Alexandra Feddersen

Alexandra Feddersen is a Full Professor at the University of Fribourg, affiliated with the Department of Communication Science and Media Research within the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on political communication, media and public opinion, media and democracy, and immigration politics. She holds an ORCID: 0000-0003-1669-5292.

Her work explores areas such as party communication strategies, ideological boundary-making in anti-immigration contexts, and the impact of media coverage on voter perceptions. Recent studies include analyses of Swiss referendums, youth political participation in Geneva, and the representation of Muslims and foreigners in media discourse.

Key research outputs include publications on media effects in political campaigns, backlash responses to party messaging, and the role of asylum policy in public opinion dynamics. Feddersen’s contributions bridge theoretical and empirical studies of media’s role in democratic processes.