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Graduate Course
SoSe 18: Campaigns in the age of digital communication: Perspectives from around the globe
Ulrike Klinger
Comments
Once upon a time, communication scholars expected the Internet and its applications to have a revitalising effect on political participation, the level of political information among citizens, the potential of deliberation and public discourse; they hoped that digital communication would be a tonic, a magic elixir for representative democracies in crisis. This academic discourse has changed not only because empirical studies have shown normalisation effects, but also because a gloomier side of online communication has surfaced in the wake of mainstream uses of social media platforms and other networked communication spaces: filter bubbles, echo chambers, social bots, false information cascades (a.k.a. ‘fake news’) are now on communication scholars agenda. In this seminar, we will focus on the state of comparative research concerning political campaigns, discussing current theoretical approaches to campaigning, methodological challenges and empirical studies from various countries and contexts. Requirements: active participation, presentation, seminar paper (4500 words), deadline July 27, 2018. close
13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2018-04-19 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-04-26 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-05-03 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-05-17 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-05-24 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-05-31 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-06-07 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-06-14 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-06-21 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-06-28 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-07-05 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-07-12 12:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2018-07-19 12:00 - 14:00