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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 engage with political communication across various platforms. We use a variety of qualitative, quantitative, and computational social research methods to develop and test theories that help understand the quality of political communication in democracies today.


News & Events

04.12.2024
 

Sophie Lecheler was a guest on the podcast series “Rund ums Parlament,” initiated by the Austrian Parliament, and discussed the question: “Are Social...

14.11.2024
 

Each year, the Faculty of Social Sciences awards the sowi:doc Awards to doctoral graduates for their outstanding research contributions in the...

31.10.2024
 

Sophie Lecheler and colleagues published serveral papers on Data-Driven Campaigns.

29.10.2024
 

Sophie Lecheler coordinates a new doctoral college on Digital Humanism that was introduced as a cooperation between the University of Vienna, the TU...

21.10.2024
 

Sophie Minihold together with Sophie Lecheler, Claes de Vreese and Sanne Kruikemeier published their new paper "Exploring digital campaign competence:...

07.10.2024
 

Vera Axyonova together with Tinatin Tsertsvadze published a new book chapter on Democratization and Human Rights in "The EU as an Actor in Central...

07.10.2024
 

Sophie Lecheler together with Torsten Möller organizes a lecture series on "Foundations and Methods of Digital Humanism" this semester. International...

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...