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.
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?
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.
Dienlin, T., Johannes, N., Bowman, N. D., Masur, P. K., Engesser, S., Kümpel, A. S., Lukito, J., Bier, L. M., Zhang, R., Johnson, B. K., Huskey, R., Schneider, F. M., Breuer, J., Parry, D. A., Vermeulen, I., Fisher, J. T., Banks, J., Weber, R., Ellis, D. A., Smits, T., Ivory, J. D., Trepte, S., McEwan, B., Rinke, E. M., Neubaum, G., Winter, S., Carpenter, C. J., Krämer, N., Utz, S., Unkel, J., Wang, X., Davidson, B. I., Kim, N., Stevenson Won, A., Domahidi, E., Lewis, N. A. & de Vreese, C. (2021). An agenda for open science in communication.
Journal of Communication, 71(1), 1–26.
https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqz052
Wolfers, L. N. & Schneider, F. M. (2021). Using media for coping: A scoping review.
Communication Research, 48(8), 1210–1234.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650220939778
Chan, C.-., Zeng, J., Wessler, H., Jungblut, M., Welbers, K., Bajjalieh, J. W., van Atteveldt, W. & Althaus, S. L. (2020). Reproducible extraction of cross-lingual topics (rectr).
Communication Methods and Measures, 14(4), 285–305.
https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2020.1812555
Schneider, F. M. & Halfmann, A. (2019). Digitales Wohlbefinden und Salutogenese.
Medien + Erziehung : Merz, 63(1), 20–27.
https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/6fcsg
Oliver, M. B., Raney, A. A., Slater, M. D., Appel, M., Hartmann, T., Bartsch, A., Schneider, F. M., Janicke-Bowles, S. H., Krämer, N., Mares, M.-L., Vorderer, P., Rieger, D., Dale, K. R. & Das, E. (2018). Self-transcendent media experiences: Taking meaningful media to a higher level.
Journal of Communication, 68(2), 380–389.
https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqx020
Vorderer, P. & Klimmt, C. (eds.)
(2021).
The Oxford handbook of entertainment theory
.
New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190072216.001.0001
Keppler, A., Popp, J.-F. & Seel, M. (eds.)
(2015).
Gesetz und Gewalt im Kino
.
Frankfurt, M. ; New York, NY: Campus Verlag.
Altmeppen, K.-D., Donges, P., Künzler, M., Puppis, M., Röttger, U. & Wessler, H. (eds.)
(2015).
Soziale Ordnung durch Kommunikation?
Baden-Baden: Nomos.
https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845248035
Halfmann, A. & Reinecke, L. (2021).
Binge-watching as case of escapist entertainment use.
In
P. Vorderer & C. Klimmt (eds.),
The Oxford handbook of entertainment theory
(S. 181–203).
New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190072216.013.11
Vorderer, P. (2021).
Entertainment and resonance.
In
P. Vorderer & C. Klimmt (eds.),
The Oxford handbook of entertainment theory
(S. 1–17).
New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190072216.013.8
Barkela, B., Glogger, I., Maier, M. & Schneider, F. M. (2020).
Ziele und Wirkung der internen Organisationskommunikation.
In
S. Einwiller, S. A. Sackmann & A. Zerfaß (eds.),
Handbuch Mitarbeiterkommunikation : Interne Kommunikation in Unternehmen
(S. 1–18).
Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-23390-7_12–1
Keppler, A. (2020).
Filmsoziologie als Teil einer Kultursoziologie.
In
A. Geimer (eds.),
Handbuch Filmsoziologie
(S. 1–17).
Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-10947-9_18–1
Vorderer, P., Park, D. W. & Lutz, S. (2020).
A history of media effects research traditions.
In
M. B. Oliver (eds.),
Media effects : advances in theory and research
(4. ed., S. 1–15).
New York, NY ; London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Wessler, H., Freudenthaler, R., Haffner, P. & Jakob, J. (2020).
Öffentlichkeitstheorien.
In
I. Borucki (eds.),
Handbuch Politische Kommunikation
(S. 1–16).
Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26242-6_3–1
2019
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
2018
Geber, S. & Hefner, D. (2018).
Eine Theorie sozial-normativer Mediennutzung.
In
C. Wilhelm, N. Podschuweit, M. Hofer & T. Koch (eds.),
Medienwahl : aktuelle Konzepte, Befunde und methodische Zugänge
(S. 119–134).
Baden-Baden: Nomos.
https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845285023-119
Keppler, A. (2018).
Medien, Lebenswelt und Alltagshandeln.
In
D. Hoffmann (eds.),
Mediensoziologie : Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium
(S. 71–85).
Baden-Baden: Nomos.
https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845264196-70
Keppler, A. & Peltzer, A. (2018).
Film- und Fernsehanalyse.
In
L. Akremi (eds.),
Handbuch Interpretativ forschen
(S. 741–774).
Weinheim ; Basel: Beltz Juventa.
Owen, B., Heisterkamp, B., Halfmann, A. & Vorderer, P. (2018).
Trait mindfulness and problematic smartphone use.
In
D. Grimes (eds.),
Empirical studies of contemplative practices
(S. 181–206).
New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Schneider, F. M., Reich, S. & Reinecke, L. (2018).
Methodological challenges of POPC for communication research.
In
P. Vorderer (eds.),
Permanently online, permanently connected : living and communicating in a POPC world
(S. 29–39).
New York, NY ; London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Hefner, D. & Vorderer, P. (2017).
Digital stress: Permanent connectedness and media multitasking.
In
L. Reinecke (eds.),
The Routledge handbook of media use and well-being : international perspectives on theory and research on positive media effects
(S. 237–249).
New York ; London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Vorderer, P. & Schneider, F. M. (2017).
Social media and ostracism.
In
K. D. Williams (eds.),
Ostracism, exclusion, and rejection
(S. 240–257).
New York ; London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Wessler, H., Theil, C. K., Stuckenschmidt, H., Storrer, A. & Debus, M. (2017).
'Wikiganda' : detecting bias in multimodal Wikipedia entries.
In
O. Seizov (eds.),
New studies in multimodality : conceptual and methodological elaborations
(S. 201–224).
London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
2016
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
2015
Altmeppen, K.-D., Donges, P., Künzler, M., Puppis, M., Röttger, U. & Wessler, H. (2015).
Die Ordnung der Dinge durch Kommunikation.
In
K.-D. Altmeppen (eds.),
Soziale Ordnung durch Kommunikation?
(S. 11–26).
Baden-Baden: Nomos.
https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845248035-11
Baumann, E., Geber, S., Klimmt, C., Maurer, M., Oschatz, C. & Sülflow, M. (2015).
Grenzen der Wirksamkeit präventiver Botschaften am Beispiel von Verkehrssicherheitskampagnen.
In
M. Schäfer, O. Quiring, C. Rossmann, M. R. Hastall & E. Baumann (eds.),
Gesundheitskommunikation im gesellschaftlichen Wandel
(S. 213–222).
Baden-Baden: Nomos.
https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845264677-213
Hartmann, T., Wirth, W., Vorderer, P., Klimmt, C., Schramm, H. & Böcking, S. (2015).
Spatial Presence theory: State of the art and challenges ahead.
In
M. Lombard (eds.),
Immersed in media : telepresence theory, measurement & technology
(S. 115–135).
Cham ; Heidelberg: Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10190-3_7
Keppler, A. (2015).
Aspekte einer Hermeneutik des Nicht-Verstehens.
In
R. Hitzler (eds.),
Hermeneutik als Lebenspraxis : ein Vorschlag von Hans-Georg Soeffner
(S. 477–486).
Weinheim ; Basel: Beltz Juventa.
Klimmt, C., Jäncke, L. & Vorderer, P. (2015).
Die Wirkungen von Computerspielen auf das Fahrverhalten.
In
C. Klimmt (eds.),
Verkehrssicherheits-Kommunikation : Beiträge der empirischen Forschung zur strategischen Unfallprävention
(S. 239–254).
Wiesbaden: Springer VS.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01130-7_13
Reich, S. & Vorderer, P. (2015).
Online games, Player experiences in.
In
R. Mansell (eds.),
The international encyclopedia of digital communication and society
(S. 858–869).
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118767771.wbiedcs064
Vorderer, P. & Reinecke, L. (2015).
Exposure to communication content.
In
W. Donsbach (eds.),
The concise encyclopedia of communication
(S. 190–192).
Chichester [u.a.]: Wiley Blackwell.
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118789353.ch5
2021
Dobbrick, T., Jakob, J. & Wessler, H. (2021). The (de)civilizing impact of an inclusive actor set in news articles on associated user debates.
In
DACH 21 : #Kommunikation #(R)Evolution Zum Wandel der Kommunikation in der digitalen Gesellschaft, Dreiländertagung für Kommunikationswissenschaft DGPuK, ÖGK und SGKM, 7. – 9. April 2021, Zürich : book of abstracts (S. 65). ,
DACH 21: Zürich.
Krömer, N., Schneider, F. M., Reich, S. & Vorderer, P. (2015). Coping strategies and feelings towards being permanently online and permanently connected in Germany.
In
Communication across the life span : the 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 21–25 May 2015 (S. Individual Submission Summary). ,
International Communication Association: Washington, DC.
Ponzetto, S. P., Wessler, H., Weiland, L., Kopf, S., Effelsberg, W. & Stuckenschmidt, H. (2015). Automatic classification of iconic images based on a multimodal model : an interdisciplinary project.
In
J. Wildfeuer (eds.),
Building bridges for multimodal research : international perspectives on theories and practices of multimodal analysis (S. 193–210). Sprache – Medien – Innovationen,
Peter Lang Edition: Frankfurt am Main ; Bern; Wien.
Rinke, E. M. & Schneider, F. M. (2015). Probabilistic misconceptions are pervasive among communication researchers.
In
Communication across the life span : the 65th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 21–25 May 2015 (S. Individual Submission Summary). ,
International Communication Association: Washington, DC.
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