Editorial Board Members

Dr Piers Robinson is currently co-director of the Organisation for Propaganda Studies and Convenor of the Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media (previously professor/chair in Politics, Society and Political Journalism, University of Sheffield 2016-2019; senior lecturer in International Politics, University of Manchester 2005-2011; lecturer in Political Communication, University of Liverpool 1999-2005). He researches communication, media and world politics, focusing on conflict and war. His work has been cited in publications such as 'The Responsibility to Protect', published by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS), and he has received many invitations to lecture and advise on these topics, for example at the NATO Defence College in Rome, at Oxford (UK senior military commanders) and by the Stop the War Coalition and Media on Trial. His current research focuses on organised persuasive communication (OPC) and contemporary propaganda.