member)
1 Aug 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Disinformation and ‘fake news’: Interim Report.
Vian Bakir (Consultant)
30 Jul 2018Activity: Consultancy
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Body & Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
26 Jul 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism Practice (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
26 Jul 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Has our democracy become the wild west?
Vian Bakir (Participant)
17 Jul 2018Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation
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Facebook’s Data Analytics and Problems for Democracy: Fake News, Dark Ads and a Disinformation Media Ecosystem
Vian Bakir (Speaker)
4 Jun 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Annals of International Communication Association (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
3 May 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 May 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journal of International Affairs (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
20 Apr 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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International Journal of Press/politics (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
6 Apr 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Impartiality, Accuracy & Truthfulness in a Fake News Era: issues for public accountability of the judiciary
Vian Bakir (Speaker)
8 Mar 2018 → 9 Mar 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Interviewed for article evaluating fake news research
Vian Bakir (Consultant)
1 Mar 2018Activity: Consultancy
Opinion Forming in the Digital Age: Fake News, Echo Chambers and Populism - Key Themes, Concerns & Recommendations for European Research and Innovation
Vian Bakir (Consultant) & Andrew McStay (Consultant)
1 Feb 2018 → 25 Oct 2018Activity: Consultancy
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oral evidence on user targeting to House of Commons Fake News Inquiry
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
23 Jan 2018Activity: Other › Types of Business and Community - Membership of public/government advisory/policy group or panel
- 2017
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Journal of Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Nov 2017 → 15 Nov 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Oct 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Routledge (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Oct 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Sept 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Sept 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Digital Journalism (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Jun 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Media and Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Editorial board member)
1 Jun 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Routledge (Publisher)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Jun 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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ESRC reviewer
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
1 May 2017Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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Fake News & Digital Advertising
Vian Bakir (Speaker) & Andrew McStay (Speaker)
25 Apr 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Written MPC submissions to UK Fake News Parliamentary Inquiry and wider public discourse
Vian Bakir (Consultant) & Andrew McStay (Consultant)
1 Apr 2017 → 29 Nov 2017Activity: Consultancy
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Big Data and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Guest editor)
17 Mar 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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International Journal of Press/politics (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Mar 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Veillance
Gillian Jein (Speaker), Andrew McStay (Speaker), Vian Bakir (Speaker), Carwyn Edwards (Speaker) & Ronan Devlin (Speaker)
24 Feb 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Veillance
Gillian Jein (Host), Ronan Devlin (Organiser), Andrew McStay (Member), Vian Bakir (Member), Ant Dickinson (Contributor), Michael Fluekiger (Contributor) & Carwyn Edwards (Contributor)
24 Feb 2017 → 12 Mar 2017Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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ESRC reviewer
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
7 Jan 2017Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of external research organisation
- 2016
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Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
17 Dec 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Journalism (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
17 Dec 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Quoted in al-Jazeera article: Mendhai, Shafik. 2016 "Snooping, data leaks and the threat to online privacy". AL-Jazeera English, December 1.
Vian Bakir (Interviewee)
1 Dec 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Media and Communication (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
14 Nov 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Mass Communication and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
4 Nov 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Politics (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
23 Oct 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants application - referee
Vian Bakir (Reviewer)
12 Oct 2016Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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From torture to de-radicalisation: towards public accountability of secret policies designed to prevent terrorism
Vian Bakir (Contributor)
4 Oct 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Mass Communication and Society (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Aug 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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Media, War & Conflict (Journal)
Vian Bakir (Peer reviewer)
1 Aug 2016Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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External Examiner PhD viva; Heather Brooke
Vian Bakir (Examiner)
8 Jun 2016Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee
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DATA-PSST - Seminar 6
Vian Bakir (Organiser)
20 May 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course