The Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences promotes innovative, excellent, problem-oriented research that aspires to contribute to societal debates and address key global challenges.
The cohorts trained and supported by the ViDSS are part of a vibrant research environment and international networks. The ViDSS encompasses and fosters connections between a broad range of disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives. The ViDSS embraces the entire range of epistemological, methodological and theoretical approaches that are employed at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Doctoral candidates receive research training and write a doctoral thesis in the fields of communication, demography, development studies, nursing science, political science, science and technology studies, social and cultural anthropology, and sociology. The ViDSS aims for the highest standards in doctoral training and close supervision to ensure a mastery of social scientific debates and relevant theories and methods. As a result, ViDSS graduates are highly employable both within and outside academia.
New publications by ViDSS students
Multilingual Challenges: Empirical Social Research in Migration Societies, Transnational Spaces, and International Contexts. / Holzinger, Clara; Draxl, Anna-Katharina.
Social Inclusion, 2026.Publications: Book › Special Issue › Peer Reviewed
Conducting marine genetic research for whom? Mapping knowledge flows from science to patents. / Dunshirn, Paul (Corresponding author); Zhivkoplias, Erik.
In: npj Ocean Sustainability, Vol. 3, No. 1, 08.10.2024.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Sustainable flying? The effects of greenwashed claims in airline advertising on perceived greenwashing, brand outcomes, and attitudes toward flying. / Neureiter, Ariadne (Corresponding author); Hirsch, Melanie; Matthes, Jörg et al.
In: Environmental Communication, Vol. 18, No. 7, 10.2024, p. 873 – 890 .Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Revisiting Reflexivity: Liveable Worlds in Research and Beyond. / Davies, Sarah (Editor); Schikowitz, Andrea (Editor); Mora-Gámez, Fredy (Editor) et al.
Bristol University Press, 2024. (Dis-positions: Troubling Methods and Theory in STS).Publications: Book › Collection › Peer Reviewed
The Structural and Temporal Curb of Populism: A Cross-Country Analysis of Authoritarian Populist Influences on Journalism. / Radl, Marlene; Celik, Burce; Toth, Fanni et al.
In: Journalism Studies, 26.09.2024.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
“Do you practice what you preach?” : The effects of celebrities' pro-environmental messages on social media on young adults’ pro-environmental behavior. / Quesada Baena, Luis; Binder, Alice; Neureiter, Ariadne et al.
In: Young Consumers, 12.09.2024.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Health-related communication of social media influencers: A scoping review. / Kanková, Jaroslava; Binder, Alice; Matthes, Jörg.
In: Health Communication, 11.09.2024.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Four eyes, two truths: Explaining heterogeneity in perceived severity of digital hate against immigrants. / Kirchmair, Thomas; Koban, Kevin; Matthes, Jörg.
In: Communications - The European Journal of Communication Research, Vol. 49, No. 3, 05.09.2024, p. 468-490.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Blurring Boundaries: A longitudinal analysis of skills required in journalism, PR, and marketing job ads. / Bernhard, Jana; Russmann, Uta.
In: Journalism & mass communication quarterly, Vol. 101, No. 3, 09.2024, p. 612-636.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
"I can't see the forest for the ticks, uhm, trees…” : The role of online forums in parents’ vaccination trajectories. / Paul, Katharina Theresa (Corresponding author); Pichelstorfer, Anna; Hansl, Nora et al.
In: Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 357, 117183, 09.2024.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
The more you know…? How disclosures, persuasion knowledge training, and political fit impact cognitive processing of targeted political ads. / Noetzel, Selina (Corresponding author); Binder, Alice; Matthes, Jörg.
In: International Journal of Advertising , 17.08.2024.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Enacting the Future : Environmental Activism Worldwide. / Daniel, Antje (Corresponding author); Jasser, Marie Theresa; Olarte Sanchez, Lorena Elizabeth.
In: Journal für Entwicklungspolitik (JEP), Vol. XXXX, No. 1/2, 13.08.2024, p. 5-32.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Growing prominence of deep-sea life in marine bioprospecting. / Zhivkoplias, Erik; Jouffray, Jean Baptiste; Dunshirn, Paul et al.
In: Nature sustainability, Vol. 7, No. 8, 08.2024, p. 1027-1037.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Corona und Familienleben. Qualitative Längsschnittforschung in der Covid-19-Pandemie. / Dafert, Vera; Zartler, Ulrike.
Familie in pandemischen Zeiten. Zur Deutung, Aushandlung und Bewältigung der Corona-Krise in der Familie. ed. / Franziska Krüger; Jan Frederik Bossek; Christian Gräfe; Christina Lokk; Elif Yildizli. Weinheim : Beltz Juventa, 2024. p. 38-59.Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
Parents or Teachers? Parents’ Experiences in Austria with Supporting Their Children in Homeschooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic. / Dirnberger, Petra; Dafert, Vera; Zartler, Ulrike.
Biographical Perspectives on Lives Lived During Covid-19: Global Narratives and International Methodological Innovations. ed. / Lisa Moran; Zeta Dooly. Springer International, 2024. p. 259-280.Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
LOCAL INITIATIVES IN SHRINKING CITIES: On Normative Framings and Hidden Aspirations in Scholarly Work. / Sandmann, Leona; Gunko, Maria; Shirobokova, Irina et al.
In: International Journal for Urban and Regional Research, 17.07.2024.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Can We Counteract Hate? Effects of Online Hate Speech and Counter Speech on the Perception of Social Groups. / Schäfer, Svenja (Corresponding author); Rebasso, Isabella; Boyer, Ming Manuel et al.
In: Communication Research (CR), Vol. 51, No. 5, 07.2024, p. 553-579.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Self-responsibilization, the municipality, and the state: Peripheralization shaping local initiatives in shrinking small towns. / Großmann, Katrin (Corresponding author); Adams, Ria-Maria; Bolotova, Alla et al.
In: Cities, Vol. 150, 105067, 07.2024, p. 1-10.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Concept Cartoon Diskussionen : Mit Kindern partizipativ über Scheidung forschen. / Parisot, Viktoria; Zartler, Ulrike.
In: Beziehungsweise : Informationsdienst des Österreichischen Instituts für Familienforschung, 03.06.2024, p. 6-7.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article
Protest and repression on social media: Pro-Navalny and pro-government mobilization dynamics and coordination patterns on Russian Twitter. / Kulichkina, Aytalina; Righetti, Nicola; Waldherr, Annie.
In: New Media & Society, 02.06.2024.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed