Rod Dacombe
@DrRodDacombe
Head of Department @Kingspol_econ. Democracy, civic participation and conspiracy theories at KCL. Former 🚒🚑
Today marks my official start as HoD @Kingspol_econ. It's an incredible privilege to be able to serve an incredibly talented group of scholars, staff and students. It's also a huge responsibility. There's a lot to fix in HE but seeing the work that's going on...
On Friday 13th(!) at 5pm @phil_tinline will be speaking @KebleOxford, on the significance of conspiracy theories for politics in the US (and beyond), drawing on his excellent book Ghosts of Iron Mountain. Oxford people, sign up here: bit.ly/43HGyxT
How to show you know precisely fuck all about being a firefighter
Wonderful @Kingspol_econ community social event last night. Faculty and students coming together to share food and conversation, finding ways to make London feel smaller. And a reminder that we have the best views of any university. #wearekings
It is time... well yes for the US Election... but also to apply to one of our fabulous Nuffield PPRF postdocs. Closing date is December 5th. nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/jo…
It is possible - with lots of work and mental immunity - to overcome this patternicity, but it isn't easy. It takes a LOT of work & painful self reflection, but if I did it....pretty much anyone can. But I don't think Wolf possesses the ability to admit she's wrong.
People who fall for conspiracy theories have a greater tendency to detect patterns. But those patterns aren’t real. They’re random and illusory: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej…
Indistinguishable from Infowars. Five years ago would anyone have believed an @ofcom regulated channel would publish a headline telling us that the CIA was planning to take over America if Trump won? And where is the duty of care of @GBNEWS towards Neil Oliver?
I'm pretty sure I remember @ProfTimBale correctly calling the Tory leadership election result over a year ago. Spot on!
This promises to be really good
I sat down for a chat with the great folks @QAApod about fact-checking, disinformation, conspiracy theories, AI, the US election, the war in the Middle East and why fact-checking still matters and does make a real difference in the digital age. soundcloud.com/qanonanonymous…
Really interesting interview with @mariannaspring in @guardian. A neat intro to the issues of misinfo and conspiracism that we've seen the last few years... theguardian.com/media/2024/oct…
Fantastic work by two @Kingspol_econ scholars!
This excellent study is understandably doing the rounds again, so time once again for me to correct @CBSNews, David Hope is of course like his co-author Julian Limberg at @Kingspol_econ and not LSE 😉
We shouldn't forget what frontline workers were having to do while he partied. We are still angry. x.com/Poppyjuice/sta…
EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson tells ITV News he regrets apologising for Partygate itv.com/news/2024-10-0…
Utterly shocking that this stuff now has a place in mainstream politics. Unsurprising but still shocking.
Lots going on here from Marg. You've got reference to a possible chemtail conspiracy, or maybe she's referring to the HAARP conspiracy? Who knows, as Marg is deep down these rabbitholes. And of course we have the now commonplace use of the antisemitic dogwhistle "they"
So pleased to be hosting this @Kingspol_econ
🚨Next year, we're organising the EAYE Annual Meeting at King's College London! Send your best papers, and join us for an amazing three days in the heart of London
These kinds of games are part and parcel of contemporary conspiracy theories. But this one definitely raised a smile.
If anyone is following the sausage conspiracy. 🤯 And squeezes arsenic in there as well; Coram is truly the master.
So in a truly awful year it was so nice *not* to have to cancel something we've been looking forward to. Thanks @pierrenovellie and @PhilNWang for a brilliant @thebudpod live. It was so good to spend a whole evening laughing madly.
God this sounds awful. Also... isn't it his what happens in every pub anyway?
New U Street bar, Political Pattie’s, hopes to be a DC staple for people looking to engage in politics—Expect gavels on every table and themed cocktails. washingtonian.com/2024/09/13/pol…