Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Dr Mirko Demasi
Senior Lecturer
Mirko is a discursive social psychologist with an interest in extreme prejudice, political communication and the rhetorical nature of facts.
He is interested in the discursive study of political communication. Mirko is interested in how the deployment of facts are used in a rhetorical manner to make moral and ideological arguments, the discursive study of extreme prejudice, hate speech and the role of political communication in military conflicts.
He has published on studies of political debates, and is the co-editor of Political Communication: Discursive Studies (Palgrave, 2021).
Current Teaching
Courses:
- BSc Psychology
- MSc Psychology
Modules:
- Social psychology
- Critical and philosophical issues in psychology
- Research methods (year 2)
- Research methods (MSc)
- Final year project supervision
Research Interests
Mirko is currently working on a number of projects to do with political persuasion, broadcast debates and the role of political communication in the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Ask Me About
- Communications
- Peace
- Politics
- Psychology