Publications

Abstract Recent innovation and growth in the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence have opened options for the scholarship of political communication. While large language models (LLMs) have much to offer to improve content analysis workflows (…)

This policy paper examines how precarious working conditions, platform dependency, the AI transformation and funding gaps are putting pressure on journalism in Germany, and sets out recommendations for strengthening the resilience of journalism by improving working conditions, developing editorial AI skills, promoting public-interest funding and fostering local communication ecosystems.

This article analyzes public attitudes in Israel toward the definition, sources, distribution, and perceived impact of fake news. It draws on an online survey of 502 respondents aged 15 and above conducted during the March 2019 election campaign.

The paper explores evolving definitions and practices surrounding archives and repositories in the digital era. It highlights the challenges of distinguishing between these terms and the political complexities inherent in defining archives. The discussion draws (…)

This article contends that Silicon Valley’s apparent rightward turn reflects a structural continuity rather than a rupture with its founding ideology. Reconstructing the genealogy of the Californian Ideology, it shows how the fusion of libertarian (…)

Theodor Adorno’s concept of the administered world describes a reality in which anything that cannot be reduced to numbers is rendered useless, with managers and administrators as its true maintainers. This paper examines how this (…)

This working paper presents the comprehensive methodological framework of a transnational research project examining the changing role of religion in societies emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic. The study compares four contexts—Canada, Germany, Ireland/Northern Ireland, and (…)

Fake controversies have influenced policy-making on health and environmental issues for decades, leading to major setbacks in the implementation of environmental conservation policies worldwide. In this paper, we expand on Rajão et al (2022) to (…)

Social media have become an important space for political agenda formation and mobilization, with user engagement playing a key role in spreading messages. Accordingly, prior research has extensively examined social media users’ engagement and sharing (…)

The implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of AI-based tools in universities is a task for many and one of many tasks. From the perspective of AI governance, this article addresses how and (…)

The year 2025 was marked by the 20th anniversary of ZeMKI. We are all very proud of our shared history, the many projects we have realized together, the successes, defeats, big celebrations, and small dramas. (…)

Herausgeber der Buchreihe sind Gregory Grieve, Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, Lissa Holloway-Attaway sowie Xenia Zeiler und sie erscheint im Routledge Verlag. This series explores the intricate interplay between video gaming and the critical examination of cultural phenomena. (…)