CHANSE Call Partner Search Tool

General Information

• Type: Project looking for partner
• Organisation: Catholic Private University Linz
• Country: Austria (AT)

Research area

• Call theme: Crisis - Perspectives from the Humanities
• Keywords:

  public sphere political communication mass media digital transformation

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  I am a political philosopher working on the digital transformation of the public sphere and the changes in political communication, public opinion, and public discourse. I am looking for philosophers, sociologists, political scientists, and media studies interested in the analysis of the changes in politics through the digital transformation of the public sphere.

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  In the public sphere, political discussion takes place and public opinion is formed. In modern societies, the media environment shapes political discussion and public opinion. The digital transformation of the public sphere changes the structures of public communication: Social media and other ways of direct communication filter political reality in different ways than traditional mass media. The aim of this project is twofold. On the one hand, it attempts to conceptually describe the transition from a mass media to a digital communication based public sphere. On the other hand, it attempts to contrast the findings of different European countries in the way political communication is affected by the digital transformation. For a more detailed 2 page outline of the project idea, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Lukas Kaelin

• Organisation: Catholic Private University Linz
• Position: Ass.-Prof.
• E-mail: l.kaelin@ku-linz.at
• Web: ku-linz.at/philosophie/institute/praktische_philosophie_/_ethik