Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft

Forschung

Die Forschung des Instituts für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft behandelt Prozesse der öffentlichen, (medien-)vermittelten Kommunikation und deren infrastrukturelle Bedingungen sowie deren gesellschaftliche und individuelle Wirkungen. Dazu gehören in komparativer Perspektive die System- und Organisationsforschung, die Journalismusforschung, die historische Medienforschung, die Medieninhaltsforschung, sowie die Medienwirkungsforschung. Thematisch beschäftigen sich unsere Professorinnen und Professoren sowie das wissenschaftliche Personal mit zentralen Themen wie politische Kommunikation, Medienregulierung, Medienunterhaltung, Mediengeschichte, Medienwandel, Werbung oder Public Relations. Ein besonderer Stellenwert kommt dem Einsatz und der Weiterentwicklung der Methoden der empirischen Medien- und Kommunikationsforschung zu, insbesondere im Feld der Computational Communication Science.

Flagship Areas

  • Democracy & Society

  • Crisis & Uncertainty

  • Digital Technology & AI

  • Health & Well-Being

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2026

Kulichkina, A., Balluff, P., Righetti, N., & Waldherr, A. (2026). Connective action and digital repression during China’s COVID-19 protests: A computational analysis of multilingual coordinated activity on Twitter. EPJ Data Science, 15(1), Artikel 39. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-026-00637-2

Rousseau, A., & Trekels, J. (2026). Selfies as a tool for self-presentation: Relations between strategic selfie-behavior, peer feedback and appearance dis/satisfaction among Belgian teens. Journal of Children and Media. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2026.2694774

Wahl, I., & Einwiller, S. (2026). DEI communication and climate for inclusion in Germany and the U.S.: The mediating role of managerial integrity. Public Relations Review, 52(3), Artikel 102705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2026.102705

Forrai, M., Balaban, D. C., & Schmuck, D. (2026). Disclosures and literacy as determinants of AI-influencer recognition and well-being. Computers in Human Behavior, 182, Artikel 108978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2026.108978

Moser, S., Bührer, S., Kostikova, D., & Matthes, J. (2026). From hostile feedback to withdrawal: Emotional exhaustion as a barrier to social media misinformation correction. Computers in Human Behavior.

Jack, D. B., Trekels, J., Capella, J., Maza, M. T., Lindquist, K. A., Prinstein, M. J., & Telzer, E. H. (2026). Neural and psychological predictors of digital status-seeking in adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 36(3), Artikel e70240. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.70240

Trekels, J., de Jong, C., & Pouwels, L. (2026). Reimagining Social Media Literacy: A Narrative Review On The Importance Of Social Contexts And Peer Relationships. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/k27ca_v1

Sarikakis, K., Chatziefraimidou, A., Haslauer, S., Ramadani, G., & Yeroshkina, M. (2026). “I feel like I slip through the cracks”: governance gaps and the precarity of young filmmakers in Europe. European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy, 16, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/ejcmp.2026.16374

Sarikakis, K., Wahi, C., Garner, D. S., & Permana, C. J. (2026). International Youth in Europe as Audiences of European Cinema. in The European Union as a Global Film Enabler (S. 187-209). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-25320-0_8

Sarikakis, K., Chatziefraimidou, A., Haslauer, S., Ramadani, G., & Zogo, Y. S. C. (2026). Youth in the Global Film Industry: Charting Patterns Across Hollywood, Bollywood, Nollywood and Europe. in A. Vlassis, M. Dâmaso, K. Sarikakis, H. Ranaivoson, & M. Rossato Fernandes (Hrsg.), The European Union as a Global Film Enabler: Rethinking Power, Competitiveness and Identity (S. 211-237). Palgrave Macmillan. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-25320-0_9

Nguyen, P. Q. G., Bührer, S., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2026). Where digital hate finds its home: Perpetrators' preferred affordances and their experiences with content moderation and user intervention. Information, Communication & Society. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2663190

Khaleghipour, M., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2026). The strategic provocation of digital hate: Empowered targets' perceptions of perpetrators and bystanders. Information, Communication & Society. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2674873

Harff, D. (2026). Detection and spill-over effects of AI-generated images in political messages: Evidence from two pre-registered experiments. Computers in Human Behavior, 181, Artikel 108989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2026.108989

Hodzic, S., Stevic, A., & Matthes, J. (2026). Generative AI in practice: An umbrella review of risks, benefits, ethics, and future directions across major domains. Technology in Society, 87, Artikel 103331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103331

Meerson, R., Koban, K., & Matthes, J. (2027). Pretty privilege? Effects of perpetrators' attractiveness and hate type on user responses against misogynist digital hate. Computers in Human Behavior, 186, Artikel 109112. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2026.109112

Egelhofer, J. L., Seeger, C., & Binder, A. (Angenommen/Im Druck). The effects of online harassment of scientists on bystander scientists. Science Communication.

Matthes, J., & Freiling, I. (2026). Why is it so hard to do co-created citizen social science? Reflecting on challenges and potential solutions. Public Understanding of Science, 35(6), 747-755. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625261426841

Dâmaso, M., Goffredo, S., Tran, T., Houard, S., Bissot, P., Tinen, P., Rossato Fernandes, M., Vlassis, A., Sarikakis, K., Wahi, C., Keinonen, H., Chatziefraimidou, A., & Zogo, Y. S. C. (2026, Juli 31). D7.1 Policy measures towards the promotion of the European – and non-European – Animation Industry Ecosystem. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21509800

Tóth, T., Weiß, P., Koban, K., Spielvogel, I. K., & Matthes, J. (2026). A viral war: Threat perceptions in light of social media news consumption on the Russo-Ukrainian war. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990261470427

Wahl, I., Einwiller, S., & Johansen, W. (2026). How to measure the appreciation climate in an organization: Development and validation of the Organizational Appreciation Climate Scale (OACS). International Journal of Business Communication. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.1177/23294884261464146

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