2016
ComSHER Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication

Published Article of the Year

2015
Social & Behavioral Sciences Division, Arts & Sciences College

Faculty Outreach Award

2014
International Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication

Best Faculty Paper

2014
Communication of Science, Health, Environment, & Risk Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication

Top Faculty Paper

2013
ComSHER Division, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication

2012
Environmental Communication Interest Group, International Communication Association

The Mershon Center for International Security Studies at the Ohio State University'

The Communication, Opinion, and Political Studies Group at the Ohio State University

Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University

The Human Dimensions of the Environment Research Group at the Ohio State University

Could growing internet use inspire more democratic uprisings?

Both liberals, conservatives can have science bias

Changing minds about climate policy can be done - sometimes

Internet use promotes democracy best in countries that are already partially free

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Erik C. Nisbet is director of the Global Communications and Politics Lab and an associate professor in the School of Communication with courtesy appointments in the Department of Political Science and the School of Environment & Natural Resources. Erik is also faculty associate at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies and co-principal investigator on its Comparative National Elections Project. He is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Public Opinion Research.

Nisbet's research centers on the role of media and digital communication in non-democratic contexts, public diplomacy, foreign policy, public opinion, and global problems such as climate change. He has published more than 25 book chapters and articles in academic journals such as the Journal of Communication, Communication Research, Political Communication, Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science, International Journal of Public Opinion Research, Nature Climate Change, and International Journal of Communication.

Nisbet has co-authored numerous reports such as "Data Driven Public Diplomacy: Progress Toward Measuring the Impact of Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting Activities," published by the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. He also recently co-authored a series of reports on attitudes toward Internet freedom in Russia, Turkey, and Pakistan. Beyond his teaching at Ohio State, Erik regularly teaches workshops on public diplomacy evaluation and research for the USC Center for Public Diplomacy.

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Comparative National Elections Project

Is internet freedom a tool for democracy or authoritarianism?

The tragedy of Turkish democracy in five acts

How Russia is building a psychological firewall against the West

Explicating Processes of Political Communication within 2016 Russian Parliamentary Campaign and Consequences for Democratic Citizenship & Foreign Policy.

Political Communication Patterns within the 2016 Russian Parliamentary Campaign and Consequences for Opinion Formation about Foreign Policy.

The Role of Social Media in Comparative Elections: Turkey and Brazil

Turkish Election Project

The Politicalization of Media Freedom & ICT Policy: Political Cleavages and Policy Preferences within the Turkish Electorat

Associate Professor | School of Communication

On October, 15, 2015 Erik Nisbet (Ohio State University) delivered a report “The “Bin Laden Effect”: News and American Public Opinion about Terrorism Policies” at the LCSR Regular Seminar.
http://lcsr.hse.ru/en/announcements/162238502.html

Speakers:
http://www.comm.ohio-state.edu/people/staff/userprofile/167.html

15.10.2015: Erik Nisbet: News and American Public Opinion about Terrorism Policies

Erik Nisbet, Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, examines key points of CGCS’s Internet Policy Observatory funded research into citizen attitudes towards internet freedom in Russia, Turkey, and Pakistan, and discusses the implications of public opinion patterns surrounding internet censorship.

Benchmarking Demand for Internet Freedom: Reviewing Insights from Russia, Turkey, and Pakistan

Joining us now: Fatma Muge Gocek, Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan. Erik Nisbet, Associate Professor with Mershon Center for International Security Studies at Ohio State University. Hakan Camuz, International legal consultant based in London.

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