Mag. Daniel Wiesner, BA MA MA
Universitätsassistent (Prae-Doc)
Main Research Areas
- Computational Social Science
- Text-as-Data
- Austrian and European Politics
- Science in Political Communication
Daniel Wiesner is a PhD candidate at the Political Communication Research Group (POLCOM) at the University of Vienna, under the supervision of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sophie Lecheler. In his dissertation, he focuses on the politicization of science by political elites.
He holds master's degrees in Communication Science and Political Science and a diploma degree (Mag.) in German Philology from the University of Vienna. He previously worked as tutorial lecturer at the Department of Communication at the University of Vienna and as a student assistant at the Centre for European Integration Research (EIF).
Publications
2025
Roney, C., Wiesner, D., Riedl, A. A., & Eberl, J.-M. (2025). Rally and Recalibrate: Political Dynamics of Audience Expectations of Journalism During Times of Crisis. The International Journal of Press/Politics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612251375203