Licinia is a DPhil/ PhD researcher on the Internet, Communication, and Social Sciences programme at the Oxford Internet Institute. She is generously supported by the Clarendon Fund.
In her doctoral research, Licinia studies party positions and public opinion on digitalisation. Her thesis investigates whether digitalisation has become a politicised issue in party competition in Europe, focusing on the national and EU level. Her mixed-methods research aims to contribute to the study of digitalisation in political science.
Beyond her doctoral research, Licinia is interested in the intersection of digital phenomena and elections and leads the OII Elections Initiative (see below for blog articles and events). Previously, she was a research assistant in the Shaping AI project where she focused on German AI Policy. She is an associated researcher at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society in Berlin. Licinia holds a MSc in Social Science of the Internet from the University of Oxford and a dual BA degree in political science from Free University Berlin and Sciences Po Paris.
Licinia has teaching experience as a TA in the “Digital Social Research: Methods Core” course (MSc level, OII) and as a tutor for the paper “Political Sociology” (undergraduate level, DPIR).
Digitalisation; Issue Competition; Political Parties; Public Opinion; Technology Policy; Elections.
With Sir Julian King, Dr Donatella Bonansinga, Licinia Güttel, and Dr Keegan McBride
Between 06 and 09 June, the elections for the European Parliament will be held for the tenth time. We will discuss how digital technologies and the European elections intersect.
With Licinia Güttel, Justin Yeung, Diyi Liu, and Dr Rizal Shidiq
Join us for a discussion on the Indonesian election and the role technology and digital issues might play in determining the outcome
20 February 2025
This final article of the OII Elections series asks: What is the role of digital factors in Germany’s election?
8 January 2025
OII researcher Licinia Güttel looks back on the Institute's 2024 Elections Initiative, highlighting the key analyses and findings of political processes and digital phenomena during this year.
31 October 2024
On November 5, around 240 million eligible US American voters across 50 states will elect the next president. In this piece, OII researchers consider the role of digital technologies in this election.
4 June 2024
With millions of EU citizens set to take to the polls this week, OII researchers consider how digital technologies intersect with the European Parliament elections.
Euronews, 03 January 2025
Disinformation experts say that many countries were able to limit a wide range of fake or misleading information as voters across the globe went to the polls last year.
Deuschlandfunk, 12 February 2024
OII DPhil Licinia Guttel shares her insights on the role of social media in election year 2024.
