At the Chair of Political Communication, we deal with the entire spectrum of political communication. A first focus is on the role of media coverage in the political process, for example, regarding news quality or the impact of media on political attitudes and behavior. A second focus is on political campaign communication: We investigate how parties and other actors communicate, how their messages affect both traditional and digital media, and what technical possibilities they use in election campaigns. Furthermore, we analyze how citizens themselves communicate politically and inform themselves. Our research thus shows how journalism, campaigns, and citizen communication intertwine and how the interrelationship between media, politics, and the population shapes public opinion formation and democratic processes.

1. BA Begriffe & Theorien der Publizistikwissenschaft (mit Anwesenheitspflicht) KF/BF
   Instructor: Selina Alexandra Beckmann; Hannah Fecher; Luisa Gehle; Elias Griesbeck-Bachmann; Hanna Sophia Paulke; Prof. Dr. Leonard Reinecke; Frank Schneider; Daniel Stegmann; Dr. Mathias Weber
2. BA Inhaltsanalyse: Inhalte öffentlicher Kommunikation KF
   Instructor: Felix Valentin Dietrich; Prof. Dr. Simone Christine Ehmig; Pablo Jost; Prof. Dr. Marcus Maurer; Prof. Dr. Michael Scharkow; Yannick Winkler
3. BA Journalismus als Beruf KF/BF (mit Studienleistung)
   Instructor: Prof. Bernd-Peter Arnold; Hannah Fecher; Carsten Jens; Klara Leslie Marei Langmann; Pia Rolfs; Dieter Schneberger; Dr. Pascal Schneiders; Dr. Marlene Strehler-Schaaf
4. BA Politische Kommunikation – Seminar (mit Anwesenheitspflicht) KF/BF
   Instructor: Isabella De Sousa Goncalves; Prof. Dr. Marcus Maurer; Prof. Dr. Oliver Quiring; Prof. Dr. Christian Schemer; Tobias Scherer; Frank Schneider
5. BA Politische Kommunikation – Vorlesung KF/BF (mit Studienleistung)
   Instructor: Prof. Dr. Marcus Maurer

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