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She is also an Associate Dean and Director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/akcollege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs<\/a>. She holds a doctorate in Political Science from Western University.\u00a0Prior to joining the School of Journalism and Communication, she was the Leverhulme Visiting Fellow in New Media and Internet Politics at Royal Holloway, The University of London.<\/p>\n<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Francoli\u2019s research looks at the relationship between digital media and issues related to politics and governance. While this is a large and diverse field, most of her research has focused on the way that digital media has impacted three broad areas: (1) citizen engagement and mobilization, (2) governance, and (3) access to information and data.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Francoli is a leading researcher in the field of open government and open data. 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(<em>2013). &#8216;Exploring Social Media Campaigns,&#8217; <\/em>in Bishop, J. eds. <em>Politics in the Information Age.<\/em> IGI Global.<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M. (<em>2012<\/em>). &#8216; Informed Comedy or Impotent Politics?<em>&#8216; <\/em>in Josh Greenberg and Charlene Elliott eds.<em> Communication in Question<\/em>. Thomson-Nelson.<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M. (2011). &#8216;Embracing a New Relationship with Canadians: Addressing Barriers to New Media Adoption in Canada&#8217;s Public Service.&#8217; in Christopher Stoney and G. Bruce Doern eds. <em>How Ottawa Spends 2011-2012: Trimming Fat or Slicing Pork<\/em>. McGill-Queen&#8217;s University Press.<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M, Waddell, C. and Greenberg (2011). &#8216;The Campaign in the Digital Media&#8217; in Jon Pammett and Christopher Dornan eds. <em>The Canadian Federal Election of 2011. <\/em>Dundurn.<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M. (2011). &#8216;What Makes Governments &#8216;Open&#8217;?&#8217;, <em>Journal of eDemocracy<\/em>, 3(2): 16-29.<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M. (2009) \u2018The Digital MP\u2019, <em>Journal of Media Practice, <\/em>v10 numbers 2 &amp;3.<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M. and Ward, S. (2008) \u201820<sup>th<\/sup> Century Soapboxes? MPs and Their Blogs\u2019 <em>Information Polity<\/em>, 13, 1-2: 21-39.<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M. (2008) \u201cDeath by Blog? An examination of the relevance of mainstream media in the era of citizen journalism\u201d in Josh Greenberg and Charlene Elliott eds., <em>Communication in Question: Competing Perspectives on Contentious Issues in Canadian Communication Studies, <\/em>Thomson-Nelson.<\/p>\n<h3>Reports<\/h3>\n<p>Francoli, M. (2016). <em>\u2018<\/em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opengovpartnership.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Canada%2014-15_PublicComment_Eng_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) Progress Report 2014-2015: Canada<\/a>\u2019<\/em>,<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M., Ostling, A., and Steibel, F. (2015). <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opengovpartnership.org\/sites\/default\/files\/FromInformingToEmpowering_FullReport.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From Informing to Empowering: Best Practices and Recommendations for Improving Government-Civil Society Interactions within OGP<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M. (2014) <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opengovpartnership.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Canada_final_2012_Eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) Profess Report 2012-2014: Canada<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Media and Blogs<\/h3>\n<p>Francoli, M. (2016). \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/opinion\/2016\/02\/08\/open-government-at-a-crossroad-canada-needs-better-funding-and-access-to-information\/45138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open Government at a Crossroad<\/a>.\u2019 <em>The Hill Times<\/em>, February 8.<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M. (2016). \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hilltimes.com\/2016\/04\/01\/engage-canadians-on-open-government-lessons-learned-from-tony-clement\/55687\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Engage Canadians on Open Government: Lessons learned from Tony Clement<\/a>.\u2019 <em>The Hill Times<\/em>, April 1,<\/p>\n<p>Francoli, M., Ostling, A., and Steibel, F. 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