Stefan Geiss

Stefan Geiss is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Political Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences. His research focuses on agenda-setting processes, frame building, opinion formation, and journalistic decision-making, with particular attention to crisis communication and media effects.

Geiss investigates how issues compete for media and public attention, examining the role of event types, news factors, and cultural resonance in shaping coverage. His work explores the dynamics of crisis labeling over historical timeframes (1785-2020), the conditional nature of agenda-setting power, and the complex relationship between journalists' role ideals and democratic contexts. He employs rigorous methodological approaches including longitudinal analysis, content analysis, and Monte Carlo simulations to address fundamental questions in political communication.

His recent publications reveal strong trends in historical crisis communication analysis, methodological innovation in content analysis, and critical examinations of echo chamber effects in digital media environments. Geiss frequently collaborates with researchers like Melanie Magin, Birgit Stark, and Pascal Jürgens, producing interdisciplinary work spanning political science, sociology, and media studies.

Geiss actively contributes to academic discourse through conference presentations at ICA and ECREA events, and engages with public media through interviews on crisis communication trends. His research has practical implications for understanding media coverage of contemporary societal challenges including migration debates and energy transitions.