Kavya Anjali

Kavyanjali Kaushik

Email: kkaushik@pa.uc3m.es
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I am a political and digital sociologist researching nationalist mobilisation on social media platforms using quantitative and computational methods, with a focus on identity construction. My 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 can influence offline political behaviours, particularly support for radical-right parties. During my PhD, I worked as a computational researcher (2020-2024) at the international research project, ValCon: Value Conflicts in a Differentiated Europe. Before pursuing academia in Spain, I worked as a journalist in India with organisations including Reuters, CNN-News18, and India Today, covering politics, finance, and society.