Events

On the afternoon of 8 July 2026, members of ZeMKI gathered at Linzer Straße 4 for the ZeMKI Research Day 2026. This internal event format provides a forum for presenting ongoing projects from the eleven ZeMKI Labs, discussing methodological issues and bringing together perspectives across the boundaries of the individual Labs.

On 8 July 2026, the ZeMKI Research Day at the Linzer Straße 4 site segued directly into the ZeMKI Summer Party. Following the day’s academic programme, the discussions moved outdoors and continued there in an informal setting.

This week the AI PAN-AFRICANISM consortium gathered in Bremen to kick-off a joint research and advocacy initiative on Pan-African AI governance.

ZeMKI is taking part in the University of Bremen’s Open Campus 2026 today. Under the motto ‘Opening up worlds – sharing knowledge’, the university is offering insights into research, study programmes and academic projects on campus.

To mark the 200th anniversary of the Segeberger Zeitung, ZeMKI member Dr. Leif Kramp was invited to give an interview to the Kieler Nachrichten. In it, he discusses the importance of local newspapers in an era of growing disinformation and explains their vital role in a democratic public sphere. Leif Kramp also assesses the current situation of local newspapers, describes the challenges many face, and outlines prospects for necessary changes and future developments.

From 11 to 15 May 2026, the fourth edition of the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) organized by the Digital Constitutionalism Network took place in Dublin, Ireland. Entitled “Digital Futures, Sustainable Freedoms: Rights, Responsibilities and Governance”, this international (…)

Until December 1, 2025, abstracts can be submitted for the workshop on international relations in the digital age, which is being organized by ZeMKI and the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies (InIIS) at the University of Bremen, as well as the International Relations Section (IB Section) of the German Political Science Association (DVPW).

The Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, is hosting the next AoIR Flashpoint Symposium on 3-4 june 2025.

On 2 and 3 December 2024, the “Perspectives on Platform Governance” workshop took place between researchers from four YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) partner universities at the Haus der Wissenschaft in Bremen, (…)

Under the coordination of PGMT Lab member Dr. Dennis Redeker, the first Blended Intensive Program (BIP) took place at the University of Bremen. The Erasmus+-funded program offers teachers innovative opportunities for international cooperation and students (…)

On July 19, 2024, Dr. Miira Hill presented a joint paper with Patrick Zerrer and Cornelius Puschmann at the EASST-4S Conference in Amsterdam.

On 13 July 2024, Dr. Dennis Redeker, ZeMKI member and postdoc in the "Platform Governance, Media, and Technology Lab" (Prof. Dr. Katzenbach), spoke about social media platforms and their regulation as part of the "Wissen um 11 (Knowledge at 11)" lecture series at the Haus der Wissenschaft in Bremen.