The impact of digitalization, and the transformed relationship between political actors, legacy media and the public, are at the heart of our work on political communication. It explores alternative media, politicized news formats, the mediation of protests, political activism and social movements, and focuses in particular on such topics as populism, racism, nationalism, migration and the climate crisis. This interdisciplinary research is pursued using automated methods, digital network and content analysis, as well as established qualitative approaches. The results contribute to discussions within the field and beyond the university on issues such as democracy, power, citizenship, participation, affective publics and political debate in the digital age.
Research subject Politics, Media and Communication
There is a long and vibrant tradition of research on the political dimension of media and communication at JMK, and it is characterized by diversity in scope and approach.