Jane Suiter on NewsTalk's Younified with Mamobo Ogoro

07 November 2024

The latest episode of Younified with Mamobo Ogoro features Professor Jane Suiter from FuJo, alongside Professor Kath Browne of the UCD School of Geography. They dive into the drivers of the intensification of negative online rhetoric and its impact on public discourse. The discussion offers critical insights into the societal and structural forces fueling such toxic trends, actors of misinformation, and potential pathways toward more constructive online engagement.

It also goes on to spotlights the work of the Amal Women's Association, which focuses on supporting Muslim women in Ireland, sharing insights into their community initiatives, as well as Trail Criú, a group dedicated to enhancing inclusivity in Ireland’s outdoor spaces, with a preview on their upcoming conference on the importance of accessibility and diversity in trail activities.

You can find the full episode here.

Participants

Professor Jane Suiter

Professor Jane Suiter is the Director of DCU Institute for Media, Democracy and Society (FuJo). She is a social scientist whose research interests focus on the public sphere. Her present research is focused on the social, political and communicative aspects of citizen participation, empowerment and direct and participative democracy. She has a particular interest in the potential of deliberation and how worked on and researcher a number of real world deliberative assemblies including We the Cit...

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