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Research at the Institute for Media and Communication Studies


Here, you can find an overview of all research projects and recent publications from all researchers at the Institute for Media and Communication Studies. Further information on research can be found on individual pages of staff members.


Current research projects

Mediated Contestation in Comparative Perspective (MedCon)

The project investigates societal and media conditions that influence mediated contestation and assesses the resulting debates within the framework of different normative democratic theories.

Public trust in science (DFG)

In an exceptional situation like the Covid 19 pandemic, it has become clear that a taken-for-granted acceptance of science no longer exists. This draws attention to the issue of trust in science and scientists. The DFG project therefore asks: When do people decide to trust science?

Responsible Terrorism Coverage (ResTeCo)

The Responsible Terrorism Coverage (ResTeCo) project asks how journalists around the world can responsibly report on terror attacks in ways that give citizens the information they need without providing terrorists with the kinds of attention they want. 

Implicit and Explicit Racism in News and Social Media: Extent and Effects

This project investigates implicit and explicit racism in the mediated public sphere in Germany and its effects on racist stereotypes prevalent within the larger public.


Publications

Institute for Media and Communication Studies (since 2015)

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  • Keppler, A. (2019). “Zeig‘ mal”: Smartphones im Gespräch. In K. Marx (eds.), Interaktion und Medien : interaktionsanalytische Zugänge zu medienvermittelter Kommunikation (S. 177–190). Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter.
  • Kohring, M. (2019). Public trust in news media. In T. P. Vos (eds.), The international encyclopedia of journalism studies Bd. 3: P-Y (S. 1141). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0056
  • Schneider, F. M., Halfmann, A. & Vorderer, P. (2019). POPC and the good life: A salutogenic take on being permanently online, permanently connected. In J. A. Muñiz-Velázquez (eds.), The Routledge handbook of positive communication : contributions of an emerging community of research on communication for happiness and social change (S. 295–303). London ; New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315207759-30

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  • Keppler, A. (2016). Alltag. In L. Jäger (eds.), Sprache – Kultur – Kommunikation : ein internationales Handbuch zu Linguistik als Kulturwissenschaft (S. 564–570). Berlin ; Boston: De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110224504-061
  • Kohring, M. (2016). Journalismus als Leistungssystem der Öffentlichkeit. In M. Löffelholz (eds.), Handbuch Journalismustheorien (S. 165–176). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-18966-6_8
  • Roth, F. S., Klimmt, C. & Vorderer, P. (2016). Gaming. In G. Mazzoleni (eds.), The international encyclopedia of political communication (Bd. 1, S. 1–5). Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118541555.wbiepc047
  • Wessler, H. & Rinke, E. M. (2016). Journalismus und Politik. In M. Löffelholz (eds.), Handbuch Journalismustheorien (S. 639–653). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-18966-6_39

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