Dr K. (Kris) Ruijgrok
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Capaciteitsgroep Philosophical Tradition in Context
Area of expertise: Digital authoritarianism, internet controls, online influence operations, disinformation, internet shutdowns, India, Southeast Asia, protest, social movements
Visiting address
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
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Postbus 15578
1001 NB Amsterdam
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Profile
I am a political scientist studying the information and communication environments that shape, and are shaped by authoritarian politics. I currently combine two research positions: At the University of Amsterdam's Department of Politics, I work as an Assistant Professor studying democracy in India, including the politics behind internet shutdowns in India. At the KITLV in Leiden, I work on a project investigating cyber troops and online influence operations in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. My PhD research (2014-2018) at the UvA studied the effect of internet use on anti-government protest under authoritarian regimes, including fieldwork in Malaysia. The book based on my PhD dissertation was published with Palgrave Macmillan, while articles appeared in Contemporary Politics and Democratization. I am an affiliated scientist to the International Panel on the Information Environment.
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Teaching
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Publications
2024
- Michaelsen, M., & Ruijgrok, K. (2024). Autocracy's long reach: explaining host country influences on transnational repression. Democratization, 31(2), 290-314.
- Wijayanto, Berenschot, W. J., Sastramidjaja, Y. M., & Ruijgrok, K. (2024). The Infrastructure of Domestic Influence Operations: Cyber Troops and Public Opinion Manipulation Through Social Media in Indonesia. The International Journal of Press/Politics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612241297832
2022
Ruijgrok, K. (2022). The authoritarian practice of issuing internet shutdowns in India: the Bharatiya Janata Party’s direct and indirect responsibility. Democratization, 29(4), 611-633. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2021.1993826 [details]
2021
- Ruijgrok, K. (2021). Internet Use and Protest in Malaysia and other Authoritarian Regimes: Challenging Information Scarcity. (The Theories, Concepts and Practices of Democracy). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68325-2 [details]
2020
- Ruijgrok, K. (2020). Illusion of control: how internet use generates anti-regime sentiment in authoritarian regimes. Contemporary Politics, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569775.2020.1851931
2017
- Ruijgrok, K. (2017). From the web to the streets: Internet and protests under authoritarian regimes. Democratization, 24(3), 498-520. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2016.1223630 [details]
2024
- Michaelsen, M., & Ruijgrok, K. (2024). Digital authoritarianism. In A. Wolf (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Authoritarian Politics Oxford Handbooks. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198871996.013.59
2018
- Glasius, M., de Lange, M., Bartman, J., Dalmasso, E., Lv, A., Del Sordi, A., Michaelsen, M., & Ruijgrok, K. (2018). Research, Ethics and Risk in the Authoritarian Field. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68966-1 [details]
Talk / presentation
- Ruijgrok, K. (speaker) & Sastramidjaja, Y. (speaker) (4-9-2023). Cyber Troops and Computational Propaganda in Southeast Asia: A Comparative Study of Public Opinion Manipulation, ECPR General Conference, Prague. https://ecpr.eu/Events/Event/PaperDetails/68961
Others
- Ruijgrok, K. (participant) (20-1-2025). Digital methods in researching authoritarian contexts, Amsterda. Workshop on Digital Methods in Authoritarian Regimes (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
- Bos, L. (organiser), Tulin, M. (organiser), Harambam, J. (organiser), Noordenbos, B. (organiser), Tuters, M. (organiser) & Ruijgrok, K. (organiser) (21-11-2024). Methods of Misinformation, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
- Gerlek, S. (participant) & Ruijgrok, K. (organiser) (24-5-2024). PEPTalkPlus #2, Amsterdam. Join us for an in-depth exploration of Ethical AI with esteemed speakers Pascale Wiggers and Paula Helm. In a time where artificial intelligence (…) (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
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Ruijgrok, K. (2022). The authoritarian practice of issuing internet shutdowns in India: the Bharatiya Janata Party’s direct and indirect responsibility. Democratization, 29(4), 611-633. Advance online publication.