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.
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New publications by ViDSS students
Visual Disinformation in a Digital Age : A Literature Synthesis and Research Agenda. / Weikmann, Teresa; Lecheler, Sophie.
In: New Media & Society, Vol. 25, No. 12, 12.2023, p. 3696-3713.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Is it greenwashing? Environmental compensation claims in advertising, perceived greenwashing, political consumerism, and brand outcomes. / Neureiter, Ariadne; Stubenvoll, Marlis; Matthes, Jörg.
In: Journal of Advertising, 27.11.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The ‘European City’ at the Crossroads : Four Analytical Elements for Understanding Convergence and Differentiation. / Kazepov, Yuri Albert Kyrill; Ahn, Byeongsun; Cucca, Roberta (Corresponding author).
In: Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 21.11.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Peer correction of misinformation on social media: (In)civility, success experience and relationship consequences. / Heiss, Raffael; Nanz, Andreas; Knupfer, Helena et al.
In: New Media & Society, 20.11.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
"Marienthal.reversed": Wie wirkt eine Arbeitsplatzgarantie für langzeitarbeitslose Menschen im österreichischen Kontext? / Quinz, Hannah; Flecker, Jörg.
In: Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, Vol. 49, No. 3, 06.11.2023, p. 79-104.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tripe Soup at the Service Area: Thoughts about an Infrastructure of Meaningful Sociality. / Anranter, Michael.
In: Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics, 01.11.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social media information literacy: Conceptualization and associations with information overload, news avoidance and conspiracy mentality. / Heiss, Raffael; Nanz, Andreas; Matthes, Jörg.
In: Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 148, No. 148, 107908, 11.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Exploring the Impact of a Digital Counseling Tool on Family Caregivers: An Initial Program Theory Based on Realist Methodology. / Clement, Theresa; Gabl, Katharina; Eppel-Meichlinger, Jasmin et al.
In: Health and Social Care in the Community, Vol. 2023, 9961758, 14.10.2023, p. 1-13.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
"I am young, why should I vaccinate?" How empathetic and aggressive communication on social media impact young adults' attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination. / Kanková, Jaroslava; Saumer, Melanie; Neureiter, Ariadne et al.
In: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol. 11, 1190847, 06.10.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The politics of living-with-difference : Local perception of diversity and coexistence around participatory place-making in a multiethnic neighbourhood. / Ahn, Byeongsun.
In: Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, 06.10.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The political contention of LGBTQ+ communities in the digital age - state of the art, limitations, and opportunities for comparative research. / Brändle, Verena K. (Corresponding author); Eisele, Olga; Kulichkina, Aytalina.
In: Journal of Information Technology & Politics, 03.10.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Was ist jungen Erwachsenen nach der Mittelschule in Wien für die Berufswahl wichtig? Wie verändert sich das im Zeitverlauf? / Malschinger, Paul; Flecker, Jörg.
In: Policy Brief des Instituts für Soziologie, No. 5_2023, 10.2023, p. 1-8.Publications: Other contribution to periodical › Newspaper/Magazine article
Unintended Stopover at a Service Area: Waiting for State Authorities to Unblock the Street. / Anranter, Michael.
In: Mobility Humanities, 30.09.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Austrian Political Advertisement Scandal: Searching for Patterns of “Journalism for Sale”. / Balluff, Paul; Eberl, Jakob-Moritz; Oberhänsli, Sarina Joy et al.
2023.Publications: Other publication › Other
Wie lässt sich das Recht auf Arbeit umsetzen? Erfahrungen mit einer Arbeitsplatzgarantie für Langzeitarbeitslose . / Quinz, Hannah; Flecker, Jörg.
Von Heidenreichstein nach Marienthal. ed. / Nikolaus Dimmel; Karl A. Immervoll. Vol. 2 1. ed. Linz : pro mente edition, 2023. p. 93 - 106.Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter
Book readers in the digital age: Reading practices and media technologies. / Schwabe, Annika; Kosch, Lukas; Boomgaarden, Hajo et al.
In: Mobile Media & Communication, Vol. 11, No. 3, 09.2023, p. 367-390.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Die Jungen wollen nicht mehr arbeiten? Sinnansprüche und Arbeitsethos jüngerer Arbeitnehmer:innen. / Boór, Beata; Kittel, Bernhard.
In: WISO : Wirtschafts- und sozialpolitische Zeitschrift, 09.2023, p. 34-48.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article
Drop in, drop out, or stay on: Patterns and predictors of panel attrition among young people. / Malschinger, Paul; Vogl, Susanne; Schels, Brigitte .
In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie (ÖZS), Vol. 48, No. 3, 09.2023, p. 427-450.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Growing into participation? Influences on youth’s plans to engage socially or politically and their changes over time. / Malschinger, Paul; Valls Casas, Ona; Flecker, Jörg.
In: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie (ÖZS), Vol. 48, No. 3, 09.2023, p. 381-404.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Bücher am Bildschirm. Empirische Befunde zu Leseerfahrungen und Lesepraktiken mit digitalisierter Literatur. / Kosch, Lukas; Stocker, Günther; Schwabe, Annika et al.
In: Zeitschrift für Literaturwissenschaft und Linguistik, 31.08.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review