R.s. (robin) Tschötschel

Biography

In my PhD project, I study how a variety of actors — political institutions, parties, civil society organisations, and the media —  debate climate change. In the PhD project, the focus lies on the role of conflict (e.g. about economic interests or scientific findings), and its effects on the public debate and civic engagement with the issue. As a first step, the project will shed light on who says what when about climate change. Combining content and discourse analysis-inspired methods with social network analysis, a first study will draw “maps” of mediated political communication about the issue in two or more countries. These maps will then be used to analyse whether there are strong differences between actors and actor-groups, both in relation to the content they cover, and the conflict they present.

Research Interest

Focus lies on online social networks and patterns of engagement with climate change-related content by citizens