A PhD researcher in political fandom & hashtag activism

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Achievements


Publications

  • Southern, R., Niamh, C., McLoughlin, L., and Suwantawit, P. (2026). Experimentation on TikTok, Standardisation on Reels? Party Short-Form Video Use in the 2024 UK General Election.Media and Communication, 14. Article 11671. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.11671
  • (In press – expected July 2026) Southern, R., McLoughlin, L., and Suwantawit, P. ‘The First TikTok Election? How Parties used the short-form video app during the 2024 UK General Election’ in Political Communication in Britain
  • (Accepted) Suwantawit, P. ‘From Posts to Participation: How Trace Interviews Reveal the Dynamics of Digital Activism in Thailand’ in Research Methods in Online Political Communication: After the APIcalypse

Selected Conferences

  • Suwantawit. P. (2026) From Anger to Solidarity: Emotional Trajectories of Thailand’s Anti-government Protests. Paper presented at the Political Studies Association Annual International Conference, University of Oxford, 30 March-1 April.
  • Suwantawit, P. (2025) Expecto Democracy: The Role of Popular Culture in Thailand’s 2020-2021 Protests. Paper presented at the Association for Southeast Asian Studies Annual Conference, St. John’s College, University of Cambridge, 15-17 September.
  • Suwantawit, P. (2025) Fah Loves Daddy!: Understanding Fah Identity Formation and Transformation in Thailand. Paper presented at the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Conference, Wailailak University, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, 22-24 July.
  • Suwantawit, P. (2024) Fandom in Action: The Mobilisation of Thai Youth in the 2020-2021 Anti-Government Protests. Paper presented at Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, LSE, London
  • Suwantawit, P. (2023) “The Strongest Minister of All Lands”: Uncovering Memes of the Historic Landslide-won Chadchart Sittipunt. Paper presented to the PSA ECN Annual Conference ‘Political Worlds’, 3-7 July.
  • Suwantawit, P. (2023). From Political Fans to Young Protesters: The Case of Anti-government Hashtag Activism in Thailand. Paper presented to the Political Studies Association International Annual Conference, University of Liverpool, 3-5 April.
  • Suwantawit, P. (2022). From Political Fans to Young Protester: The Case of Anti-government Hashtag Activism in Thailand. Paper presented to the PSA ECN Annual Conference #TheTimeIsNow22, 4-8 July.

Media engagements

Awards

Teaching

  • Invited Lectures: Media and Campaigning (UG), University of Liverpool (23-24)
  • Invited Lectures: Methods in Media & Politics Research (MA), University of Liverpool (23-24)