For Students

You can choose from a variety of research topics and methods at our department. These include empirical work in both quantitative and qualitative areas (e.g. content analysis, surveys, interviews), systematic literature reviews or computational methods (e.g. automated content analysis, topic modeling, network analysis). 

If you are interested in writing a thesis in our working group, please familiarise yourself with the following information. This includes:

• General information pdf, 194 kb · deon writing thesespdf, 172 kb · de in our working group, 
• Guidelines for the preparation of an exposépdf, 231 kb · de and an example of an exposépdf, 345 kb · de
• Guideslines for the formal designpdf, 159 kb · de of seminar papers and theses and an exemplary BA-thesispdf, 2 mb · de
• If you are conducting a systematic literature search, you will find the guidelines herepdf, 737 kb · de.

To arrange a personal appointment, please contact Prof. Humprecht and send your idea sketch via email. 

At least 24 hours before the consultation appointment, you must send Prof. Humprecht a completed idea outline via e-mail. The idea sketch is available for download herepdf, 177 kb · de.

At the chair of Digitalization and Public Sphere you can write a thesis on the following topics:

• Digital political communication and news
• Media systems and international comparison
• Supply and demand side of populist communication (populist content & populist attitudes), media populism
• Public opinion research
• Information environments of authoritarian states and democracies in transition
• Role of AI in disinformation research
• Investigation of online communities on various platforms (e.g. Reddit, Twitch, YouTube)
• Political activism, endorsement and influence of celebrities on political events