‘Elections Special’ - Law in Context

What’s on offer?

A live podcast recording and Q&A session exploring, in an accessible way, legal matters pertaining to current affairs.

What’s it about?

Join researchers from the Univesity of Sheffield's School of Law for a special two-part episode of the 'Law in Context' rapid response event and podcast series, co-hosted by Dr Anna Ventouratou and Dr Sotirios Lekkas.  

This special episode is dedicated to the topic of Elections. Part I will explore crucial legal and policy issues surrounding the upcoming 2024 US Presidential Elections, including the US electoral system, the characteristics of the electoral campaign of the presidential candidates and the role of digital technology, and the political significance and possible global ramifications of the electoral result. 

Part II will delve further into the intersections of Elections and Digital Technologies, discussing cyberattacks and electoral interference, online disinformation and freedom of speech, the use of data-driven techniques to influence voters, online surveillance and voter manipulation, the role and obligations of big tech platforms, and, more broadly, the challenges of maintaining election integrity in the digital era.

Our stellar panel for this event is the following:

Part I: Professor Bojan Bugarič (University of Sheffield), Professor David Dunn (University of Birmingham), and Professor Rachel Gibson (University of Manchester)

Part II:  Dr Jack Kenny (University of Manchester and BIICL), Dr Mando Rachovitsa (University of Nottingham), and Professor Nicholas Tsagourias  (University of Sheffield)

Who’s leading the event?

Dr Anna Ventouratou and Dr Sotirios Lekkas, School of Law, University of Sheffield

Open to

All

Of particular interest to

Of particular interest to people who follow international politics and elections.