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New publications by ViDSS students
News framing and preference-based reinforcement: Evidence from a real framing environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Arendt, Florian; Forrai, Michaela; Mestas, Manina.
In: Communication Research (CR), Vol. 50, No. 2, 03.2023, p. 179-204.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hunting a ‘good life’: young lifestyle migrants in Finnish Lapland. / Adams, Ria-Maria.
In: Polar Geography, Vol. 46, No. 2-3, 27.02.2023, p. 139-156.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Changing articulations of relevance in soil science: Diversity and (potential) synergy of epistemic commitments in a scientific discipline. / Sigl, Lisa; Falkenberg, Ruth; Fochler, Maximilian.
In: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A, Vol. 97, 02.2023, p. 79-90.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
From social media diet to public riot? Engagement with "greenfluencers" and young social media users' environmental activism. / Knupfer, Helena; Neureiter, Ariadne; Matthes, Jörg.
In: Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 139, 107527, 02.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
… Narrative als Gegenpole zu gesellschaftlichen Fallen … : Buen Vivir im Gespräch mit Marcela Torres Heredia und Alexander Behr. / Torres Heredia, Jenny Marcela; Behr, Alexander.
In: BildpunktZeitschrift der IG Bildende Kunst, Vol. Winter 2022, No. 63, 30.01.2023.Publications: Other contribution to periodical › Newspaper/Magazine article
Publications: Electronic/multimedia output › Radio show
Francia bringt die Machtstrukturen durcheinander. / Torres Heredia, Jenny Marcela.
In: Frauen Solidarität, 30.01.2023.Publications: Other contribution to periodical › Newspaper/Magazine article
“The chilling effect”: Medical scientists’ responses to audience feedback on their media appearances during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Nölleke, Daniel; Leonhardt, Birte; Hanusch, Folker.
In: Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 32, No. 5, 12.01.2023, p. 546-560.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Publications: Electronic/multimedia output › Radio show
Automated Detection of Voice in News Text – Evaluating Tools for Reported Speech and Speaker Recognition. / Kathirgamalingam, Ahrabhi; Lind, Fabienne; Boomgaarden, Hajo.
In: Computational Communication Research , Vol. 5, No. 1, 01.01.2023, p. 85-108.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Topic Model Validation Methods and their Impact on Model Selection and Evaluation. / Bernhard, Jana; Teuffenbach, Martin; Boomgaarden, Hajo G.
In: Computational Communication Research , 01.01.2023.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Zentral vs. Peripher: Persuasionswege und Einstellungsänderungen in den Arbeiten von Petty und Cacioppo. / Neureiter, Ariadne.
Schlüsselwerke der Werbeforschung. ed. / Tino Meitz; Nils S. Borchers; Brigitte Naderer. 1. ed. Wiesbaden : Springer VS, 2023. p. 159-170.Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter
Älter werdende Eltern mit Pflegeverantwortung : Eine Photovoice-Studie. / Nagl-Cupal, Martin; Falkenstein, Thomas; Werner, Marlene et al.
Bundesministerium für Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege und Konsumentenschutz . 2023Abschlussbericht.Publications: Other publication › Other
Austria -Islam and Muslims in Austria. / Mattes-Zippenfenig, Astrid; Bauer, Dominique.
Yearbook of Muslims in Europe. ed. / Samim Akgönül; Jorgen S. Nielsen; Ahmet Alibasic. Vol. 14 2023. (Yearbook of Muslims in Europe, Vol. 14).Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter
Celebrity suicide and forced responsible reporting in the nineteenth century : Crown Prince Rudolf and the absence of a Werther Effect. / Mestas, Manina; Arendt, Florian.
In: Health Communication, Vol. 38, No. 3, 2023, p. 568-574.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comparing the effects of greenwashing claims in environmental airline advertising: Perceived greenwashing, brand evaluation, and flight shame. / Neureiter, Ariadne; Matthes, Jörg.
In: International Journal of Advertising , Vol. 42, No. 3, 2023, p. 461-487.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Confronting Racialised Power Asymmetries in the Interview Setting: Positioning Strategies of Highly Qualified Migrants. / Scheibelhofer, Elisabeth; Holzinger, Clara; Draxl, Anna-Katharina.
In: Social Inclusion, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2023, p. 80-89.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Contested Integration : Hegemony Projects in the Field of Education in Austria. / Dursun, Ayse Esra (Corresponding author); Wolter, Stella; Liepold, Mira et al.
In: Critical Policy Studies, Vol. 17, No. 3, 2023, p. 464-483.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Corona-Protest-Report II : Bericht der Forschungswerkstatt Corona-Proteste . / Daniel, Antje; Knasmüller, Florian ; Brunner, Markus et al.
2023Report.Publications: Other publication › Other
Demokratiebildung: Von der Theorie zur Praxis. / Lange, Dirk; Straub, Sarah.
Doing Democratic Education in School and University: Democratic Education als Aufgabe von Schule und Hochschule. ed. / Gabriele Kulhanek-Wehlend; Sabine Hofmann-Reiter; Harald Knecht; Stefanie Wagner; Oliver Wagner; Evelyn Süss-Stepancik; Ruth Petz. Wien : LIT Verlag, 2023. p. 3-11 (Forschungsperspektiven).Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › peer-review