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Publications, presentations and more… (Q3 2025)

DigiMoD — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:32:00 +0000

Dear blog readers, please note that future blog posts will be uploaded on a quarterly basis. 13.07. – New Publication In the middle of July, Dr. Kilian Bühling (Universität Tübingen & Weizenbaum-Institut), together with colleagues Dr. Olga Pasitselska (University of Groningen, The Netherlands) and Dr. Emilija Gagrčin (Universität Mannheim & University of Bergen, Norway), published […]

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Winter School on Digital Political Communication in Roskilde, Denmark

DigiMoD — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:49:00 +0000

On March 17-18, 2025, Baoning Gong, Miriam Milzner, Daniel Thiele and Dr. Kilian Buehling (all from Freie Universität Berlin and Weizenbaum-Institut), as well as Dr. Annett Heft (Universität Tübingen and Weizenbaum-Institut) and Prof. Dr. Barbara Pfetsch (Freie Universität Berlin and Weizenbaum-Institut) took part in the Winter School in Digital Political Communication and the Digital Public […]

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Veiled conspiracism: Particularities and convergence in the styles and functions of conspiracy-related communication across digital platforms.

DigiMoD — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 15:30:18 +0000

At the beginning of this year, Dr. Kilian Buehling, Prof. Dr. Annett Heft, and Xixuan Zhang (all from the Weizenbaum Institute and Freie Universität Berlin) published their paper Veiled conspiracism: Particularities and convergence in the styles and functions of conspiracy-related communication across digital platforms in New Media & Society. Their research explores how digital communication […]

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The Transnationality of Far-Right Conspiracy Theories Online and Their Country-Specific Adaptation

DigiMoD — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:59:00 +0000

Conspiracy theories have never been confined by geopolitical borders. In the digital age, social media and online forums amplify their reach, allowing far-right ideologies to spread and adapt across different national and cultural contexts. A recent study conducted by Xixuan Zhang, Joana Becker, Dr. Annett Heft, and Dr. Kilian Buehling examines this phenomenon by analyzing the transnational dissemination […]

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Visual Framing of Climate Denialism: Kilian Buehling at Collegium Helveticum Workshop

DigiMoD — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:29:44 +0000

From November 26th to November 27th, Kilian Buehling (Freie Universität/Weizenbaum Institute) participated in a workshop about “Visual Aspects of Political Communication and Digital Platforms” organized by the Collegium Helveticum. The workshop was designed to create a dynamic interdisciplinary forum, bringing together researchers from diverse fields to explore the evolving challenges and opportunities in the discipline. […]

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ECREA 2024 – 10th European Communication Conference at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

DigiMoD — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 16:10:33 +0000

From September 24th until the 27th the DigiMoD-Team attended the 10th European Communication Conference (ECREA 2024) at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Under the theme ‘Communication & social (dis)order’ the ECC 2024 conference invited the participants to rethink the state of communication in light of ongoing political, economic, environmental, health, and technological disruptions, reflecting on […]

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Right-Wing Election Campaigning on Telegram: “It Works Like a Media Outlet”

DigiMoD — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:33:00 +0000

In an interview with Leonie Dorn from the Weizenbaum Institute, Dr. Kilian Buehling and Baoning Gong (both Freie Universität/Weizenbaum Institute) explore how right-wing politicians used Telegram during state elections in East Germany to mobilize supporters. Their ongoing study combines quantitative and qualitative methods to understand how Telegram’s platform architecture enables extremist actors to manipulate their […]

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European Violent Right-Wing Extremism Monitoring Project (EVREM)

DigiMoD — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:40:00 +0000

At the EU Internet Forum Technical Meeting on Terrorist and Violent Extremist Financing Activities Online II on September 10, 2024, Dr. Annett Heft (Freie Universität and Weizenbaum Institute) presented the European Violent Right-Wing Extremism Monitoring Project (EVREM) and shared key findings on funding trends in the far-right sector. The EU Internet Forum gathered EUIF members, […]

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MISDOOM 2024 – Symposium at the University of Münster

DigiMoD — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:57:40 +0000

On the 3rd of September, our doctoral researcher, Miriam Milzner, participated in the 6th Multidisciplinary Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media (MISDOOM) held at the University of Münster, Germany. This event brought together an international community of disinformation researchers from diverse fields, including communication science, computer science, computational social science, political communication, and media […]

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ECPR General Conference 2024 at University College Dublin

DigiMoD — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:11:00 +0000

From August 12th to 15th, we had an amazing chance to participate in the ECPR General Conference at University College Dublin! The event featured a comprehensive program of 24 panel sessions, covering the full spectrum of political science and offering dynamic platforms for discussion and debate. We had the opportunity to be the discussant at […]

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