Kaushik, Kavyanjali

Kavyanjali is an assistant professor of computational social sciences within ERC-funded research project RECONCILE, at the Faculty of Law, Charles University, Prague, investigating how to build democratically resilient constitutional identities within Europe and MENA countries. Her PhD in Social Sciences (2020-2025 with cum laude distinction) from University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain brings together theories of identity, nationalism, and (digital) social networks to examine how online self-expression and interactions influence offline political behaviours, particularly support for radical-right parties. Previously, she was the computational social scientist (2020-2024) of the Volkswagen Foundation-funded research project, ValCon: Value Conflicts in a Differentiated Europe. She holds a research Master degree in Social Sciences (2018-2020) from University Carlos III de Madrid (majors in political science, sociology, economic history and mixed-methods). Before pursuing academia in Spain, she worked as a journalist in India with organisations including Reuters, CNN-News18, and India Today.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

PUBLISHED

• Kaushik, K. (Forthcoming, 2026). Care or control in times of crisis? Gendered identity narratives and democratic resilience in the digital public sphere. Special issue on “Contesting Gender Equality in Europe”, Culture, Practice and Europeanisation.

• Sojka, A., Kaushik, K., Trenz, H. J., & Eigmüller, M. (2025). Beyond the Transnational Cleavage: Differentiation of Democratic Values in Europe. European Politics and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2025.2451203   

• Wallaschek, S., Kaushik, K., & Eigmüller, M. (2023). One conflict, two public spheres, three national debates: comparing the value conflict over judicial independence in Europe across print and social media. Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 21(3), 288–302. https://doi.org/10.1080/19331681.2023.2278539 

• Wallaschek, S., Kaushik, K., Verbalyte, M., Sojka, A., Sorci, G., Trenz, H., & Eigmüller, M. (2022). Same, Same but Different? Gender Politics and (Trans)National Value Contestation in Europe on Twitter. Politics and Governance, 10,(1),146-160.  https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i1.4751 

PLANNED

• Kaushik, K. (Revise and resubmit received in Oct 2025). Exposure or Expression? Mobilising National Identity and Support for Radical-Right Parties on Social Media. Acta Politica.

• Kaushik, K. (Submitted in Nov 2025). Building Democratic Resilience from the Bottom Up: Adaptive and Transformative Identity Practices in Digital Public Spheres. Special issue on “Communicating Democratic Decline & Resilience”, Political Communication.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Kaushik, K. (2026, May 13). The Mythological Democratic Citizen: Why Identity and Resilience in the Public Sphere Are Political Science’s Blind Spot. CEU Democracy Institute’s online journal. Link.

• Kaushik, K. (2025, July 28). How Spain’s blackout sparked new political currents online. LSE’s Political Science Blog. Link.

• Kaushik, K. (2025, May). Nationalist mobilisation in the digital age: The role of social media in driving support for radical right-wing parties (Unpublished PhD). Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Link.

• Díez-Medrano, J., Sojka, A., Kaushik, K., Trenz, H. J., Eigmüller, M., Verbalyte, M., & Wallaschek, S. (2024). Value Conflicts in a Differentiated Europe: The Impact of Digital Media on Value Polarisation in Europe (ValCon). GESIS, Cologne. (Original survey data), https://doi.org/10.4232/1.14286 

• Wallaschek, S., Kaushik, K., Sojka, A., Verbalyte, M. (2022, March 10). International Women’s Day and citizen engagement on social media. ECPR’s Political Science Blog. Link.