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.

Radio and podcast
 

What is a family? Why do parents separate? How much say should children have in a divorce? In the Podcast “Focus” of ORF Radio Vorarlberg, sociologist Viktoria Parisot presents a project in which divorce was researched through a participatory approach. (In German)
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Media articles and press releases
 

Together with Annie Waldherr, communication scientist Jula Lühring presents the project “Emotional Misinformation”. Based the analysis of large data sets and computer simulations, an interdisciplinary team explores how misinformation spreads in social media and which psychological interventions prevent users from trusting false information and spreading it further. (In German)
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The perfect protein shake, the five signs of ADHD, the optimal workout routine? Communication scientists and ViDSS Students Elena Engel and Sascha Gell were interviewed for the science communication initiative FÄKT. Together with Kathrin Karsay and Raffael Heiss, they explain how we can distinguish between genuine health tips and hidden advertising. (In German)
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Media articles and press releases
 

Political scientist Petra Kolb explains how the Maria-Theresien-Platz, the square between the Museum of Natural History and the Museum of Art History in Vienna, has developed from a space where youth protested against pressures to consume and perform in society into a brand used by political parties. (In German)
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Giorgia Zogu and Ying Liang Zhang talk with Jana Bernhard-Harrer and Nisa Iduna Kirchengast about their experiences with co-authorship. How have they dealt with challenges related to joint publications and how have they benefited from contributing to co-authored papers? Find out about disciplinary specifics and get practical advice on building productive research partnerships.
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Fellowship and award winners
 

The Marietta Blau-Grant offers financial support for six- to twelve-month study periods abroad. Five ViDSS Students were successful in the last call for applications: David Buchwinkler (development studies), Esther Dessewffy (STS), Elif Gül (STS), Marlene Persch (social and cultural anthropology) and Quirin Rieder (social and cultural anthropology). Congratulations!
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Fellowship and award winners
 

Communication scientist Senad Alibegović was awarded the PRO PR Globe People Achievement Award 2024. The award honours individuals in the communications field who contribute to the improved perception and positioning of the communications industry on global, regional, and local levels. Congratulations!
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Fellowship and award winners
 

Social and cultural anthropologist Katrin Schmid was awarded a scholarship by the Foundation for Canadian Studies to continue her field work in the Canadian Arctic. In her dissertation, she examines the role of pre-existing transport infrastructures in territorial food sovereignty in Nunavut, a territory without agriculture. Congratulations!
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Media articles and press releases
 

Together with Peter Schweitzer, social and cultural anthropologist Susanna Gartler presents the project “Nunataryuk” in which scientists from various disciplines worked together to investigate the effects of the increasing thawing of permafrost soils and to develop the Arctic Permafrost Atlas. (In German)
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New publications by ViDSS students

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Towards a processual understanding of trust: A study of trust-building strategies of constructive journalists. / Garusi, Diego; Leonhardt, Birte Marina.
In: Journalism, 2024.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Über den Status der Staatsbürger*innenschaft im migrationspolitischen Kontext – eine kritische Betrachtung. / Kolb, Petra.
Dekolonialität in der Politischen Bildung: Beiträge aus Theorie und Praxis. ed. / Lara Kierot; Malte Kleinschmidt; Dirk Lange. SpringerVS, 2024. p. 71-84 (Citizenship - Studien zur politischen Bildung).

Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed

Verónica Gago: Für eine feministische Internationale. Wie wir alles verändern. / Heuser, Alina Meike.
In: Journal für Entwicklungspolitik (JEP), Vol. Enacting the Future: Environmental Activism Worldwide, 2024, p. 234-237.

Publications: Other contribution to periodical › Book/Film/Event review

Wenn grenzüberschreitende Mobilität und Sprachkenntnisse den Zugang zu sozialer Sicherheit erschweren: Fallstudien aus Österreich. / Holzinger, Clara; Scheibelhofer, Elisabeth; Draxl, Anna-Katharina.
Die Verknüpfung von Migrationskontrolle und Sozialpolitik in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. ed. / Lisa Borelli; Stefanie Kurt; Nora Ratzmann. 2024.

Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed

What changes over time? Planning history and institutional change from a policy design perspective. / Ahn, Byeongsun (Corresponding author).
In: European Planning Studies, Vol. 32, No. 12, 2024, p. 2535-2554.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Why do people like technocrats? / Marlier, Jeanne; Kaltenegger, Matthias; Ennser-Jedenastik, Laurenz.
In: European Journal of Political Research, 2024.

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Wie sich Jugendliche Demokratie vorstellen: Eine Studie zur Didaktik der Politischen Bildung. / Straub, Sarah; Metz, Corinna; Berger, Clara et al.
Springer VS, 2024. 78 p. (Citizenship - Studien zur politischen Bildung).

Publications: Book

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