{"id":7405,"date":"2026-01-19T09:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/?post_type=hbi-events&#038;p=7405"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:18:38","slug":"democratic-resilience-and-political-communication","status":"publish","type":"hbi-events","link":"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/hbi-events\/democratic-resilience-and-political-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Resilience and Political Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year&#8217;s conference of the \u201cCommunication and Politics\u201d division of the German Communication Association (DGPuK) will take place in Hamburg on the topic of \u201cDemocratic Resilience as a Task for Political Communication in an Unstable World.\u201d The aim of the annual conference is to focus attention on how political communication and political communication research can contribute to strengthening liberal democracy. The following questions will be discussed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where can we find political communication that actually promotes democratic participation and understanding?<\/li>\n<li>What characterizes political communication that counteracts social polarization?<\/li>\n<li>How do different forms of regulation, such as those of digital platforms, affect democratic resilience?<\/li>\n<li>And finally: To what extent can, should, or will researchers contribute to strengthening liberal democracy?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The conference &#8220;<span lang=\"de\">Demokratische Resilienz als Aufgabe f\u00fcr die politische Kommunikation in einer instabilen Welt<\/span>&#8221; [Democratic Resilience as a Task for Political Communication in an Unstable World] is organized by Prof. Dr. Katharina Kleinen-von K\u00f6nigsl\u00f6w, <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/judith-moeller\/\">Prof. Dr. Judith M\u00f6ller<\/a>, Prof. Dr. Cornelius Puschmann, and <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/lisa-merten\/\">Dr. Lisa Merten<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The keynote and some of the presentations will be held in English. You can find more information\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conftool.net\/polkomm26\/sessions.php\">in the conference program<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Presentations with the Participation of Researchers from the HBI<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Session 1: German Political Communication Research on Democratic Resilience<br \/>\n<\/strong>5.2.2026: 10:45 a.m. &#8211; 12:15 p.m.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Criminals or Heroes? How Media Portrayals of Climate Movements Shape Affective Polarization<br \/>\n<em>Clara Schultz, <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/lisa-merten\/\">Lisa Merten<\/a>, Edda Humprecht, Cornelius Puschmann, Felix B\u00f6hning<\/em><\/p>\n<p>From Reflection to Delegation: Political Autonomy in the Era of GenAI<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/michael-reiss\/\">Michael V. Reiss<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"de\">Session 4: Nachrichtenrepertoires und Medieneffekte<\/span><\/strong> [News Repertoires and Media Effects]<br \/>\n5.2.2026: 3:15 p.m. &#8211; 4:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"de\">Politik auf TikTok? Informationspraktiken junger Menschen im Kontext der Bundestagswahl 2025<\/span>[Politics on TikTok? Young People&#8217;s Information Practices in the Context of the 2025 Federal Election]<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/leonie-wunderlich\/\">Leonie Alatassi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/judith-moeller\/\">Judith M\u00f6ller<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/philipp-kessling\/\">Philipp Kessling<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 6: <span lang=\"de\">Medieninhalte und demokratische Resilienz<\/span><\/strong>[Media Content and Democratic Resilience]<br \/>\n6.2.2026: 11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"de\">Zwischen Medienkritik und Meinungsvielfalt: Der Diskurs \u00fcber deutsche Waffenlieferungen in die Ukraine<\/span> [Between Media Criticism and Diversity of Opinion: The Discourse on German Arms Deliveries to Ukraine]<br \/>\n<em>Laura Liebig, <a href=\"https:\/\/leibniz-hbi.de\/en\/employee\/gregor-wiedemann\/\">Gregor Wiedemann<\/a>, Katharina Kleinen-von K\u00f6nigsl\u00f6w<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":4203,"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-7405","hbi-events","type-hbi-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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