Analysis National Dialogue

Prof. Dr. Barbara Pfetsch

A team of researchers of the division communication theory and media effects is currently analyzing the data of the national dialogue on well-being and the quality of life launched by the German government. Between April and October 2015, citizens discussed their thoughts on the quality of life in ...

Political Agenda-Building

Prof. Dr. Silke Adam , Prof. Dr. Barbara Pfetsch, W. Lance Bennett Prof. Dr. Gerhard Heyer

Sub-Project 7 of  the DFG research group "political communication in the online-world" in Berlin First project phase (2011-2014): The impact of challengers’ online communication on media agenda-building – a comparison across countries and issues.

Political Communication Cultures in Western Europe - A Comparative Study

Prof. Dr. Barbara Pfetsch

Part of the European Collaborative Research Projects in the Social Sciences (ECRP) The project is a comparative study which aims at analysing the relationship between political elites and the media in nine Western European countries. The objective is to investigate the attitudes, norms and values ...

SFB: Re-Figuration von Räumen

Prof. Dr. Barbara Pfetsch, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Annie Waldherr

Jan 01, 2018 — Dec 31, 2021

DFG Funds New Research Project “Translocal Networks: Public Sphere in the Social Web” at the Institute for Media and Communication Studies A new research project, led by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Annie Waldherr (University of Münster) and Prof. Dr. Barbara Pfetsch (FU Berlin), is investigating ...

Weizenbaum-Institut

Principal Investigator: Barbara Pfetsch, Annett Heft, Curd Knüpfer

Our research group seeks to investigate the impact of digital technologies and media in the formation of transnational and national political public spheres, networks within civil society, and processes of political mobilization. We are guided by the questions of how these factors affect political ...