Dissertation projects

On the following pages you can find information about dissertation projects which are mentored at our teaching and research division:

completed dissertations:

• Dr. Ilka Jakobs:
  Changing patterns in information selection in digital media environments and the role of trust

• Dr. Philipp Weichselbaum:
  Public pressure on political action and decision-making in the context of the mediatization thesis

• Dr. Pascal Jürgens:
  Algorithms, sharing und selectivity: Fragmentation of audience attention

ongoing dissertations:

• Pascal Schneiders M.A.: The Platformization of the Digital News Ecosystem and its Consequences for Journalism, Users and Media Governance

• Daniel Stegmann M.A.:Communication and Cohesion: On the Influence of the Media on Social Cohesion in a Plurally Differentiated Society

• Miriam Steiner M.A.:Media performance in times of Google, Facebook & Co. - Journalistic professional standards vs. adaption to platform logic