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Hans-Jörg Trenz serves as EURECO Professor for Modern European Studies at the University of Copenhagen, affiliated with the Centre for Modern European Studies (CEMES) and the Department of Media, Cognition and Communication. He concurrently holds an Adjunct Professor position at ARENA, Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo since 2011, focusing on European media ecosystems and democratic legitimacy.
His educational background includes:
- Diplom Soziologe in Sociology, Criminology, and Romance Languages from Universität des Saarlandes (1992)
- PhD in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute, Fiesole, Italy (1998)
- Habilitation from Humboldt Universitaet Berlin, Institut für Sozialwissenschaften (2005)
Trenz's research centers on Political Communication, Comparative Media Studies, and the Sociology of European Integration, examining European public spheres, democratization processes, and transnational solidarity dynamics—particularly during migration crises. His methodology emphasizes cross-national comparative analysis of media-politics interactions.
Recent publications reveal evolving focus from EU integration narratives toward contemporary challenges: social media's impact on political contention (2024), transnational refugee solidarity (2021), and journalism's role in EU differentiation (2020). Key thematic threads include media's influence on collective identity formation and trust erosion in governance structures.
He leads major funded initiatives including:
- EnTrust (2020-2024): Horizon 2020 project on trust/distrust in governance
- ValCon (2020-2024): Volkswagen Foundation research on European value conflicts
- EU3D (2019-2022): Horizon 2020 study of EU differentiation
- TransSol (2015-2018): Horizon 2020 analysis of transnational solidarity
Trenz coordinates international research consortia across 15+ European institutions and serves on advisory boards for OpenEUDebate and Jean Monnet Networks, driving interdisciplinary collaboration on European public sphere evolution and crisis responses.
