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Prof. dr. A. (Alyt) Damstra
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Prof. dr. A. (Alyt) Damstra

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Wetenschappelijk medewerker

Alyt Damstra is wetenschappelijk medewerker bij de Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid. Daarnaast is zij bijzonder hoogleraar Kennis en Strategische Beleidsadvisering aan de afdeling Politicologie, Universiteit van Amsterdam.

Alyt studeerde politicologie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam en promoveerde in 2020 in de politieke communicatie aan de Amsterdam School of Communication Research (UvA). Haar promotieonderzoek ging over de wisselwerking tussen de economie, economische berichtgeving en publieke opinie. Daarnaast heeft Alyt onderzoek gedaan naar de invloed van berichtgeving op attitudes, (stem)gedrag en politieke processen. Ze publiceerde o.a. over de relatie tussen nieuws en kennis, negativiteit in het nieuws en media-effecten op politieke voorkeur en waardering voor beleid. Op dit moment is Alyt verbonden aan het internationale onderzoeksproject Knowledge Resistance waarin de politisering van kennis centraal staat. Hoe dit van invloed is op de praktijk van wetenschappelijke beleidsadvisering zal de komende jaren de focus van haar leeropdracht zijn.

Projecten

Alyt Damstra is betrokken bij de volgende projecten:

Publicaties

  • Damstra, A., Vliegenthart, R., Boomgaarden, H., Glüer, K., Lindgren, E., Strömbäck, J., & Tsfati, Y. (2023). Knowledge and the news: An investigation of the relation between news use, news avoidance, and the presence of (mis) beliefs. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 28(1), 29-48

  • Vliegenthart, R., Stromback, J., Boomgaarden, H., Broda, E., Damstra, A., Lindgren, E., Tsfati, Y. & Van Remoortere, A. (2023). Taking Political Alternative Media into Account: Investigating the Linkage Between Media Repertories and (Mis) perceptions. Mass Communication and Society. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15205436.2023.2251444

  • Strömbäck, J., Lindgren, E., Tsfati, Y., Damstra, A., Vliegenthart, R., Boomgaarden, H., Broda, E., Lebernegg, N., & Galyga, S. (2023). Political Opinion Leaders in High-Choice Information Environments: Are They More Informed Than Others?. Mass Communication and Society, 1-23.

  • Damstra, A., & van der Meer, T. (2022). De rol van thema’s: Issue ownership van partijen. In Versplinterde Vertegenwoordiging, rapport van Stichting Kiezersonderzoek Nederland (SKON).

  • Tsfati, Y., Strömbäck, J., Lindgren, E., Damstra, A., Boomgaarden, H. G., & Vliegenthart, R. (2022). Going beyond general media trust: An analysis of topical media trust, its antecedents and effects on issue (mis) perceptions. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 34(2), 1-12.

  • Van der Meer, T., & Damstra, A. (2022). Associative issue ownership in a highly fragmented multiparty context: The Netherlands (2021). Acta Politica, 1-21.

  • Lindgren, E., Lindholm, T., Vliegenthart, R., Boomgaarden, H. G., Damstra, A., Strömbäck, J., & Tsfati, Y. (2022). Trusting the facts: The role of framing, news media as a (trusted) source, and opinion resonance for perceived truth in statistical statements. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10776990221117

  • Damstra, A., Boomgaarden, H. G., Broda, E., Lindgren, E., Strömbäck, J., Tsfati, Y., & Vliegenthart, R. (2021). What Does Fake Look Like? A Review of the Literature on Intentional Deception in the News and on Social Media. Journalism Studies, 22(14), 1947-1963.
  • Damstra, A., Vliegenthart, R., Boomgaarden, H., Glüer, K., Lindgren, E., Strömbäck, J., & Tsfati, Y. (2021). Knowledge and the News: An Investigation of the Relation Between News Use, News Avoidance, and the Presence of (Mis) beliefs. The International Journal of Press/Politics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/19401612211031457
  • Damstra, A., & Boukes, M. (2021). The economy, the news, and the public: A longitudinal study of the impact of economic news on economic evaluations and expectations. Communication Research, 48(1), 26-50.
  • Damstra, A., Jacobs, L., Boukes, M., & Vliegenthart, R. (2021). The impact of immigration news on anti-immigrant party support: unpacking agenda-setting and issue ownership effects over time. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 31(1), 97-118.
  • Damstra, A., & De Swert, K. (2021). The making of economic news: Dutch economic journalists contextualizing their work. Journalism, 22(12), 3083-3100.
  • Damstra, A., & Hameleers, M. (2021). Knowledge Acquisition in Times of the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic: Evidence from a Four-Wave Panel Study. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 33(3), 724-733.
  • Damstra, A., Boukes, M., & Vliegenthart, R. (2021). To credit or to blame? The asymmetric impact of government responsibility in economic news. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 33(1), 1-17.
  • Damstra, A., Boukes, M., & Vliegenthart, R. (2021). Taking it personal or national? Understanding the indirect effects of economic news on government support. West European Politics, 44(2), 253-274.
  • Damstra, A. (2021). Goed nieuws is geen nieuws: over de ingewikkelde driehoeksrelatie tussen economie, economisch nieuws en publieke opinie. TPE Digitaal 15(1): 36-42.

  • Boukes, M., Damstra, A., & Vliegenthart, R. (2021). Media effects across time and subject: How news coverage affects two out of four attributes of consumer confidence. Communication Research, 48(3), 454-476.

  • Damstra, A. (2020). Economic news. How it’s made and how it matters. Dissertation, University of Amsterdam. Honorable mention best dissertation award, division of Mass Communication, International Communication Association.

  • Damstra, A. (2020). De media als spelverdelers: Over partijen, issues en eigenaarschap. Socialisme en Democratie. 2020(3): 42-49. 

  • Strömbäck, J., Tsfati, Y., Boomgaarden, H., Damstra, A., Lindgren, E., Vliegenthart, R., & Lindholm, T. (2020). News media trust and its impact on media use: Toward a framework for future research. Annals of the International Communication Association, 44(2), 139-156.
  • Tsfati, Y., Boomgaarden, H. G., Strömbäck, J., Vliegenthart, R., Damstra, A., & Lindgren, E. (2020). Causes and consequences of mainstream media dissemination of fake news: literature review and synthesis. Annals of the International Communication Association, 44(2), 157-173.
  • Damstra, A. (2019). Disentangling economic news effects: The impact of tone, uncertainty, and issue on public opinion. International Journal of Communication, 13(2019), 5205–5224. 

  • Damstra, A., & Vliegenthart, R. (2019). Hard to get and hard to neglect. Geert Wilders en de Nederlandse pers. In: Voerman, G. & Vossen, K. (red.) Wilders Gewogen. 15 jaar reuring in de Nederlandse politiek (pp. 289-308). Amsterdam: Boom Uitgevers

  • Vliegenthart, R., & Damstra, A. (2019). Parliamentary Questions, Newspaper Coverage, and Consumer Confidence in Times of Crisis: A Cross-National Comparison. Political Communication, 36​(1), 17-35. 
  • Damstra, A., Boukes, M., & Vliegenthart, R. (2018). The economy. How do the media cover it and what are the effects? A literature review. Sociology Compass, 12(5). 
  • Damstra, A., & Vliegenthart, R. (2018). (Un)covering the economic crisis? Over-time and inter-media differences in salience and framing. Journalism Studies, 19(7), 983-1003. 
  • Jacobs, L., Damstra, A., Boukes, M., & De Swert, K. (2018). Back to reality: The complex relationship between patterns in immigration news coverage and real-world developments in Dutch and Flemish newspapers (1999–2015). Mass Communication and Society, 21(4), 473-497. 
  • Damstra, A., & Tillie, J. (2016). How crosscutting weak ties are established—the case of Muslims in Europe. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 42(2), 237-260. 
  • Celis, K., Erzeel, S., Mügge, L.M., & Damstra, A. (2014). Quota and Intersectionality: Ethnicity and Gender in Candidate Selection.  International Political Science Review, 35(1): 41-54. 

  • Tillie, J., Koomen, M., van Heelsum A.,  & Damstra, A. EURISLAM (2013). Finding a place for Islam in Europe. Cultural interactions between Muslim immigrants and receiving societies. Final integrated report. Brussels: EURISLAM.   

  • Mügge, L.M., & Damstra, A. (2013). Gender en etniciteit in de Tweede Kamer: streefcijfers en groepsvertegenwoordiging.  Res Publica, 55(3): 339-358.