Over the years I have become increasingly committed to exploring the possibilities of research impact without, I hope, losing my critical and academic commitments. It has been an interesting journey, and, in my talk, I will share my experiences and what I have learned that may benefit others. ‘Impact’ is not for everyone, but for those of us whose research addresses topics of public or policy significance, it can be valuable to engage with ‘stakeholders’. I will ground my observations in my collaborative research on children’s rights in the digital age and highlight some of the challenging and controversial moments in working with the UN, UNICEF, platforms and NGOs.
When: Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 17-19: Conference Opening and Keynote.
Where: The keynote will take place in Aula – Campus North and is streamed to Per Kirkeby Auditorium (Lake Auditoriums – Campus South). The keynote is followed by a welcome reception at Lake Auditoriums.
Bio: Sonia Livingstone, DPhil (Oxon), OBE, FBA, FBPS, FAcSS, FRSA, is a professor in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Taking a comparative, critical and contextualised approach, her research examines how changing conditions of mediation reshape everyday practices and possibilities for action. She has published 20 books on media audiences, children and young people’s risks and opportunities, media literacy and rights in the digital environment, including Parenting for a Digital Future: How hopes and fears about technology shape children’s lives (OUP 2020). Since founding the EC-funded 33 country “EU Kids Online” research network, and Global Kids Online (with UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti), she has advised the Council of Europe, European Commission, European Parliament, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, OECD, ITU and UNICEF. She chaired LSE’s Truth, Trust and Technology Commission and is currently leading the Digital Futures Commission with the 5Rights Foundation. See www.sonialivingstone.net
