Philip N. Howard is a Professor at Oxford University, where he works as Director of the Oxford Internet Institute and is a Fellow of Balliol College. Howard investigates the impact of digital media on political life around the world, and he is a frequent commentator on global media and political... Read more
Philip N. Howard is a Professor at Oxford University, where he works as Director of the Oxford Internet Institute and is a Fellow of Balliol College.
Howard investigates the impact of digital media on political life around the world, and he is a frequent commentator on global media and political affairs. Howard’s research has demonstrated how new information technologies are used in both civic engagement and social control in countries around the world. His projects on digital activism, information access, and modern governance in both democracies and authoritarian regimes have been supported by public science agencies such as the European Research Council and National Science Foundation.
Philip Howard has published eight books and over 140 academic articles, book chapters, conference papers, and commentary essays on information technology, international affairs and public life. His peer reviewed publications examine the role of new information and communication technologies in politics and social development. He writes about information politics and international affairs, and he is the author of eight books, including The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2010), Democracy’s Fourth Wave? Digital Media and the Arab Spring (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2012, with Muzammil Hussain), and most recently Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2015). His research spans several disciplines, and he is among a small number of scholars who have won multiple “best book” awards from all three major academic associations for his work in political science, sociology, and communication.
Philip Howard has had senior teaching, research, and administrative appointments at universities around the world, including Columbia, Princeton, Stanford, and the University of Washington. From 2013-15 he helped design and launch a new School of Public Policy at Central European University in Budapest.
His research and commentary writing has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, and many international media outlets. Philip Howard was awarded the National Democratic Institute’s 2018 “Democracy Prize” and Foreign Policy magazine named him a “Global Thinker” for pioneering the social science of fake news production.
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Philip Howard speaks on Digital Trends, Future & Technology, Global Trends, Society & Education. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Philip to align the content with your delegates and goals.
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Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Philip Howard is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
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Philip Howard delivers keynotes in English. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
Philip Howard's areas of expertise include Digital Trends, Future & Technology, Global Trends, Society & Education. To get a clear sense of Philip's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.
Philip Howard can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in Digital Trends, Future & Technology, Global Trends, Society & Education is relevant. Details of Philip's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.
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