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Communication Studies - Prof Brüggemann
Prof Dr M. BrüggemannJournalism and Communication Studies

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Research Focus

The current research at this chair focuses on

Climate Communication
Climate change is a huge challenge for mankind. Since you cannot experience this long-term and multiform process  directly, communication is essential when you want to define how humans understand climate change and how they respond to it.

We explore debates on climate as:

  • a phenomenon of transnational communication and the development of transnational public spheres
  • a phenomenon which people discuss in different ways depending on national, regional or media specific contexts
  • a case study for post-normal journalism and science communication
  • a  topic which is not always well received by the public


Furthermore, we conduct research on

Transnational communication
Comparative journalisms research
Science communication