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Marta Cantijoch holds a PhD in Political Science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2013) and has been a part of the Department of Politics at The University of Manchester since 2014. As the Director of Undergraduate Studies and convenor of the 'Democracy & Elections' Research Cluster, she has developed an extensive portfolio in the fields of political participation and political communication, with a specific focus on the effects of digital media. Her research aims to understand how citizens use the internet to engage with politics and to develop citizenship skills. Marta has utilized innovative methods, including analyses of mixed-methods designs that combine survey data with qualitative focus groups and diaries. Her work has been published in leading journals, such as the Journal of Politics, Political Communication, and the British Journal of Politics and International Relations. Marta also co-edited the Routledge Handbook on Elections, Voting Behaviour, and Public Opinion in 2018. Her research interests span Digital Politics, Political Behavior, Political Communication, Survey Research, and Smart Data Research.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.