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Members of the Political Communication Research Group study the interaction between political elites, media, and citizens. We are specifically interested in understanding how and under which conditions political elites communicate with citizens, what role media organizations and journalists play in the political communication process, and how citizens process elite and journalistic communication. We use a variety of qualitative and quantitative social research methods to develop and test theories that help understand the quality of political communication in democracies today.


News & Events

02.10.2024
 

Sophie Minihold and Sophie Lecheler together with their co-authors published their new paper: "Game Over? Using (Not So) Innovative Interventions to...

24.09.2024
 

Hannah Greber published her new paper "The Effect of Interactivity in Immersive Journalism on Participating In the Media and Through the Media" in...

23.09.2024
 

Sophie Minihold defended her thesis titled "Digital Campaign Competence: The Role of Citizens in Data-Driven Election Campaigns" in Amsterdam....

16.09.2024
 

Members of the Political Communication Research Group will share their latest research findings at the 10th Annual ECREA Conference in Ljubljana.

16.09.2024
 

Hannah Greber, Loes Aaldering and Sophie Lecheler published their new article Informing Immersed Citizens: The Impact of Interactivity on...

13.08.2024
 

Members of the Political Communication Research Group shared their latest research findings at the ECPR General Conference 2024, University College...

15.07.2024
 

We are excited to announce that Hannah Greber joined the Political Communication Research Group as a postdoctoral researcher.

28.06.2024
 

Sophie Lecheler is giving the keynote lecture at this year's Vienna Children’s University. She will explore the question, “What Does TikTok Have to Do...

25.06.2024
 

As part of the Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) Project, led by Claudia Mellado, Sophie Lecheler has published their new paper "Spurring or...

18.06.2024
 

Pia Pachinger and Anna Maria Planitzer, together with their co-authors from the TU Wien and University of Zurich (Janis Goldzycher, Wojciech Kusa,...

10.06.2024
 

Vera Axyonova published her new paper "The European Union’s Normalisation Policies for Kosovo: Contributing to a Durable Peace?" in Ethnopolicies.

28.05.2024
 

Hannah Greber defended her thesis titled "Immersive Journalism - The Future of the News?" with distinction! Congratulations!