Publications

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Selected Publications

[11] Xavier Sylvester, P., Hughes, S., Canute, M., Ruiz-Soler, J., Chun, W. (2026). “Beyond Verification. Algorithmic, but Polyphonic: On the Authenticity of News Stories Covering Anti-Asian Racism”, International Journal of Communication, 20: 1932-1954 . LINK

[10] Ruiz-Soler, J. & Araya, D. (2024). “We Need a Global AI Strategy : What Role for Canada?”, Centre for International Governance Innovation. LINK

[9] Ruiz-Soler, J. & Chun, W. (2022). “Regionally Alt-Right? #wexit as Digital Public Sphere”, Canadian Journal of Communication, 47(1): 173-196. LINK

[8] Ruiz-Soler, J., Lavigne, M., Brin, C., Bridgman, A. (2021). “Disinformation Risk Assessment. The online news media market in Canada”. Global Disinformation Index. LINK

[7] Neff, T., Kaiser, J., Pasquetto, I. & Ruiz-Soler, J. (2021). “Vaccine misinformation in digital spaces: A systematic review of the research literature”, Misinformation Review Harvard Kennedy School, 2(5). LINK

[6] Ruiz-Soler, J. (2020). “European Twitter Networks: Toward a transnational European Public Sphere”, International Journal of Communication, 14: 5616-5642. LINK

[5] Ruiz-Soler, J., Curini, L., & Ceron. A. (2019). “Commenting on Politics Topics through Twitter. Is European politics European?”, Social Media + Society, 5(4). LINK

[4] Ruiz-Soler, J. (2018). “The last will be the first. A study of European Issue Publics on Twitter”, in E. Pavan and A. Mattoni (eds.), Partecipazione e conflitto, special issue The Big Data Challenge. From Big Data in Politics to the Politics of Big Data, 11(2): 423-447. DOI: 10.1285/i20356609v11i2p423 LINK

[3] Ruiz-Soler, J. (2017). “The European Public Sphere: exist, can exist, will exist”, APUZ-Bdp Bundestag Magazine. (In German).

[2] Ruiz-Soler, J. (2017). “Twitter research for social scientists: a brief introduction to the benefits, limitations and tools for analysing Twitter data”, Revista Dígitos, University of Valencia, 3/2017: 17-32. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7203/rd.v1i3.87 LINK

[1] Ruiz-Soler, J. (2014). “The role of the Euroblogosphere in a context of a European Public Sphere”, in: A. Stepinska (ed.) Media and Communication in Europe, Logos Verlag, 61-73, ISBN 978-3-8325-3680-0.

Book Reviews

Ruiz-Soler, Javier (2018), [Review of the Book “Integration, Diversity and the Making of a European Public Sphere”, by Hakan Sicakkan (Ed.)] Mass Communication and Society 21 (2): 269-271. https://doi.org/10.1080/15205436.2017.1407586
Ruiz-Soler, Javier (2018), [Review of the Book “Decoding the Social World: Data Science and the unintended consequences of Communication”, by Sandra González-Bailón] International Journal of Media & Cultural Politics 14(2): 270-272. https://doi: 10.1386/macp.14.2.265_5.

Press

Ruiz-Soler, Javier (2019). “A look from Twitter to Von Der Leyen’s election”, Agenda Pública El País. LINK
Ruiz-Soler, Javier (2019). “Are social media platforms good for democracy?”, Magazine Association of Political Communication (ACOP), 34: 32-33, ISSN: 2340-9576. (In Spanish)
Ruiz-Soler, Javier and Seóne Pérez, F. (2018). “Are bots dreaming in winning elections?” Magazine Association of Political Communication (ACOP), 23, pp. 11-15, ISSN: 2445- 3951. (In Spanish)
Ruiz-Soler, Javier (2016), Reactions to Juncker’s State of the Union speech show the difficulties in creating a European public sphere online. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (22 Sep 2016). Blog Entry.” LINK
Ruiz Soler, Javier (2012), The Euroblogosphere has great potential to contribute to the European public sphere. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (27 Oct 2012). Blog Entry. LINK
Ruiz-Soler, Javier (2012), How can internet contribute to civil participation? The case of Eurobloggers. Heinrich Böll Foundation. Blog (24 Sep 2012). Blog Entry. LINK