Publications
2024
Unleash Britain’s Potential (To Go Negative): Campaign Negativity in the 2017 and 2019 UK General Elections on Facebook
Rossini, P., Southern, R., Harmer, E., & Stromer-Galley, J. (2024). Unleash Britain’s Potential (To Go Negative): Campaign Negativity in the 2017 and 2019 UK General Elections on Facebook. Political Studies Review, 22(3), 449-470. doi:10.1177/14789299231171308
UK Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign
Jackson, D., Parry, K., Harmer, E., Lilleker, D., Wright, S., Firmstone, J., & Thorsen, E. (2024). UK Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign: UK Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign.
2023
“Online othering”
Harmer, E. (2023). “Online othering”. In The Routledge Companion to Gender, Media and Violence (pp. 452-461). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003200871-49
Digital microaggressions and everyday othering: an analysis of tweets sent to women members of Parliament in the UK
Harmer, E., & Southern, R. (2023). Digital microaggressions and everyday othering: an analysis of tweets sent to women members of Parliament in the UK. In Women in the Digital World (pp. 7-24). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003375937-2
2022
Disbelief and counter-voices: a thematic analysis of online reader comments about sexual harassment and sexual violence against women.
Harmer, E., & Lewis, S. (n.d.). Disbelief and counter-voices: a thematic analysis of online reader comments about sexual harassment and sexual violence against women.. Information, Communication and Society. doi:10.1080/1369118X.2020.1770832
2021
Digital microaggressions and everyday othering: an analysis of tweets sent to women members of Parliament in the UK
Harmer, E., & Southern, R. (n.d.). Digital microaggressions and everyday othering: an analysis of tweets sent to women members of Parliament in the UK. Information, Communication & Society, 1-18. doi:10.1080/1369118x.2021.1962941
Telling tales: Gender and political journalism
Harmer, E. (2021). Telling tales: Gender and political journalism. In The Routledge Companion to Political Journalism (pp. 343-351). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429284571-32
Lessons from a Century of Reporting on Women in Elections
Lessons from a Century of Reporting on Women in Elections (2021). In Women, Media, and Elections (pp. 156-173). Bristol University Press. doi:10.56687/9781529204957-008
The Candidates: Making the House (of Commons) Their Home?
The Candidates: Making the House (of Commons) Their Home? (2021). In Women, Media, and Elections (pp. 21-57). Bristol University Press. doi:10.56687/9781529204957-004
The Leaders: ‘Iron Ladies’ and ‘Dangerous’ Women
The Leaders: ‘Iron Ladies’ and ‘Dangerous’ Women (2021). In Women, Media, and Elections (pp. 121-155). Bristol University Press. doi:10.56687/9781529204957-007
The Spouses and Relatives: From ‘Ideal Election Wife’ to ‘Just Another Political Wife’
The Spouses and Relatives: From ‘Ideal Election Wife’ to ‘Just Another Political Wife’ (2021). In Women, Media, and Elections (pp. 91-120). Bristol University Press. doi:10.56687/9781529204957-006
The Voter: Housewives and Mothers
The Voter: Housewives and Mothers (2021). In Women, Media, and Elections (pp. 58-90). Bristol University Press. doi:10.56687/9781529204957-005
Women in Political News: Representation and Marginalization
Women in Political News: Representation and Marginalization (2021). In Women, Media, and Elections (pp. 1-20). Bristol University Press. doi:10.56687/9781529204957-003
Women, Media and Elections Representation and Marginalisation in British Politics
Harmer, E. (2021). Women, Media, and Elections. Bristol University Press. doi:10.51952/9781529204957
The absolute boy versus magic grandpa: Jeremy Corbyn and gender politics
Southern, R., & Harmer, E. (2021). The absolute boy versus magic grandpa: Jeremy Corbyn and gender politics. In Unknown Book (pp. 117-134). Agenda Publishing. doi:10.1017/9781788212922.008
Twitter, Incivility and “Everyday” Gendered Othering: An Analysis of Tweets Sent to UK Members of Parliament
Southern, R. V., & Harmer, E. (2021). Twitter, Incivility and “Everyday” Gendered Othering: An Analysis of Tweets Sent to UK Members of Parliament. Social Science Computer Review, 39(2), 259-275. doi:10.1177/0894439319865519
Trump, Clinton and the gendering of newspaper discourse about the 2016 US Presidential election debates
Harmer, E., Savigny, H., & Siow, O. (n.d.). Trump, Clinton and the gendering of newspaper discourse about the 2016 US Presidential election debates. Women's Studies in Communication. doi:10.1080/07491409.2020.1752341
Reporting the Digital Campaign: Online News Coverage of the 2019 UK General Election by BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post
Harmer, E., & Southern, R. (2022). Reporting the Digital Campaign: Online News Coverage of the 2019 UK General Election by BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post. In Political Communication in Britain (pp. 137-148). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-81406-9_11
2020
Is Digital News<i>Really</i>that Digital? An Analysis of How Online News Sites in the UK use Digital Affordances to Enhance Their Reporting
Harmer, E., & Southern, R. (2020). Is Digital News<i>Really</i>that Digital? An Analysis of How Online News Sites in the UK use Digital Affordances to Enhance Their Reporting. JOURNALISM STUDIES, 21(16), 2234-2248. doi:10.1080/1461670X.2020.1831397
‘Girly Swots’ and The Most Diverse Parliament Ever: Women’s representation, voters and issues in the 2019 election campaign
Harmer, E., & Southern, R. (2020). ‘Girly Swots’ and The Most Diverse Parliament Ever: Women’s representation, voters and issues in the 2019 election campaign. Parliamentary Affairs, 73(Supplement 1), 243-258. doi:10.1093/pa/gsaa031
Political Spouses
Harmer, E. (n.d.). Political Spouses. In Unknown Book (pp. 1-5). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781119429128.iegmc230
2019
Boxing Clever: negotiating gender in campaign coverage during the 2019 General Election
Harmer, E. (2019). Boxing Clever: negotiating gender in campaign coverage during the 2019 General Election. In D. Jackson, E. Thorsen, D. Lilleker, & N. Weidhase (Eds.), UK Election Analysis 2019: Media, Voters and the Campaign (pp. 102). Bournemouth University: The Centre for Comparative Politics and Media Research.
Written Evidence for the Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee of the House of Lords
Southern, R. (2019). Written Evidence for the Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee of the House of Lords.
The present in retrospect: Press reporting of UK General Elections, 1918-2015
Deacon, D., & Harmer, E. (2019). The present in retrospect: Press reporting of UK General Elections, 1918-2015. Journalism: theory, practice and criticism, 20(08), 994-1013. doi:10.1177/1464884919845445
Online Othering Exploring Digital Violence and Discrimination on the Web
Lumsden, K., & Harmer, E. (Eds.) (2019). Online Othering. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12633-9
Othering Political Women: Online Misogyny, Racism and Ableism Towards Women in Public Life
Southern, R., & Harmer, E. (2019). Othering Political Women: Online Misogyny, Racism and Ableism Towards Women in Public Life. In Unknown Book (pp. 187-210). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12633-9_8
Conclusion: Researching 'Online Othering'-Future Agendas and Lines of Inquiry
Harmer, E., & Lumsden, K. (2019). Conclusion: Researching 'Online Othering'-Future Agendas and Lines of Inquiry. In Unknown Book (pp. 379-395). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12633-9_16
Online Othering: An Introduction
Harmer, E., & Lumsden, K. (2019). Online Othering: An Introduction. In Online Othering (pp. 1-33). Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12633-9_1
Online Othering: An Introduction
Harmer, E., & Lumsden, K. (2019). Online Othering: An Introduction. In Unknown Book (pp. 1-33). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-12633-9_1
2018
Performing Politics: Media Interviews, Debates and Press Conferences
Harmer, E. (2018). Performing Politics: Media Interviews, Debates and Press Conferences. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, 33(6), 690-691. doi:10.1177/0267323118814654
Alternative Agendas or More of the Same? Online News Coverage of the 2017 UK Election
Harmer, E., & Southern, R. (2018). Alternative Agendas or More of the Same? Online News Coverage of the 2017 UK Election. In Political Communication in Britain: Campaigning, Media and Polling in the 2017 General Election (pp. 99-116). doi:10.1007/9783030008222_7
Alternative Agendas or More of the Same? Online News Coverage of the 2017 UK Election
Harmer, E., & Southern, R. (2019). Alternative Agendas or More of the Same? Online News Coverage of the 2017 UK Election. In Political Communication in Britain (pp. 99-116). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00822-2_7
More Stable than Strong: Women’s Representation, Voters and Issues
Harmer, E., & Southern, R. (2018). More Stable than Strong: Women’s Representation, Voters and Issues. Parliamentary Affairs. doi:10.1093/pa/gsx072
2017
"Are you tough enough?' Performing gender in the UK leadership debates 2015
Harmer, E., Savigny, H., & Ward, O. (2017). "Are you tough enough?' Performing gender in the UK leadership debates 2015. MEDIA CULTURE & SOCIETY, 39(7), 960-975. doi:10.1177/0163443716682074
Women in Politics and Media: Perspectives from Nations in Transition
Harmer, E. (2017). Women in Politics and Media: Perspectives from Nations in Transition. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, 32(5), 498-500. doi:10.1177/0267323117730205
Online election news can be bloody difficult (for a) woman
Harmer, E. (2017). Online election news can be bloody difficult (for a) woman. In E. Thorsen, D. Jackson, & D. Lilleker (Eds.), UK Election Analysis 2017: Media, Voters and the Campaign (pp. 64-65). Bournemouth University: The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community.
Process, personalities and polls: Online News Coverage of the UK General Election 2017
Harmer, E., & Southern, R. (2017). Process, personalities and polls: Online News Coverage of the UK General Election 2017. In E. Thorsen, D. Jackson, & D. Lilleker (Eds.), UK Election Analysis 2017: Media, Voters and the Campaign (pp. 62-63). Bournemouth University: The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community.
2016
Public to private and back again: the role of politicians’ wives in British election campaign coverage
Harmer, E. (2016). Public to private and back again: the role of politicians’ wives in British election campaign coverage. Feminist Media Studies, 16(5), 852-868. doi:10.1080/14680777.2015.1105841
Brexit ‘mansplained’: news coverage of the EU Referendum
Harmer, E. (2016). Brexit ‘mansplained’: news coverage of the EU Referendum. In D. Jackson, E. Thorsen, & D. Wring (Eds.), EU Referendum Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community.
Gendered Citizenship: Representations of Women Voters in Newspaper Coverage of UK Elections 1918-2010
Harmer, E., & van Zoonen, L. (2016). Gendered Citizenship: Representations of Women Voters in Newspaper Coverage of UK Elections 1918-2010. In H. K. Danielson, R. Jegerstedt, L. Muriaas, & B. Ytre-Arne (Eds.), Gendered Citizenship: The Challenges of Representation. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Pink Buses, Leaders’ Wives and “The Most Dangerous Woman in Britain”: Women, the Press and Politics in the 2015 Election
Harmer, E. (2017). Pink Buses, Leaders’ Wives and “The Most Dangerous Woman in Britain”: Women, the Press and Politics in the 2015 Election. In Political Communication in Britain (pp. 259-272). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40934-4_21
The narrow agenda: how the news media covered the Referendum
Deacon, D., Downey, J., Harmer, E. L., Stanyer, J., & Wring, D. (2016). The narrow agenda: how the news media covered the Referendum. In EU Referendum Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community.
2015
Seen and Not Heard: The Popular Appeal of Postfeminist Political Celebrity
Harmer, E. (2015). Seen and Not Heard: The Popular Appeal of Postfeminist Political Celebrity. In H. Savigny, & H. Warner (Eds.), The Politics of Being a Woman: Feminism, Media and 21th Century Popular Culture. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
The Right Man for the Job: The Gendered Campaign
Harmer, E., Jackson, D., & Thorsen, E. (2015). The Right Man for the Job: The Gendered Campaign. In UK Election Analysis 2015: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community.
2014
Political Scandal
Harmer, E., & Stanyer, J. (2014). Political Scandal. In G. Mazzoleni (Ed.), The International Encyclopaedia of Political Communication. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Political Talk Shows
Harmer, E. (2014). Political Talk Shows. In G. Mazzoleni (Ed.), The International Encyclopaedia of Political Communication. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
2013
Julie and the Cybermums: Marketing and Women Voters in the UK 2010 General Election
Harmer, E., & Wring, D. (2013). Julie and the Cybermums: Marketing and Women Voters in the UK 2010 General Election. Journal of Political Marketing, 12(2-3), 262-273. doi:10.1080/15377857.2013.781472
2011
The visual challenge of celebrity politics? Female politicians in<i>Grazia</i>
van Zoonen, L., & Harmer, E. (2011). The visual challenge of celebrity politics? Female politicians in<i>Grazia</i>. Celebrity Studies, 2(1), 94-96. doi:10.1080/19392397.2011.544171